Thursday, July 30th, 2009
I awoke in Strasbourg to the pitter-patter of rain on my hotel room's thick-glassed windows. Day 1's weather in Paris had been warm and humid, so the thought of precipitation had me hoping the clime outside would be cooler. But I wondered: would this welcome pitter-patter soon become unwelcome, following ...
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Sunday, November 16th, 2008
Models
Pre-war
1919 Maybach W1: Test car based on a Mercedes chassis
1921 Maybach W3: First Maybach, shown at Berlin Motor Show. Featured a 70?hp (52?kW) 5.7L inline six.
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Sunday, November 16th, 2008
1909-1940: Early history
Maybach has historic roots through the involvement of Wilhelm Maybach, who was the technical director of the Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft. The company originally developed and manufactured diesel and gas engines for Zeppelins, and then rail cars.
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Sunday, November 16th, 2008
Maybach-Motorenbau GmbH (IPA:?[?ma?.bax]) (founded 1909) is a German luxury car manufacturer. It was founded in 1909 by Wilhelm Maybach with his son Karl Maybach as director. The company was originally a subsidiary of Luftschiffbau Zeppelin/GmbH and was itself known as "Luftfahrzeug-Motorenbau GmbH" (literally "Airship Engine Company") until 1918. Today, the ...
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