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Stuttgart, Germany, Jul 01, 2010
125 years ago � 29 August 1885: Gottlieb Daimler protected his �riding car� with German Patent No. DRP 36 423, issued on 11 August 1886. The prototype, powered by a �gas or petroleum engine� with an output of 0.37 kW, was the world�s first motorcycle. In November, Daimler�s younger son Adolf undertook the first journey from Cannstatt to Untert�rkheim, achieving speeds up to 12 km/h.
105 years ago � 11 - 17 August 1905: The first Herkomer Race, a 937-kilometre touring car competition across southern Germany, ended in a triple victory for Mercedes: Edgar Ladenburg, Hermann Weingand and Willy P�ge took the first three places in the general classification.
80 years ago � 9 - 10 August 1930: Rudolf Caracciola won the International Klausenpass Race in a Mercedes-Benz SSK, setting a new sports car record in the process.(more about Rudolf Caracciola)
65 years ago � August 1945: Production of the 4.5-tonne Mercedes-Benz L 4500 truck started up again at the Gaggenau plant. A total of 290 units were built by the end of the year, all in the simplest design. For example, they had a standard cab made of wood, no bumpers and no guide rods.
65 years ago � August 1945: The project group was set up for the Unimog, the �Universal-Motor-Ger�t�. The original U 1 model was presented in 1947.(more about the Unimog History)
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