Mercedes-Benz Whensday: The Steering Wheel
The year is 1894. You just bought a brand new motor car and have been the talk of the town for the last couple of months. Life is good. You’re walking out of the apothecary, excited to fire up your motor carriage in front of the crowd huddled around your fancy car. But they aren’t huddled around your car. They are ogling someone else’s car. A newer car. A better car. You see, drivers have been having this problem even before the name Mercedes came to be. Except, in 1894, the technology that set some apart from others were things like the steering wheel or electric headlights. Read the rest of this entry
