I never knew the answer to this, and I still wonder how much truth is in it, but the December 2007 Issue of Mercedes Enthusiast says,

"It may seem a tenuous link, but Mercedes-Benz would not exist without the ambitious dreams of two men over a century ago, the first car, the Benz Patent Motorwagen changing daily life for ever. Indeed the three-pointed star itself represents dreams becoming reality, the three fields of engineering pioneered by Daimler (air, land, and sea) - an original four-pointed star including lunar exploration apparently ditched, then seen as one dream too far."

I did not know that; thought I would share and possible enlighten.

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- Brian


1989 500SEL Euro
1966 250SE Cabriolet
1958 BMW Isetta 600