Whenever any one of us thinks of a Mercedes Benz, the first thing that comes to mind is the three-pointed star. It is what the ‘Spirit of Ecstasy’ is to Rolls-Royce and the ‘Leaper’ is to Jaguar, it’s an icon. The three-pointed star has become probably one of the most recognized automotive symbols of all time but have any of us actually ever wondered what does the star symbolise or why does it have three points instead of four or five?
Here’s a
brief walk through history for those of you who are interested. The
three-points actually symbolise the three modes of transport that we have that
is land, sea and air. It was actually the idea of Paul and Adolf Daimler, the sons’
of one of the founding fathers none other than Gottlieb Daimler. Gottlieb had actually
used the three-pointed symbol to mark the family’s house on a post card with a
view of the town of Deutz in Cologne, Germany.
It was then
patented by the then parent company Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft or in
short DMG and has been in use on their cars since 1910.
Source:
Daimler.com
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