Well thanks! for your Contribution to the Company It is one of my Favorite Car Brands.

I want a job there! Please let me know ur mail ID

also when talking about the price there is no reference in today's currency

Mike C ä

It might be worth mentioning this documentary is strictly about Mercedes cars and it does not include aviation, tanks etc during WW1 and WW 2.

Even though I have not listened to it yet, "advertising" may not be the best word for the vid, because it is a little late. :)

Germany likes to forget about hitler lol

My brother bought a 170! Flat head!!

Carl Benz was a not really confident person. Or maybe he knew better than Berta, what could go wrong. E.g. when you are looking for gas (no gas stations yet), things could break. Berta had to isolate the ignition with a garter und remove debris in the fuel hose with a hat pin. Both tools would not have been available on a men‘s trip.

I'm sure others drove the car before she did , but she is credited with making the first long distance trip ( 60 miles ) ; it is documented that she did stop along the way at a pharmacy to purchase petroleum spirit , this was where early motorists went before petrol stations were established .

Good luck on that.

Just go get one. In my fifth now.

Finance lol

I have sat in , but alas never driven , the Uhlenhaut Coupe 300SLR when it was on display at a Mercedes-benz Club event some 40 or so years ago - at that time I was young and slim enough to fit in it . I did manage a drive in an 'ordinary' W198 300SL Roadster from 1961 , which was impressive ; alas the only 300SL I have managed to own was a modern R129 300SL-24 .

Could it be because the title is Mercedes Benz history?

Americans typically think an American invented the motor car. So why should the worlds first car company mention Americans at all.

Ahem.... I think you'll find it was Cadillac who first started mass production where every part was interchangeable between different vehicles. Ford? Henry Ford was clever in that he made cheap vehicles with a 'shelf life', deliberately engineering in a failure point (1st of all in clutches) so that the owner then had to purchase 'spares' from which his company, and therefore he himself, became very very rich. Not very noble.

@@WeeShoeyDugless Noble is often the opposite of successful. At least in the monetary area.

@@fromgermany271 Americans think ? That is news to me !

+tadis tadosis If Mercedes were to recieve money for everything they have patented, they would dominate the entire world!

That was WWII.

@@danaschoen432 yea lmfao

At that time MB was busy building fuel and water injected supercharged MB 601 and MB 603 V12 engines for the ME 109, these were superior to the famed but old style spitfire Merlin carburetor fed engines. Lol

Dang. That's pretty much what I was here for.

31:20 1939 mentioned!

34:20 1940!

34:39 During the war most MB factories were destr.!

They are very careful to ignore their own history during that period. They can run from it, but cant hide.

@dckxvi4963: THATS NOT WHY GERMANY WAS ATTACKED! That’s a STUPID communist

No because they were genocidal anti semites who thought they could rule the world

early jeepneys in the PI were US made jeeps that were left behind

His name was *Carl* .

And the brand that also built the first car in the world in 1886. It's not Ford who built the first car in the world, it's Mercedes-Benz!

Good idea! You should only need a VW beetle for France tho.

And maybe one of those large 1960s American jalopies to invade Vietnam

1937Oldsmobile

Remember not to invade from the Russian side,or you will quickly be outvaded again.

darganx yes, of course !

Bertha Benz, Not the 1st car driver but the 1st to undertake a journey and probably the 1st woman in History to drive somewhere to check up on her husband.

Can't believe that so many of you failed to accurately hear and comprehend what the narrator said.

@Maximilian Abram I report you every time you pop up anywhere on KZfaq.

@Damon Nelson I report you every time you pop up anywhere on KZfaq.

My sorry, Fiat have too good cars

@Ziggy Lorenz Shut the fuck up.

You mean not once they mentioned Hitler bailing them out with millions to build those old race cars like the auto unions

Ferrari does not mention Mussolini either 😂

Ford never mentions its connections to Hitler either.

You seriously need to get your facts right before you make a fool of yourself again mate. Have a look at the power of the GP Mercedes & Autounion cars of the 30s. There follows some stats about the W125 Mercedes GP car of the late 30s..... The supercharged engine, with 8 cylinders in line (94.0 x 102.mm) and 5,662.85 cc (345.56 CID), attained an output of up to 595 horse power (444 kW) in race trim. The highest test bed power measured was 637 BHP (646 PS) at 5,800 rpm. It gave 245 BHP (248 PS) at a mere 2,000 rpm. In 1938, the engine capacity of supercharged Grand Prix cars was limited to 3000cc, and the W125 was replaced by the Mercedes-Benz W154. The W125 was considered the most powerful road racing car ever for three decades until large capacity American-built V8 engines in CanAm sportcars reached similar power in the late 1960s. In Grand Prix racing itself, the figure was not exceeded until the early 1980s (when Grand Prix racing had become known as Formula One), with the appearance of turbo-charged engines.[2] The W125 reached race speeds of well over 300 km/h (190 mph) in 1937, especially on the AVUS in Berlin, equipped with a streamlined body. In land speed record runs, a Mercedes-Benz W125 Rekordwagen was clocked at 432.7 km/h (268.9 mph) over a mile and a kilometre. This car was fitted with a DAB V12 engine (82.0 x 88 mm) of 5,576.75 cc (5.6L, 340.31 CID) with a power of 726 hp (736 PS) at 5,800 rpm. The weight of this engine caused the car to weigh over the 750 kg maximum limit, so it never appeared in Grand Prix.

The top speed depended on gearing , which varied from car to car , and for factory racing cars could be changed according to the event . Similarly , outputs varied due to the fitment of different superchargers ( the highest performing one being the so called 'elephant' blower ) . maximum engine output could only be attained in short bursts with the supercharger engaged ; it was not to be used in first gear , nor for more than a few seconds in higher gears . While I nave never driven an SSKL , I did have the privilege of a drive in a 1927 Mercedes S some years ago , and a couple of shots of the supercharger - what a sound ! The push in the back was also noticeable . I would need to check , but I don't think the SSKL was released as early as 1927 ( the author was also wrong about the date of the merger ) ; as stated the S ( Sport ) I drove was from 1927 , then there was the SS ( Super Sport : more powerful engine ) and the SSK ( Super Sport Kurtz , shortened chassis ) ; I don't think the SSKL ( Super Sport Kurtz Leicht , shortened chassis drilled out to reduce weight , came out until the very early 1030's , but I do stand to be corrected if someone can evidence it . Incidentally , I suspect the photograph at 17:49 is of a very young Rudi Uhlenhaut , who I had the great privilege of meeting in Edinburgh , and he graciously treated me to a passenger ride in the experimental cw-111 gullwing doored test car at a club event . He was a charming gentleman who much have appreciated my interest , especially since , as a spotty faced youth , I turned heads by arriving in my 1957 Ponton 219 !

Paul Tung Awesome! Mercedes is really a pioneer!

KC Tung music is from Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End - Hans Zimmer

I drove the Crossfire at the intro and they drove great. Buying a good, yet unloved car is a great idea.

Chrysler tend to be fed somewhat outdated Daimler technology ; looking back from 2022 , the Crossfire was a piece of cr@p ; equally the first generation SLK is a rust bucket , as are many recent Daimler products , thanks to their move to water based paint , which did not fare well . My earlier mercedes-benz cars are still structurally sound , but most products from around the turn of the century have rusted away . Mind you , italian , french and japanese products are much worse .

why not?

+Davit Tigishvili Test drive a Merc, Audi and BMW of same class and you will see. Merc have an edge now. A few years ago maybe not due to some handling issues but they have got it right now and are so far ahead. It is a more desirable badge than it's competition and now has the all round cars to back it up. They could do more on customer service but are still more pleasant to deal with (by far) than VAG (the stable Audi comes from) or BMW. Jaguar is catching up but interior quality lets it down, as does having such a limited engine range and no hybrid.

Love the mew S Class and the Cabriolet version as well

Because Audi is better...:)

I believe Mercedes made engines for airplanes like Messerschmitt bf-109 and also for Panzers during the war time. Dr. Porsche (not really a PhD) was card carrying Nazi and good friend to Hitler.

@@davidjacobs8558 They made aircraft engines for WW1 as well as for WWII ; some of the same engines used in early cars also were used in early biplanes ; indeed the Tiger tanks used Daimler engines , as did so many military vehicles , most notably the WWII Gelandewagen . At sea , their Diesel engines powered U-boats , and high performance petrol V-24 engines powered E-boats . Don't overlook that Daimler engines also powered the Zeppelin airships used in WW1 and up through the 1930s .

@@derekheeps1244 I don't think people consider WW1 participation as War Crimes, unlike WW2.

They like to pretend it never happened.

@Pippin Osborne It is a diesel engine.. The D suffix in Benz model series stands for diesel. So it is no surprise that it could go 400 km in 10 L of fuel.

your supposed to take notes!

They made the worlds 1st motorcycle!!

The first Daimler product was the 1886 motorcycle ! They do currently make pedal bicycles ! You can buy them at the dealership , but they are not cheap . Interestingly , they use a V-belt instead of a drive chain .

Daimler themselves tend to overlook that part of their history : I did have a poster some years ago , made in the 1960s , which depicted the use of their engines in aircraft , both world wars , land going military vehicles , ranging from personnel carriers to tanks . One of the most amazing vehicles is the original Gelandewagen ( forerunner after which the modern day G-Wagen was named ) which had multiple range gearing , 4 wheel drive , 4 wheel steering which could either be linked or separated ( allowing the vehicle to turn round within its own length , or to traverse at an angle , but not completely sideways ) it was an early all terrain vehicle . They also made engines for sea going craft , most notably U-boats ( unterseeboots ) , but also high powered petrol engines ( V-24 ) for E boats and many others . Oh and they made engines for the Zeppelin airships used in WW1 .

I have lost count - DB owner since 1964 , had more or less every model from 1957 to 2003 . You have some catching up to do .

His cars are babes

I remember hearing some figures for diesel, but I could not easily find them. Are you sure they are correct? When converted 10L is 2.64gal. and 400Km is 249 miles; these figures compute to 94 Mpg, which is not credible.

+Frank Dunbar that's what i am saying. only a hibryd could get such a good mileage....

+papucimurdari Not even hybrids can get under 5L/100km and that's 130 years into the future.

More bull from the germans

@@jpf6133 More likely it is American confusion between units. Americans are simple people, metrics confuse them.

Me 2❤❤

E. Simons it is mentioned on part 1

If you sit in a MB from the 80s or earlier all the little components like switch gear etc feel more upscale and not generic like the stuff the use today probably coming from Asian factories.

@@clgraff76 parts made in Asia and assembled in the USA to avoid tarrifs.

Australians and Chinese drive Japanese cars. The French love BMW's, there are many examples of that. The numbers would surprise you. Your physician may be Jewish you know. The producer of your favorite Hollywood Blockbuster may be Jewish.