1899

  • 17 February 1899
  • The first Daimler engine designed for the Graf Zeppelin airship is delivered. The 4.4-litre four-cylinder all-alloy engine (model N) delivers 15 hp / 11 kW at 700 rpm. Powered by two Daimler engines, the LZ 1 airship takes off on its maiden flight on 2 July 1900.
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  • 21 March 1899
  • Wilhelm Bauer wins the Nice - Magagnosc - Nice touring race held during Nice Week in a Daimler Phoenix two-seater racing car. Bauer covers the 85-km route at an average speed of 34.7 km/h. Success proves elusive, however, in both the speed event and the Nice - La Turbie hillclimb. Back in Cannstatt, Emil Jellinek – who had entered the Daimler driven by Bauer under his pseudonym "Mercédès" – subsequently insists on the development of a new car which will guarantee victory the following year.
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  • 8 May 1899
  • The Benz & Co., Rheinische Gasmotoren-Fabrik Mannheim general partnership is converted into a public company. Carl Benz is joined on the Board of Management by commercial director Julius Ganß. The company is entered in the Commercial Register on 8 June.
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  • 11 August 1899
  • Österreichische Daimler-Motoren-Commanditgesellschaft Bierenz, Fischer & Co., Wiener Neustadt, is set up to represent DMG in Austria-Hungary. The company’s own production activities are relatively modest and concentrate initially on the assembly of parts delivered from Cannstatt.
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  • 27 August 1899
  • The Semmering hillclimb, starting in Schottwien, Austria, is held for the first time. Initially a club outing and not an official race, it soon becomes one of the most important motoring events. Emil Jellinek posts the fastest time in the motor car category, driving a 16 hp Daimler Phoenix.
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  • 29 September 1899
  • DMG files the name "Daimler" at the Imperial Patent Office. It becomes a registered trademark on 4 December.
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