On April 3, 1885, history was set in motion. Gottlieb Daimler was granted a patent for his grandfather clock engine design, kicking off what would be one of the world's first motorcycles. (Welcome to ...

Do you ever ask yourself, "I wonder when was the first truck made?" You aren't alone! Get a blast from the past when it comes to the history of trucks. One of the greatest talents of inventor and ...

September 6, 2006 It was one of the greatest talents of inventor Gottlieb Daimler to find ever more applications for his engine. He came up with the motorcycle, the motorized handcar, a motorized fire ...

26 Sep 2013, 08:56 UTC · By: Alex Oagana // Few people know about the fact that Daimler was the first European car manufacturer to be present in the United States of America. On 29 September 1888, ...

ON March 17 the centenary occurs of the birth of Gottlieb Daimler, the distinguished German engineer, to whom we owe the introduction of the light high-speed spirit engine suitable for road vehicles.

An innovation is more easily appreciated when compared with what it replaced, and so it is for the first petrol truck, which is undergoing restoration this month in southwestern Germany. Or rather, a ...