1897

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First motor taxi company set up in Stuttgart

First motor taxi company set up in Stuttgart

30 June 1897
The first motorised taxi, a Daimler Victoria with taximeter, is delivered to Stuttgart-based operator Friedrich Greiner...

Benz builds first two-cylinder opposed-piston engine

Benz builds first two-cylinder opposed-piston engine

July 1897
Benz & Cie. delivers the first unit of the Break model. This open vehicle for 12 passengers is powered by a 15 hp / 11...

Founding of first German automobile club

30 September 1897
Mitteleuropäischer Motorwagen-Verein, Germany's first automobile club, is established in Berlin. Gottlieb Daimler and C...

Emil Jellinek becomes Daimler salesman

Emil Jellinek becomes Daimler salesman

16 October 1897
Businessman Emil Jellinek, who has residences in Baden (near Vienna) and Nice, takes delivery of his first Daimler auto...

All-metal airship sets off on its maiden flight

All-metal airship sets off on its maiden flight

3 November 1897
An all-metal airship designed by Hungarian inventor David Schwarz, equipped with a 12 hp / 9 kW Daimler engine, sets of...

Maybach has tubular radiator patented

Maybach has tubular radiator patented

24 December 1897
A patent application is filed for the tubular radiator developed by Wilhelm Maybach (patent no. DRP 104 718). This innov...

First DMG delivery vehicle range

First DMG delivery vehicle range

December 1897
Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft develops a delivery vehicle range entitled "Daimler Geschäftswagen” (Daimler business vehic...