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Wilhelm Maybach (9 February 1846 to 29 December 1929). Signed portrait photograph. (Photo signature in the Mercedes-Benz Classic archive: A2002F640)
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Wilhelm Maybach (9 February 1846 to 29 December 1929). Shown on the Reitwagen (“riding car”), which Gottlieb Daimler registered as a patent in 1885. This vehicle, the world’s first motorcycle, was a test vehicle for the fast-running four-stroke engine that Daimler and Maybach had invented. (Photo signature in the Mercedes-Benz Classic archive: B31358)
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Wilhelm Maybach (9 February 1846 to 29 December 1929), second from the right, on a trip aboard the motorboat driven by a Daimler engine on the River Neckar near Cannstatt in 1886. Gottlieb Daimler is seated on Maybach’s left. (Photo signature in the Mercedes-Benz Classic archive: 803931)
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Wilhelm Maybach (9 February 1846 to 29 December 1929), on the front passenger seat of a Mercedes-Simplex 18/22 hp. Photograph from 1903 taken in the factory yard of Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft’s Cannstatt plant. Adolf Daimler and member of the ex ecutive board Gustav Vischer are seated behind Maybach in the rear. (Photo signature in the Mercedes-Benz Classic archive: C36871)
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Double page from a notebook owned by Wilhelm Maybach (9 February 1846 to 29 December 1929), around 1889. (Photo signature in the Mercedes-Benz Classic archive: U1003)
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Double page from a notebook owned by Wilhelm Maybach (9 February 1846 to 29 December 1929), around 1889. (Photo signature in the Mercedes-Benz Classic archive: U1004)
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Drawings of the fast-running “gas/petroleum engine” with vertical cylinder developed by Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach. Daimler registered this engine, known as the “grandfather clock” due to its appearance, as a patent on 3 April 1885. (Photo signature in the Mercedes-Benz Classic archive: 13634_cl008)
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Drawing of the tube-based radiator invented by Wilhelm Maybach dating back to 1897. The tube-based radiator was used in the Daimler “Phoenix-Wagen” for the very first time. It marks Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft’s first passenger car with a front-mounted engine. (Photo signature in the Mercedes-Benz Classic archive: 2001DIG67)
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Drawing of the two-cylinder V-engine developed by Wilhelm Maybach. The major assembly celebrated its debut in the 1889 “steel-wheel car”. (Photo signature in the Mercedes-Benz Classic archive: 67606)
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Drawing of the honeycomb radiator invented by Wilhelm Maybach. It was first used in the Mercedes 35 hp, the first modern car, a concept that was also developed by Maybach. The efficient radiator makes it possible to significantly increase vehicle output. The illustrated radiator design with a rounded top corresponds to the variant used from 1903 onwards. (Photo signature in the Mercedes- Benz Classic archive: 47866A)
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Honeycomb radiator invented by Wilhelm Maybach. Detail of an exhibit on display at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Legend Room 2: Mercedes – Birth of the Brand, 1900 to 1914. (Photo signature in the Mercedes-Benz Classic archive: D579738)
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German Automotive Exhibition in Berlin, 1921: Maybach-Motorenbau GmbH showcases its first car, a Maybach W 3. The body was produced by Auer from Cannstatt. (Photo signature in the Mercedes-Benz Classic archive: 1981MTU2056)
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Karl Maybach (second from the right) next to a Maybach W 3 in front of the Maybach-Motorenbau GmbH production facility in the mid-1920s. (Photo signature in the Mercedes-Benz Classic archive: a2002f644.)
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Model series 240 Maybach 62 luxury saloon. Photo from 2003. (Photo signature in the Mercedes-Benz Classic archive: A2002F4847)
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The new Mercedes-Maybach S-Class (model series 223), Mercedes star and Maybach lettering on the radiator. Photo from 2020. (Photo signature in the Mercedes-Benz Classic archive: 20C0535_148)
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The new Mercedes-Maybach S-Class (model series 223), Maybach trademark on the C-pillar. Photo from 2020. (Photo signature in the Mercedes-Benz Classic archive: 20C0535_157)
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The new Mercedes-Maybach S-Class (model series 223), driving shot taken from the front right. Photo from 2020. (Photo signature in the Mercedes-Benz Classic archive: 20C0535_048)
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The new Mercedes-Maybach S-Class (model series 223), driving shot taken from the rear left. Photo from 2020. (Photo signature in the Mercedes-Benz Classic archive: 20C0535_065)
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Sectional drawing of the tube-based radiator made by Wilhelm Maybach. The design, registered as a utility model in 1897, is the forerunner of the honeycomb radiator of 1900.
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Grand entrance: Three Maybach Zeppelin DS 8 show off their perfectly tailored bodies at the Grand Concours d’Elégance in Pebble Beach 2002.
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From Lake Constance to California: Maybach Zeppelin at Pebble Beach in 2002.
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Super 12: Maybach Zeppelin DS 8 with characteristic radiator decoration at Pebble Beach in 2002.
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Pioneer of engine technology: Maybach Zeppelin DS 8 with the golden “12” as an emblem of its V12 power unit.
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From engine builder to car designer: Karl Maybach, the eldest son of Wilhelm Maybach and creative brains behind Maybach-Motorenbau GmbH.
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Man and machine: Karl Maybach (2nd from right) with a W 3 outside the production hall at Maybach-Motorenbau GmbH (1924/25).
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Preliminary study for the purest form of luxury saloon: Mercedes-Benz “Maybach” study from 1997.
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A family tradition in engine design: Wilhelm Maybach (left, 1846-1929)) and Karl Maybach (1879-1960) founded what would later become the Maybach-Motorenbau GmbH in 1909.
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Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman-Landaulet
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Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman-Landaulet
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Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman-Landaulet
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Al fresco on request: 8/20 hp Benz landaulet, 1912.
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Style and substance: Several Maybach cars were built with landaulet bodywork on customer request. A good example is this SW 38 Pullman landaulet made around 1936/1937.
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Papal Pullman landaulet: In 1965 Daimler-Benz presented Pope Paul VI with a special version of the Mercedes-Benz 600 (W 100 series).
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No two the same: Customers for the Mercedes-Benz 600 (W 100 series) could specify exactly the special equipment options they required. Seen here is a landaulet from 1967, complete with bar.
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Motoring in style: Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman landaulet (W 100 series).
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Part of the landaulet’s appeal lay in design features clearly reminiscent of coach construction: Daimler taxicab, from 1897.
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Stylish and spacious: Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman landaulet (W 100 series) from 1967. The car seen here had a television set fitted as a special feature.
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Unmatched quality with unlimited options: Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman landaulet (W 100 series). The antenna indicates the presence of an on-board television set, available as a special equipment feature.
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Rare species: Just 59 landaulets based on the Mercedes-Benz 600 (W 100 series) were made in the years from 1965 to 1981. Shown here is the Pullman version. The antenna indicates the presence of an on-board TV set, which was available as a special equipment feature.
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Motoring in style: 20/35 hp Benz landaulet from 1909.
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