On November 22, 1900, entrepreneur Emil Jellinek took his specially-crafted Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft machine out for a test drive. It was lighter, sleeker, and faster than anything the company ...

Emil Jellinek was a more hands-on-approach kind of a kid, dropping out of several schools during his childhood and teens. Giving up on efforts to make school interesting for Emil, ...

Emil Jellinek was very demanding when it came to performance, electric ignition and many other aspects, always wanting the finest technology available at the time.

In June 1903 Emil Jellinek obtained permission to call himself Jellinek-Mercedes in future. 'This is probably the first time a father has borne the name of his daughter,' the successful ...

The 60 HP was built by Daimler on behalf of Emil Jellinek, who was helping to sell Daimler cars to customers in France. He would sell the cars using his daughter’s name, Mercedes, as the brand.

Emil Jellinek and daughter Mercedes. You could say Jellinek 's test drive went well. He bought 36 more just like it. Automakers tend to notice things like that and respond in kind.

Emil Jellinek was an Austrian industrialist and a passionate racing enthusiast. The Mercedes-Benz name combines Mercedes Jellinek and Karl Benz. The "Mercedes" name was trademarked in 1902.