me and my automobile page 3 by ric gustafson
A Jewish entrepreneur named Emil Jellinek and his wife Rachel had a daughter in 1889. They named her Adrienne but gave her the nickname of Mercedes. He asked Benz in 1900 to build him a car for his private racing team. The company designed a sports car in 1902 that featured the first ever gate gearchange and a honeycomb radiator.
One of the first French automotive pioneers was a man named Armand Peugeot. In 1889, he exhibited a steam powered tricycle. By 1913, his company was largest car manufacturer in France.
Henry Ford was born in Dearborn Michigan in 1863. In 1878, he began working at a machine shop which was owned by friends of the Ford family. In 1888, he married Clara Bryant. In 1898, with backing from Detroit Mayor William Maybury he started working on his first German styled car. In August 1899, Ford founded the Detroit Automobile Company. Two years later, the Henry Ford Company was founded.
research help: ' The Life of the Automobile' by Steven Parissien
Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric
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