Karl Benz first revealed his 3-wheeler in 1885 at Mannheim in Germany. The vehicle was powered by a water cooled gas engine that was driven by the vapour of ligroin, or benzene. The rear wheels received the power by a pulley and belt that were attached to a transmission shaft whilst the water cooling was by water evaporation in a jacket round the cylinder.
From 1893 Benz then changed his vehicle to a 4-wheeled design (The Benz Viktoria). Benz then later merged with Daimler to become Daimler-Benz or Mercedes-Benz as most people know of it today. The name "Mercedes" came from one of Daimler's business partners Emil Jellinek. Emil Jellinek was an Austrian businessman, who had a young daughter, named "Mercedes".
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