First Daimler-Maybach Automobile Built (1889)
| · high speed four-stroke petrol engine |
| · fuel vaporization |
| · 2 cylinders V-configured |
| · mushroom shaped valves |
| · water-cooled |
| · 4 speed toothed gearbox |
| · pioneer axle-pivot steering system |
Engine sales increased, mostly for use in boats, and in June 1887, Daimler bought another property at Seelberg hill, Cannstatt. It was located some distance from the town on Ludwigstraße 67 because Cannstatt's mayor did not approve of the workshop. Built at a cost 30,200 goldmarks, the new premises had room for 23 employees. Daimler managed the commercial issues while Maybach ran the engine design department.
In 1889, Daimler and Maybach built their first automobile that did not involve adapting a horse-drawn carriage with their engine, but which was somewhat influenced by bicycle designs. There was no production in Germany, but it was licensed to be built in France and presented to the public in Paris in October 1889 by both engineers. The same year, Daimler's wife, Emma Kunz, died.
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