Updated: 19-Feb-2020
DAIMLER-MERCEDES
(Germany)
Several times we can find the Daimler and Mercedes engines with the compound name. From 1926 even mixed with Benz.
-This occurs with the engine showed below, with the Daimler-Mercedes compound name, taken from a publication.
-Sometimes Mercedes only. It is this six cylinder in line engine that gave 70 CV at 1,300 rpm.
-The cylinder diameter and stroke are 120 x 140 mm. The cylinders were coupled two by two.
“Daimler - Mercedes”
“Daimler Logo”
-In a recent visit to the Munich Museum we could see a couple of Daimler-Mercedes jewels.
“Daimler-Mercedes, E4F”
-Built in 1910 at Daimler-Motoren Gesellschaft. in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim. It delivered 64 CV at 1,340 rpm, with four cylinders.
“Daimler-Mercedes, DII”
-The DII at the Museum is from the year 1914 and gave 120 CV at 1,400 rpm. It had 6 water-cooled cylinders.
From Appendix 7: At the Munich Museum, my collaborator Jacinto García has given me three photographs of this brand's engines. They are mentioned in the main text but illustrations are missing.
“D NL-1”
“D-II”
“D-III in Suttgart”
“D-IIIa”
“D-IVa”
-In a recent visit to Museums in the Netherlands we have located a Mercedes D-III. On its plate is mentioned that the construction has been done by Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft.
“Mercedes-Daimler-Benz engine?”