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Old 05-14-2015, 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by cho View Post
yes,as a matter of fact that is actual Mercedes (the daughter) by whom
our cars names are given...
Cho, there used to be a story that Gottlieb used "Mercedes" because the word Daimler has some double-entendre in German that could be taken in a negative way.

Any truth to that, or just urban legend?
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