Gottlieb Daimler acquired an estate in Taubenheimstrasse in
Cannstatt in 1882. The greenhouse on the premises was converted
into a workshop where Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach set
out to make their vision of individual mobility come true – a
vision of a light, universal engine for vehicles on land, on
water and in the air. This is where it all began The greenhouse
with its workbench and smithy became the refuge of the two
engineers. Daimler and Maybach worked day and night and in
complete secrecy. Even Daimler’s family and domestic staff had
no idea of what was going on in the greenhouse. A suspicious
gardener even called the police, believing that the greenhouse
was a money-counterfeiting workshop. It was to everyone’s great
surprise that the police found nothing but tools and engine
components in a night-time search. From then on, Daimler and
Maybach were left alone to continue their work. 1883: the first
high-speed engine comes into being All engine components had to
be individually designed, built