Daimler, Gottlieb Wilhelm b. March 17, 1834 d. March 6, 1900 Automotive Pioneer, Engineer, Industrialist. With his lifelong partner Wilhelm Maybach, he invented the first fast-running petrol engine (1885). A smaller version of this engine was used later that year to create the first true motorcycle. In 1886, they built from a carriage the first four-wheel power driven vehicle with a combustion engine. The motor was also used in boats, trolleys, and airships. The Daimler-...[Read More] (Bio by: Kenneth Gilbert) Uff-Kirchhof, Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt, Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Lang, Hermann b. April 4, 1909 d. October 19, 1987 Auto Race Car Driver. Born in 1909 at Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt, Germany, he started off racing on sidecars before progressing on to four wheels. He got a job as a mechanic with the Experimental Department at Daimler-Benz which involved him testing the cars. He went on to become Luigi Fagioli's racing mechanic and more testing. Neubauer had heard about the new mechanic with a racing background and gave him the chance to test the GP cars. However this led to disagreements with the other drivers...[Read More] (Bio by: Paul Narramore) Uff-Kirchhof, Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt, Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Maybach, August Wilhelm b. February 9, 1846 d. December 29, 1929 Automotive Pioneer, Industrialist. He was one of the first automobile manufacturers in Germany. With his lifelong partner Gottlieb Daimler, he invented the first fast-running petrol engine (1885). A smaller version of this engine was used later that year to create the first true motorcycle. In 1886, they built from a carriage the first four-wheel power driven vehicle with a combustion engine. The motor was also used in...[Read More] (Bio by: Kenneth Gilbert) Uff-Kirchhof, Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt, Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
b. March 17, 1834 d. March 6, 1900