We visited Stuttgart, Tubingen and the Black Forest for a few days. Stuttgart is a fairly industrial city, it's main attraction to us being the presence here of the
Mercedes Benz Museum and the Porsche Museum (stay tuned).
In 1886, Daimler's "Grandfather Clock" was the worlds first small high-speed internal combustion engine to run on gasoline. It was light yet, at 1.1 horsepower, powerful enough to drive a vehicle. The engine was given its epithet because it resembled a grandfather clock. A patent was filed for it in 1885. The unit shown above is a more powerful version from 1886.
The first car...
old classics...
the elegant gull wing (Case wanted to take this one home!)...
Princes Diana's 500 SL that she drove for 9 months, but then returned it under pressure from British industry. British Royals must drive British cars!
The Popemobile or as the Europeans say...Papamobile!
Many race cars...
and a prototype.
In 1886, Daimler's "Grandfather Clock" was the worlds first small high-speed internal combustion engine to run on gasoline. It was light yet, at 1.1 horsepower, powerful enough to drive a vehicle. The engine was given its epithet because it resembled a grandfather clock. A patent was filed for it in 1885. The unit shown above is a more powerful version from 1886.
The first car...
old classics...
the elegant gull wing (Case wanted to take this one home!)...
Princes Diana's 500 SL that she drove for 9 months, but then returned it under pressure from British industry. British Royals must drive British cars!
The Popemobile or as the Europeans say...Papamobile!
Many race cars...
and a prototype.
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