Enjoyed the write up also Paul!
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Stenquist" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Ms. Jelenik and a Star
Thanks Ken. Yes, I covered the St. John's concours for the Times. Great
show, with some fabulous cars. I was, of course, attracted to the odd
bits. I did a brief review and included nine photos with captions,
including then and now pics of the Jag and race day and show day pics of
the Porsche. But the Times auto group is shorthanded this week with
everyone on vacation, so they just pasted up two pics. The readers
complained a bit, so I didn't have to:-). It's here:
http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/31/head-turners-and-heartstring-tugs-at-the-st-johns-concours/
On Aug 1, 2012, at 1:04 PM, Kenneth Waller wrote:
Nice captures Paul. these were captured @ St Johns Sunday?
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Stenquist <[email protected]>
Subject: Ms. Jelenik and a Star
This 1911 Mercedes Model 50 Touring Car was among the first Daimler cars
to wear both the Mercedes name and the three-pointed star. The Mercedes
name came about in 1900 when a French dealer named Emil Jellinek
promised to order a large number of vehicles if Daimler would brand them
Mercedes, a name Mr. Jellinek applied to most of his possessions,
including his daughter. The star came along in 1910 when Paul Daimler,
who took the helm of the company when Gottlieb died, was searching for a
logo to represent the brand. Looking through an old family album he
found a photo of the family home that had been inscribed by his father
with a three-pointed star and an an inscription that read, "From this
house a star shall rise that will bring great fortune to us and our
children." (In its current pubs, Daimler has paraphrased those words, so
old Gottlieb doesn't sound quite so greedy, but according to automotive
historian, Beverly Rae Kimes, the original copy read as indicated
above.)
In any case, by 1911, both Mercedes and the star were featured
prominently on Daimler automobiles.
This Model 50 Five Passenger, with bespoke coachwork by Maythorne &
Sons, was purchased in London 57 years ago by Scott Isquick, who now
resides in Pennsylvania. He and his wife are still enjoying it and have
driven it about 65,000 miles over the years. Not bad for an old
brass-era machine.
The star and Mercedes:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16218452
Mr. Isquick's Merc:
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=16218532&size=lg
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