Gottlieb Daimler focusses more on building engines rather than vehicles. Land, water and air are later named basis for the Mercedes-star, however in the beginning it is not surrounded by the ring.It is rather difficult for Maybach to persuade Daimler to construct another, more powerful engine type for a special order, the "carriage vehicle", the first, nearly 20 km/h fast 4 wheel of the world. Later a vehicle is developed which forms a unit with the first V engine. It looks like the tricycle invented 3 years earlier by Karl Benz, however, in certain details like cooling, gearbox and steering it is more complex. From the beginning boats (picture 1), leisure motor coaches (picture 2), fire engines (picture 3), railroad engines (picture 4), airships (picture 5) and many other vehicles are equipped with Daimler engines.

In the future it of all is the construction of vehicles which promises great economical success. For the technician Daimler this means cooperation with money giving and also influence to taking businessmen. He will pass these challenges not so well as the discussions around the patent negotiations. The Daimler engine society is founded in 1890, but with three equal partners Gottlieb Daimler can be easily outvoted. The annoyance becomes so big that, by the end of 1892, it drives him back into the loneliness of the inventor together with Wilhelm Maybach, this time it is the garden hall of an out-of-use hotel.

Besides, Daimler has absolutely gained big experience. As an example the 1889 world exhibition in Paris is to be mentioned during which he presents his boat engines as well as the steel wheel vehicle. The widow of the former representative of the Deutz plant in Paris visits the exhibition as well and, by wish of her late husband, wants to get in touch with Gottlieb Daimler. Madame Sarazin is accompanied by Emile Levassor and the result of their meeting is a very important contract with the Panhard&Levassor company and a little later also with Peugeot. First only the latter company, a little later both of them use Daimler engines for their vehicles and are very successful with it. They win the first races and it not exaggerated to say that the huge results of the French car producers after the turn of the century are not least based on this cooperation.

Being a widower in the meantime, Daimler goes on a honeymoon trip with his second wife in 1893. He signs a contract with a famous piano producer but this does not last longer than 1896. It is considered that this trip was decisive for introducing the Daimler engine to the USA.
His influence on Great Britain is even stronger. A hundred years later the brand Daimler is still available here, recently together with Aston Martin sold to the Indian Tata company. One Mr. Simms is the first optimistic patentee in England, although there are huge restrictions by law for the motor vehicle traffic (Red Flag Act) but Daimler`s experiences from his professional time spent in England prove useful!
Simson's role in a quarrel between the inventor and his both mangement colleagues is highly advantageous. He has founded the Engine Syndicate to produce Daimler engines in England and offers a huge amount of money if the inventor can play his determining part in the Daimler engine company again. Meanwhile the company has economically fallen into a slight spin and so accepts Simson`s dictation. In spite of all difficulties, before the turning of the century the company becomes second largest producer of cars behind Benz. Gottlieb Daimler couldn`t take pleasure any more in the companie`s huge successes after 1900 and becoming number one in front of Benz. He died in spring of 1900, eleven days before his 66th anniversary. At least, he saw his engine growing to four cylinders with up to 17 kW (23 HP), a less consumption-intensive cooling system and electric Bosch ignition instead of the glow pipe ignition. 01/10