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The '''Daimler Motor-Lastwagen''' is the world's first [[truck]], manufactured in the year 1896 by [[Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft]] and designed by [[Gottlieb Daimler]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=1896: Gottlieb Daimler |
The '''Daimler Motor-Lastwagen''' is the world's first [[truck]], manufactured in the year 1896 by [[Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft]] and designed by [[Gottlieb Daimler]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1896: Gottlieb Daimler is building the first truck in the world |url=https://group-media.mercedes-benz.com/marsMediaSite/de/instance/ko/1896-Gottlieb-Daimler-baut-den-ersten-Lkw-der-Welt.xhtml?oid=9913722 |access-date=2023-01-14 |website=marsMediaSite |language=de}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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In 1896, [[Gottlieb Daimler]] and [[Wilhelm Maybach]] began developing a truck with a 1.06-liter two-cylinder [[four-stroke engine]] built into the rear, which developed 4 hp (2.9 kW ). The one with hot-tube ignition and injection nozzle carburetor equipped engine was the first prototype built yet behind the rear axle and driving the rear wheels through a four-speed belt drive. The car had turntable steering and a manually operated block brake that acted on the iron tires on the rear wheels. There was also a foot-operated shoe brake on the countershaft. The vehicle was 4.5 m long and 1.5 m wide, the payload was given as 1500 kg and the top speed was 12 kmph. Its purchase price was 5,200 marks. |
In 1896, [[Gottlieb Daimler]] and [[Wilhelm Maybach]] began developing a truck with a 1.06-liter two-cylinder [[four-stroke engine]] built into the rear, which developed 4 hp (2.9 kW ). The one with hot-tube ignition and injection nozzle carburetor equipped engine was the first prototype built yet behind the rear axle and driving the rear wheels through a four-speed belt drive. The car had turntable steering and a manually operated block brake that acted on the iron tires on the rear wheels. There was also a foot-operated shoe brake on the countershaft. The vehicle was 4.5 m long and 1.5 m wide, the payload was given as 1500 kg and the top speed was 12 kmph. Its purchase price was 5,200 marks.{{sfn|Werner|2008|p=83}} |
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On October 1, 1896, Daimler sold the first truck ("Order No. 81") to the British Motor Syndicate in London . In this model, the motor had been enlarged to 1.53 liters with 6 HP (4.4 kW), was installed under the driver's seat. In the same year, Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft was the first vehicle manufacturer in the world to launch a model range of various trucks that were available in four different power levels: 2.9 kW, 4.4 kW, 5.9 kW and 7.4 kW. The payloads ranged from 1.2 ton to 5 tons. |
On October 1, 1896, Daimler sold the first truck ("Order No. 81") to the British Motor Syndicate in London . In this model, the motor had been enlarged to 1.53 liters with 6 HP (4.4 kW), was installed under the driver's seat. In the same year, Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft was the first vehicle manufacturer in the world to launch a model range of various trucks that were available in four different power levels: 2.9 kW, 4.4 kW, 5.9 kW and 7.4 kW. The payloads ranged from 1.2 ton to 5 tons.{{sfn|Heidelberg|1987}} |
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According to documents from Daimler were delivered by January 1899 "ten load and thirteen Bierwagen". Customers included the Paul von Maur freight forwarder in [[Stuttgart]] and the Bohemian brewery in [[Berlin]], which used the Daimler motor truck as a "beer wear truck". |
According to documents from Daimler were delivered by January 1899 "ten load and thirteen Bierwagen". Customers included the Paul von Maur freight forwarder in [[Stuttgart]] and the Bohemian brewery in [[Berlin]], which used the Daimler motor truck as a "beer wear truck".{{sfn|Werner|2008|p=76}} |
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* {{Cite book |last=Oswald |first=Werner |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/316567126 |title=Mercedes Benz - Trucks and Buses 1896 - 1986 |date=2008 |isbn=978-3-613-02943-9 |edition=1. Aufl |location=Stuttgart |oclc=316567126}} |
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* {{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/859003924 |title={{title case|A century of automotive technology commercial vehicles}} |date=1987 |isbn=978-3-662-01119-5 |location=Berlin, Heidelberg |oclc=859003924 |ref={{sfnref|Heidelberg|1987}}}} |
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== Further reading == |
== Further reading == |
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* [[Werner Oswald (Automobilhistoriker)|Werner Oswald]]: ''Mercedes-Benz Lastwagen und Omnibusse 1886–1986.'' Motorbuch, Stuttgart 2008, {{ISBN|978-3-613-02943-9}}. |
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* Ralf Poerschke (Redaktion): ''Mercedes-Benz-Trucks: Menschen, Mythen und Modelle'', Herausgegeben von Daimler Chrysler AG, Mercedes-Benz-Trucks. Heel, Königswinter 2006, {{ISBN|978-3-89880-547-6}}, S. 16ff. |
* Ralf Poerschke (Redaktion): ''Mercedes-Benz-Trucks: Menschen, Mythen und Modelle'', Herausgegeben von Daimler Chrysler AG, Mercedes-Benz-Trucks. Heel, Königswinter 2006, {{ISBN|978-3-89880-547-6}}, S. 16ff. |
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* [[Hans Christoph Graf von Seherr-Thoss]] (Hrsg.): ''Klassiker der Technik. Zwei Männer – Ein Stern. Gottlieb Daimler und Karl Benz in Bildern, Daten und Dokumenten.'' VDI, Düsseldorf 1984, {{ISBN|3-18-400645-X}}. |
* [[Hans Christoph Graf von Seherr-Thoss]] (Hrsg.): ''Klassiker der Technik. Zwei Männer – Ein Stern. Gottlieb Daimler und Karl Benz in Bildern, Daten und Dokumenten.'' VDI, Düsseldorf 1984, {{ISBN|3-18-400645-X}}. |
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Revision as of 17:01, 14 January 2023
| Daimler Motor-Lastwagen | |
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 Daimler truck at Mercedes-Benz Museum | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft |
| Production | 1896 |
| Designer | Gottlieb Daimler |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Truck |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.4 litre four-stroke Phoenix |
The Daimler Motor-Lastwagen is the world's first truck, manufactured in the year 1896 by Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft and designed by Gottlieb Daimler.[1]
History
In 1896, Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach began developing a truck with a 1.06-liter two-cylinder four-stroke engine built into the rear, which developed 4 hp (2.9 kW ). The one with hot-tube ignition and injection nozzle carburetor equipped engine was the first prototype built yet behind the rear axle and driving the rear wheels through a four-speed belt drive. The car had turntable steering and a manually operated block brake that acted on the iron tires on the rear wheels. There was also a foot-operated shoe brake on the countershaft. The vehicle was 4.5 m long and 1.5 m wide, the payload was given as 1500 kg and the top speed was 12 kmph. Its purchase price was 5,200 marks.[2]
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Daimler Motor Wagon, 6 HP, 1898 -
Daimler Motor-Geschäftswagen, 1899 (Daimler Phoenix)
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On October 1, 1896, Daimler sold the first truck ("Order No. 81") to the British Motor Syndicate in London . In this model, the motor had been enlarged to 1.53 liters with 6 HP (4.4 kW), was installed under the driver's seat. In the same year, Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft was the first vehicle manufacturer in the world to launch a model range of various trucks that were available in four different power levels: 2.9 kW, 4.4 kW, 5.9 kW and 7.4 kW. The payloads ranged from 1.2 ton to 5 tons.[3]
According to documents from Daimler were delivered by January 1899 "ten load and thirteen Bierwagen". Customers included the Paul von Maur freight forwarder in Stuttgart and the Bohemian brewery in Berlin, which used the Daimler motor truck as a "beer wear truck".[4]
References
- ^ "1896: Gottlieb Daimler is building the first truck in the world". marsMediaSite (in German). Retrieved 2023-01-14.
- ^ Werner 2008, p. 83.
- ^ Heidelberg 1987.
- ^ Werner 2008, p. 76.
- Sources
- Oswald, Werner (2008). Mercedes Benz - Trucks and Buses 1896 - 1986 (1. Aufl ed.). Stuttgart. ISBN 978-3-613-02943-9. OCLC 316567126.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - A Century of Automotive Technology Commercial Vehicles. Berlin, Heidelberg. 1987. ISBN 978-3-662-01119-5. OCLC 859003924.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Further reading
- Ralf Poerschke (Redaktion): Mercedes-Benz-Trucks: Menschen, Mythen und Modelle, Herausgegeben von Daimler Chrysler AG, Mercedes-Benz-Trucks. Heel, Königswinter 2006, ISBN 978-3-89880-547-6, S. 16ff.
- Hans Christoph Graf von Seherr-Thoss (Hrsg.): Klassiker der Technik. Zwei Männer – Ein Stern. Gottlieb Daimler und Karl Benz in Bildern, Daten und Dokumenten. VDI, Düsseldorf 1984, ISBN 3-18-400645-X.