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Ferdinand Porsche goes, Hans Nibel stays

Ferdinand Porsche goes, Hans Nibel stays

1 January 1929
Dr Hans Nibel, chief engineer at Benz & Cie. since 1908 and co-responsible for the joint design office of the community of interests with Dr Ferdinand Porsche from 1925, assumes sole responsibility as chief engineer of Daimler-Benz AG after Porsche leaves the company at the end of 1928.

Farewell to the inventor of the automobile

Farewell to the inventor of the automobile

4 April 1929
Dr Carl Benz, inventor of the automobile and the company's founding father, dies at the age of 84 in Ladenburg.

Caracciola wins International Tourist Trophy race

Caracciola wins International Tourist Trophy race

17 August 1929
Rudolf Caracciola wins the 410-mile International Tourist Trophy race on the Ards road circuit near Belfast, Northern Ireland, in a Mercedes-Benz SS.

Type Nürburg 460 (W 08) makes its debut as a revised version

Type Nürburg 460 (W 08) makes its debut as a revised version

3 - 13 October 1929
The Mercedes-Benz Nürburg 460 (W 08) makes its debut at the Paris Motor Show. The model presented is a revised version with more elegant bodywork and a low frame. The Mercedes-Benz 350 Mannheim (W 10), a further development of the 14/60 hp 3.5-litre model first built in 1928, is also unveiled.

Design engineer Wilhelm Maybach dead

Design engineer Wilhelm Maybach dead

29 December 1929
Dr Wilhelm Maybach, long-time companion of Gottlieb Daimler and designer of the first modern-day automobile, dies in Cannstatt at the age of 83.