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Mercedes-BenzMercedes 35 hp
Production1901
Recorded originGermany
ClassAutomobile
Background
The Mercedes 35 hp was a radical early car model designed in 1901 by Wilhelm Maybach and Paul Daimler, for Emil Jellinek. Produced in Stuttgart, Germany, by Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (DMG), it began the Mercedes line of cars. Its name is derived from the power of the engine, 35 Pferdestärken (26 kW, approximately 35 horsepower).
Text adapted from “Mercedes 35 hp” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
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