After Gottlieb Daimler's passing, his son Paul Daimler and the engineer Wilhelm Maybach shift their focus from race cars to passenger vehicles. Their top customer, Jellinek, makes them create the first Mercedes, a car built for speed without compromising passenger safety. #TheCarsThatMadetheWorld #FuelingInvention #HISTORYAsia #TheHISTORYChannel #karlbenz #berthabenz #benz #MercedesBenz #Daimler #daimler #phoenix #maybach #rolls #henryford #rollsroyce #mercedes #ford | HISTORY

28K views · 262 reactions | The automobile revolutionized American life and became an instant symbol of status and identity. Check out the most popular cars of every decade, from the Ford Model T to the Tesla Model S, in this episode of History By the Decade. | HISTORY | Facebook