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It's not your father's 'horseless carriage'.... [PIC]

Rich Sufficool · 2021-05-25T21:32:57Z

The early automobiles were truly designed like a horseless carriage with the driver sitting above the engine and drivetrain. With single digit horsepower, that didn't present much of a problem. With advances in engine power and the growing "need for speed", the high center of gravity along with the narrow track was making the cars extremely dangerous at higher speeds... rollovers being a major problem. The 1904 Mercedes Simplex from Daimler and designed by Wilhelm Maybach brought the chassis down so the driver was now behind the engine offering a safer car capable of handling the 1904 upgrade to 60 horsepower in preparation for the Vanderbuilt Cup Race. The wider track and wheel base of this chain-driven car also became the foundation for future lines of luxury cars that Mercedes Benz is most noted for.

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22/12/2022 7:32 am

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All those colours look sporty to me!

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22/12/2022 2:49 pm

Posted by: @donderbeestje

@larry-kemling

All those colours look sporty to me!

what a fabulous display!

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