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Today In Mercedes Trivia
Emil Jellinek, alias "Monsieur Mercedes", won the Tour de Nice on 21st March 1899, when his daughter, Mercedes Jellinek was just nine years old. As was the fashion, he entered the race under an alias, using his daughter's name. As an avid Daimler supporter, he was one of the major buyers of the cars and in 1900, he required that he be their excluive agent in Austria-Hungary, France and America and that the vehicles must be named after his daughter, Mercedes
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Thank goodness he had not named his daughter "Humongous."
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Or "Recall"
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Actually he seemed kind of kooky about the whole Mercedes thing, also named some villas and yachts after her. What was up with THAT? And HIMSELF also? I thought I read he actually legally changed his own name to Mercedes, and not just a cover name for racing either.
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on another note ...
the interior of the Maybach was designed by Marina Mercedes Sacco, daughter of Bruno Sacco ... what is the real pronunciation of Mercedes? - I've heard it pronounced by a European race commentator with a hard "c" - like the "c" in "Ciao" ... |
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http://www.didyouknow.cd/daimlerbenz.htm
Mercedes Jellinek, after whom Mercedes cars are named. "Mercedes cars are named after an Austrian girl In 1897, Austrian businessman Emil Jellinek, travelled from his home in Nice, France to purchase a car from the Daimler factory in Cannstatt, Germany. On his return to the French Riviera, his sporting Daimler Phoenix caused such a sensation that he decided to enter it into a local touring competition, under the name of "Mercedes" after his favourite 9 year old daughter. Realising the business potential for the new car, he not only placed an order for 36 more, but also secured the franchise for selling them in several countries. Gottlieb Daimler also agreed to having them sold under the name of "Mercedes." The Mercedes trade name was registered after Daimler's death in 1900 and the 3-pointed star became the trade mark. Daimler had once drawn the emblem on a postcard to his wife, the star symbolising the growth of the business into transport on land, sea and air. For Karl Benz, a name for his automobile was simple: he enclosed his name in a cogwheel to exemplify the solidness of his engineering works at Mannheim. The cogwheel later became a laurel wreath. After the First World War the Daimler and Benz companies worked closer together, generally advertising on the same posters. They amalgamated in 1926, combining the laurel wreath and 3-pointed star as their trade mark. Interestingly, although Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz were two of the major pioneers in the automotive industry, they probably never met, even though they lived only 100km (60 miles) from each other in Germany. Daimler passed away in 1900. Daimler-Benz amalgamated in 1926."
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You don't pronounce it; you DRIVE it!!!!!!
Gilly
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