<P> Gottlieb Daimler built a V - twin engine in 1889 . It was used as a stationary powerplant and to power boats . It was also used in Daimler 's second automobile , the 1889 Stahlradwagen ( `` steel - wheeled car '' ) . The engine was also manufactured under licence in France by Panhard et Levassor . </P>
<P> Gottlieb Daimler built a V - twin engine in 1889 . It was used as a stationary powerplant and to power boats . It was also used in Daimler 's second automobile , the 1889 Stahlradwagen ( `` steel - wheeled car '' ) . The engine was also manufactured under licence in France by Panhard et Levassor . </P>
who built the first v twin motorcycle engine
who built the first v twin motorcycle engine
Gottlieb Daimler
Gottlieb Daimler