Wilhelm Maybach (helpinfo) (German pronunciation: [vlhlm mabax]; 9 February 18 !

" #9 $ecember 19#9) %a& an early German en'ine (e&i'ner an( in(u&triali&t) $urin' the 189*& he %a& haile( in France+ then the %orl( centre for car pro(uction+ a& the ,-in' of con&tructor&,) From the late 19th century .ilhelm /aybach+ to'ether %ith Gottlieb $aimler+ (evelope( li'ht+ hi'h0&pee( internal combu&tion en'ine& &uitable for lan(+ %ater+ an( air u&e) 1he&e %ere fitte( to the %orl(2& fir&t motorcycle+ motorboat+ an( after $aimler2& (eath+ to a ne% automobile intro(uce( in late 19*#+ the /erce(e& mo(el+ built to the &pecification& of 3mil 4elline5) /aybach ro&e to become technical (irector of the $aimler /otoren Ge&ell&chaft+ or $/G+ (an( never 5no%n by the 3n'li&h name of the 6uite &eparate 3n'li&h bu&ine&&+ 1he $aimler /otor 7ompany) but he (i( not 'et on %ell %ith it& chairmen) 8& a re&ult /aybach left $/G in 19*9 to foun( /aybach0/otorenbau Gmb: to'ether %ith hi& &on -arl in 19*9; they manufacture( ;eppelin en'ine&) 8fter the &i'nin' of the <er&aille& 1reaty in 1919 the company &tarte( pro(ucin' lar'e luxury vehicle&+ bran(e( a& ,/aybach,) 1he company =oine( the German %ar effort in 19 *+ cea&in' automotive pro(uction in favour of tan5 en'ine&+ inclu(in' tho&e for 1i'er tan5&) >n 1998 $aimler0?en@ mer'e( %ith 7hry&ler 7orporation to become $aimler7hry&ler) 1he ne% company revive( the Maybach bran( name a& a luxury ma5e in #**#) An Bovember #C+ #*11+ $aimler0?en@ announce( they %oul( cea&e pro(ucin' automobile& un(er the Maybach bran( name in #*1D)[1]

Contents

1 3arly life an( career be'innin'& (18 ! to 18!9) # $aimler an( Atto2& four0&tro5e en'ine (18!9 to 188*) D $aimler /otor&: fa&t an( &mall en'ine& (188#) 1he Gran(father 7loc5 en'ine (188C) C Fir&t $aimler0/aybach automobile built (1889) ! $aimler2& ,pact %ith the (evil,+ $/G+ an( the Ehoenix en'ine (189* to 19**) 9 $aimler0/erce(e& en'ine of 19** 8 ;eppelin en'ine& (19*8) 9 /aybach automobile& (19##) 1* Final year& of $/G (19# "19#9) 11 Fe'acy 1# Gee al&o 1D Bote& 1 3xternal lin5& 1C ?iblio'raphy

Early life and career beginnings (1846 to 1869)

.ilhelm /aybach %a& born in :eilbronn+ ?a(en0.Hrttember' in 18 !+ the &on of a carpenter an( hi& %ife Fui&e) :e ha( four brother&) .hen he %a& ei'ht year& ol( the family move( from FI%en&tein near :eilbronn to Gtutt'art) :i& mother (ie( in 18C! an( hi& father in 18C9) 8fter hi& relative& publi&he( an announcement in the Stuttgarter Anzeiger ne%&paper+ a philanthropic in&titution at Jeutlin'en too5 in /aybach a& a &tu(ent) >t& foun(er an( (irector+ Gu&tav .erner+ (i&covere( /aybach2& technical inclination an( helpe( to &timulate hi& career by &en(in' him to the &chool2& en'ineerin' %or5&hop) 8t 1C year& ol( (18!1)+ /aybach %a& hea(in' for a career in >n(u&trial (e&i'n an( too5 extra cla&&e& in phy&ic& an( mathematic& at Jeutlin'en2& public hi'h &chool) ?y the time he %a& 19 year& ol(+ he %a& a 6ualifie( (e&i'ner %or5in' on &tationary en'ine&) :i& %or5&hop mana'er+ Gottlieb $aimler+ then #9+ notice( hi& effort& an( too5 him on a& hi& main a&&i&tant+ a po&t he hel( until $aimler2& (eath in 19**)

Daimler and Otto s fo!r"stro#e engine (1869 to 188$)

>n 18!9+ /aybach follo%e( $aimler to /a&chinenbau0Ge&ell&chaft -arl&ruhe 8G in -arl&ruhe+ a manufacturer of heavy locomotive&) $aimler %a& on the 3xecutive 7ommittee an( they &pent lon' ni'ht& (i&cu&&in' ne% (e&i'n& for en'ine&+ pump&+ lumber machinery+ an( metal%or5in') >n 189#+ $aimler move( to $eut@08G0Ga&motorenfabri5 in 7olo'ne+ then the %orl(2& lar'e&t manufacturer of &tationary 'a& en'ine&) Bi5olau& Atto+ part o%ner of the company+ focu&e( on en'ine (evelopment %ith $aimler) /aybach =oine( them a& 7hief $e&i'ner) >n 189!+ Bi5olau& Atto patente( the Atto cycle en'ine) >t %a& a four0&tro5e cycle 'a& internal combu&tion en'ine %ith inta5e+ compre&&ion+ po%er+ an( exhau&t &tro5e&) Atto2& patent on thi& en'ine %a& later challen'e( an( overturne() 8l&o in 189!+ /aybach %a& &ent to &ho% $eut@2& en'ine& at the Ehila(elphia .orl(2& Fair (KG8)) An returnin' to 7olo'ne in 1899+ he concentrate( on improvin' the four0&tro5e (e&i'n to 'et it rea(y for it& impen(in' commercial launch) >n 1898+ /aybach marrie( ?ertha .ilhelmine :abermaa& a frien( of $aimler2& %ife+ 3mma -un@) :er family member& %ere lan(o%ner& %ho ran the po&t office in /aulbronn) An ! 4uly 1899 -arl /aybach %a& born+ the fir&t of their three &on&) >n 188*+ $aimler an( Atto ha( &eriou& (i&a'reement& %hich re&ulte( in $aimler leavin' $eut@08G) $aimler receive( 11#+*** 'ol(mar5& in $eut@08G &hare& a& compen&ation for patent& 'rante( to him an( /aybach) /aybach al&o left &hortly after%ar(&+ an( follo%e( hi& frien( to foun( a ne% company in 7ann&tatt)

Daimler Motors% fast and small engines (188&)

$aimler2& &ummer hou&e (7ann&tatt) >n 188#+ /aybach move( to 1aubenheim&tra&&e in 7ann&tatt+ Gtutt'art %here $aimler ha( purcha&e( a hou&e %ith 9C+*** 'ol(mar5& from hi& $eut@ compen&ation) 1hey a((e( a bric5 exten&ion to the 'la&&0fronte( &ummer hou&e in the 'ar(en+ %hich became their %or5&hop) 1heir activitie& alarme( the nei'hbour& %ho &u&pecte( they %ere en'a'e( in counterfeitin') 1he police rai(e( the property in their ab&ence u&in' the 'ar(ener2& 5ey+ but foun( only en'ine&) >n 188 + /aybach2& &econ( &on+ 8(olf %a& born)

'he (randfather Cloc# engine (188))

?y the en( of 188C+ /aybach an( $aimler (evelope( the fir&t of their en'ine&+ %hich i& re'ar(e( a& a precur&or to all mo(ern petrol en'ine&) >t feature(:

&in'le hori@ontal cylin(er air coolin' lar'e ca&t0iron fly%heel revolutionary hot tube i'nition (Eatent #8*##) exhau&t valve controlle( by a cam&haft allo%in' hi'h &pee(& a &pee( of !** rpm+ %hen at the time mo&t en'ine& coul( only achieve about 1#* to 18* rpm)

>n 188C+ they create( the fir&t carburetor+ %hich mixe( evaporate( 'a&oline %ith air to allo% it& efficient u&e a& fuel) >t %a& u&e( that year on a lar'er but &till compact ver&ion of the en'ine+ no% %ith a vertical cylin(er+ that feature(:

1 :or&epo%er at !** rpm output 1** cc en'ine (i&placement non coole( in&ulate( cylin(er %ith unre'ulate( hot0tube i'nition (patent $JE0#80 *##)

$aimler bapti@e( it the Standuhr (Gran(father 7loc5) becau&e of it& re&emblance to a pen(ulum cloc5)

Jeplica of the Reitwagen >n Bovember 188C+ $aimler in&talle( a &maller ver&ion of the en'ine into a %oo(en bicycle+ creatin' the fir&t motorcycle (patent D!0 #D 0 <ehicle %ith 'a& or petroleum en'ine)+ an( /aybach (rove it three 5ilometer& from 7ann&tatt to KntertHr5heim+ reachin' 9)C mph (1# 5mLh)) >t became 5no%n a& the Reitwagen) An 8 /arch 188!+ the inventor& too5 a &ta'ecoach built by .ilhelm .impff M Gohn in&i(e the hou&e+ tellin' the nei'hbour& that it %a& a birth(ay 'ift for /r&) $aimler) /aybach &upervi&e( the in&tallation of an enlar'e( 1)C hp Gran(father 7loc5 en'ine into the coach+ an( in&talle( a belt (rive to the %heel&) 1he vehicle reache( 1* mph (1C 5mLh) %hen te&te( on the roa( to KntertHr5heim) /aybach an( $aimler %ent on to prove the en'ine in many other %ay&+ inclu(in':

An %ater (1889)) >t %a& mounte( in a )C0metre0lon' boat %hich achieve( ! 5not& (11 5mLh)) 1he boat %a& calle( the Neckar after the river it %a& te&te( on an( %a& re'i&tere( a& patent number $JE D90D!9) /otor boat en'ine& %oul( become their main pro(uct until the fir&t (eca(e of the 19**&) /ore roa( vehicle&+ inclu(in' &treet car& >n the air) 1hey built the fir&t motori@e( air&hip+ a balloon ba&e( on (e&i'n& by $r) Frie(rich :ermann .Ilfert from Feip@i') 1hey replace( hi& han( operate( (rive &y&tem an( fle% over Geelber' &ucce&&fully on 1* 8u'u&t 1888)

?y 1889 they %ere licen&in' their fir&t patent& abroa(+ an( /aybach repre&ente( the company at the 'reat Eari& 3xpo&ition Kniver&elle (1889))

*irst Daimler"Maybach a!tomobile b!ilt (1889)

Gteel .heel 8utomobile 1889 + hi'h &pee( four0&tro5e petrol en'ine + fuel vapori@ation + # cylin(er& <0confi'ure( + mu&hroom &hape( valve& + %ater0coole(

+ 0&pee( toothe( 'earbox + pioneer axle0pivot &teerin' &y&tem

Gale& increa&e(+ mo&tly from the Bec5ar motorboat) >n 4une 1889+ $aimler bou'ht lan( in the Geelber' :ill& of 7ann&tatt) 1he %or5&hop %a& &ome (i&tance from the to%n on Fu(%i' Joute !9+ becau&e 7ann&tatt2& mayor ob=ecte( to the pre&ence of the %or5&hop in the to%n) >t covere( #+9*D &6uare meter& an( co&t D*+#** 'ol(mar5&) 1hey initially employe( #D people) $aimler mana'e( the commercial i&&ue& an( /aybach the (e&i'n (epartment) >n 1889 they built their fir&t automobile to be (e&i'ne( from &cratch rather than a& an a(aptation of a &ta'ecoach) >t %a& publicly launche( by both inventor& in Eari& in Actober 1889) $aimler2& en'ine licen&e& be'an to be ta5en up throu'hout the %orl(+ &tartin' the mo(ern car in(u&try in:

France+ 189*+ Eanhar( M Feva&&or an( Eeu'eot Knite( -in'(om+ 189!+ 1he $aimler /otor 7ompany of 7oventry Knite( Gtate& of 8merica+ 1891+ Gtein%ay 8u&tro0$aimler in 8u&tria+ &tartin' in 1899

Daimler s ,-act .ith the de/il,0 DM(0 and the 1hoeni2 engine (189$ to 19$$)
Je&ource& %ere &cant to 5eep the bu&ine&& 'oin' a& neither the en'ine &ale& nor the %orl(%i(e procee(& from their patent& %ere yiel(in' enou'h money) Fre&h capital %a& in=ecte( by brin'in' in the financier& /ax von $uttenhofer an( .illiam Foren@+ former munition& ma5er&+ %ho %ere a&&ociate( %ith -ilian von Gteiner+ the o%ner of a German inve&tment ban5) 1he company %a& ta5en public) >n 189*+ $aimler an( /aybach to'ether foun(e( the $aimler /otoren Ge&ell&chaft+ the $aimler /otor 7orporation or $/G for &hort+ %hich %a& (e(icate( to the con&truction of &mall hi'h &pee( internal combu&tion en'ine& for lan(+ %ater+ or air tran&port) /aybach %a& 7hief $e&i'ner) 8fter &pen(in' lon' hour& (ebatin' %hich fuel %a& be&t to u&e in Atto2& four0&tro5e en'ine+ %hich ha( normally u&e( methane 'a& a& a fuel+ they turne( to petroleum %hich until then ha( been u&e( mainly a& a cleaner an( &ol( in pharmacie&) 1he company2& re0foun(ation too5 place on #8 Bovember 189*) 1hi& ha& been re'ar(e( a& a ,pact %ith the (evil, by &ome German hi&torian&+[#] a& the follo%in' (eca(e %a& chaotic for $aimler an( /aybach) $/G continue( to expan(+ &ellin' en'ine& from /o&co% to Be% Nor5+ an( a((itional &tationary en'ine0ma5in' capacity %a& a((e(+ but the belief continue( that automobile pro(uction %oul(n2t be profitable) 1he ne%

chairmen planne( to mer'e DMG an( Deutz-AG+ in &pite of Gottlieb2& (i&a'reement %ith Bi5olau& Atto) $aimler an( 7hief 3n'ineer /aybach preferre( to pro(uce automobile& an( reacte( a'ain&t $uttenhofer an( Foren@ in particular) /aybach %a& re=ecte( a& a member of the ?oar( of /ana'ement an( left the company on 11 February 1891+ an( continue( hi& (e&i'n %or5 from hi& o%n hou&e+ finance( by Gottlieb $aimler) >n late 189#+ he &et up a &hop in the ballroom of the former :ermann :otel an( .inter Gar(en %here he employe( 19 %or5er&+ five of %hich %ere pai( by $aimler) >n 189 /aybach (e&i'ne( hi& thir( en'ine mo(el+ to'ether %ith $aimler an( hi& &on Eaul) K&e( in the Ehoenix+ it 'aine( %orl(%i(e attention+ pioneerin' the u&e of four cylin(er& in the automobile an( featurin':

&in'le bloc5 ca&tin' of cylin(er&+ arran'e( vertically an( parallel to each other cam&haft controlle( exhau&t valve& &pray0no@@le carburetor (patente( by /aybach in 189D) improve( belt (rive

/aybach2& creation& are con&i(ere( &ome of the fine&t motor& of the &econ( half of the 19th century) :i& invention& became in(i&pen&able for any mo(el by any automa5er in the %orl() :e became reco'ni&e( a& the bac5bone of France2& early automobile in(u&try+ %here he %a& haile( a& the ,-in' of 7on&tructor&,) $aimler %a& force( out of hi& po&t a& 1echnical $irector at $/G an( re&i'ne( in 189D+ %hich (ama'e( $/G2& pre&ti'e) :o%ever+ in 189 + a ?riti&h in(u&triali&t+ Fre(eric5 Gimm&+ purcha&e( the ri'ht& to the Ehoenix en'ine for DC*+*** mar5& an( &tabili&e( the companie& finance&) :e al&o ma(e it a con(ition that $aimler %a& re0employe() >n 189C $/G a&&emble( it& 1+***th en'ine+ an( /aybach al&o returne( a& 7hief 3n'ineer+ obtainin' D*+*** Gol(mar5 %orth of &hare& throu'h hi& ori'inal contract %ith Gottlieb $aimler) /aybach patente( more automobile invention&+ inclu(in':

a revolutionary coolin' &y&tem+ tubular ra(iator %ith fan the honeycomb ra(iator[D]

8roun( thi& time thou'h /aybach &uffere( t%o &etbac5&) :i& teena'e &econ( &on+ 8(olf+ &uffere( a &chi@ophrenia attac5 an( &pent the re&t of hi& life in variou& mental in&titution& (>n 19 * he %a& mur(ere( by the Ba@i& a& part of the 3uthana&ia Ero'ram)) >n 19**+ Gottlieb $aimler (ie( of heart (i&ea&e)

Daimler"Mercedes engine of 19$$

/erce(e& DC hp (19*#) + Far'e %heelba&e) .i(e trac5

+ Ere&&e( &teel frame%or5) Fi'ht%ei'ht metal& + Fo% center of 'ravity (lo%er en'ine) + 9C 5mLh ( C mph)) DC hp (9C* rpm) + D** to 1*** rpm ((river controlle() + Fi'ht an( hi'h0performance en'ine: in0line cylin(er& + ?oreL&tro5e ratio: 11!x1 * mm + $i&placement: C918 cc + 7ylin(er hea(& part of the ca&tin'& + 1%o carburetor&+ one for each cylin(er pair + $river controlle( inta5e valve throttlin' + 1%o cam&haft& + 0for%ar(L10rever&e tran&mi&&ion + Fo% volta'e i'nition ma'neto& + 8luminium cran5ca&e (pioneer)+ hori@ontally (ivi(e( + :oneycomb ra(iator + 7omfortable ri(e

?et%een 8pril an( Actober 19**+ /aybach (e&i'ne( a completely ne% 5in( of car in&pire( by racin' %hich %oul( be calle( the /erce(e& DC hp %hen relea&e( in 19*#) >t feature(:

lon' %heelba&e %i(e trac5 lo% hei'ht unhear(0of po%er from it& DC hp en'ine allo%in' it to reach * mph (! + 5mLh))

3mil 4elline5+ a &ucce&&ful 8u&trian (ealer an( racin' (river on the French Jiviera %ho 'reatly a(mire( /aybach2& %or5+ promi&e( to buy a &hipment of D! automobile& for CC*+*** 'ol(mar5& if /aybach coul( (e&i'n a 'reat race car for him follo%in' hi& &pecification&) 1he prototype %a& fini&he( in $ecember 19** an(+ in 19*1 %ent on to have a &trin' of racin' &ucce&&e&) >t& en'ine %a& bapti@e( $aimler0/erce(e& (Gpani&h for mercy) after /erce(e& 4elline5+ 3mil2& 1*"year"ol( (au'hter) 3uropean hi'h &ociety bou'ht the car in lar'e number& ma5in' it the commercial &ucce&& that convince( the company (irector& there %a& a future in automobile&) Ero(uction increa&e( 'reatly an( $/G rapi(ly increa&e( in &i@e an( number of employee&) $/G officially re'i&tere( the /erce(e& tra(emar5 in 4une 19*#) >n 19*#+ a fire (e&troye( $/G2& 7ann&tatt facilitie& an( the company move( to Gtutt'art0 KntertHr5heim) /aybach continue( %ith hi& innovation&:

a !0cylin(erL9* hp en'ine (19*D"* ) a pioneer aircraft en'ine: a hi'h &pee( racin' en'ine of 1#* hp+ %ith overhea( inlet an( exhau&t valve& an( (ouble i'nition (19*!)

$/G (emote( him to an ,>nventor2& Affice, cau&in' him to leave the company a'ain in 19*9) $/G replace( him %ith Eaul $aimler) 1hat &ame year+ the German 3n'ineer& 8&&ociation (<$>) reco'ni@e( .ilhelm /aybach a& an honorary member)

3e--elin engines (19$8)

.rec5a'e of LZ4 >n 19**+ /aybach ha( ha( hi& fir&t contact %ith 7ount Fer(inan( von ;eppelin %ho &ou'ht to improve the en'ine& of the ;eppelin F;1 air&hip) /aybach built &ome en'ine& for him ba&e( on &5etche& of a 1C* hp unit create( by hi& &on+ -arl+ %hile at $/G) >n 19*8+ 7ount ;eppelin attempte( to &ell hi& mo(el& LZ3 an( LZ4 to the 'overnment) An C 8u'u&t+ LZ4 explo(e( a'ain&t a ro% of tree& after attemptin' an emer'ency lan(in' %hen it& en'ine& faile() 1hi& %a& far from bein' the en( for the air&hip pro=ect a& !)#C million 'ol(mar5& %ere rai&e( in a (onation campai'n after the acci(ent) 7ount ;eppelin foun(e( the Fuft&chiffbau ;eppelin Gmb:+ the company that built the ;eppelin air&hip&) /aybach ha( to hol( off =oinin' the ne% company for a %hile a& he %a& &till in liti'ation %ith $/G &o -arl too5 hi& place) An #D /arch 19*9+ a (eal %a& finally &i'ne(+ creatin' an en'ine &ub&i(iary to Fuft&chiffbau ;eppelin at ?i&&in'enL3n@+ in .Hrttember') .ilhelm /aybach %a& 1echnical 8&&i&tant an( -arl %a& 1echnical /ana'er) 1heir fir&t (e&i'n& reache( 9# 5mLh ( C mph)) .ilhelm /aybach move( hi& company to Frie(rich&hafen an( rename( it LuftfahrzeugMotoren-G b!) -arl an( .ilhem hel( #*O of the &hare& %ith an arran'ement for -arl to inherit) 1hey 5ept &upplyin' Ze""e#in+ but %or5e( on other air&hip en'ine& too) >n 191#+ the company a(opte( the name /aybach0/otorenbau Gmb: (/aybach 3n'ine 7on&truction 7ompany)) >n 191!+ they (evelope( a 1!* hp aircraft en'ine %hich &ol( #*** unit& before the en( of .orl( .ar >) >n 191!+ .ilhelm /aybach %a& a%ar(e( an :onorary $octorate by the 1echnical Kniver&ity of Gtutt'art)

Maybach a!tomobiles (19&&)

8fter the Fir&t .orl( .ar+ the <er&aille& 1reaty of 1919 prohibite( air&hip pro(uction in Germany &o /aybach turne( to ma5in' hi'h0&pee( (ie&el en'ine& for naval an( railroa( u&e+ an( petrol en'ine& for automobile&+ but not complete automobile&) /any of the &mall automa5er& in Germany built their o%n en'ine& for co&t rea&on& an( only the $utch Gpy5er company %a& intere&te( in ta5in' /aybach en'ine&) .ilhelm /aybach turne( (o%n the contract becau&e he coul( not a'ree to it& con(ition&) >n&tea(+ he opte( to buil( complete automobile& an( the factory be'an to pro(uce /aybach limou&ine& in 19#1)

1he fir&t mo(el+ the /aybach .D+ %a& &ho%n at the 19#1 8utomobile 3xpo&ition in ?erlin an( feature(

!0cylin(er en'ine 0%heel bra5e& ne% tran&mi&&ion &y&tem maximum &pee( of 1*C 5mLh (!C mph)

>t %a& pro(uce( until 19#8+ &ellin' D** unit&+ mo&tly %ith &e(an bo(ie&; the t%o0&eat &port ver&ion %a& le&& &ucce&&ful) 1he /aybach .C follo%e(+ %ith the top &pee( increa&e( to 1DC 5mLh (8 mph); #C* unit& &ol( in 19#9 an( 19#9) Bext /aybach pro(uce( the <1# car:

the fir&t 1#0cylin(er German automobile li'ht%ei'ht aluminium en'ine ba&e( on hi& air&hip %or5 li'ht alloy pi&ton& 90litre capacity hi'h tor6ue an( po%er 0 1C* hp (11* 5.) at #+8** rpm

Anly a fe% (o@en %ere &ol( (ue to the German po&t%ar economic cri&i&) >n 19D*+ it& &ucce&&or+ the $G90;eppelin+ al&o feature( a 1#0cylin(er en'ine of 9 liter&) >n 8u'u&t 19#9+ the ;eppelin F;01#9 u&e( five /aybach0<1# petrol en'ine& of CC* hp ( 1* 5.) each) Beither .ilhelm nor -arl o%ne( a /aybach automobile)[ ] .ilhelm never even o%ne( a car) ,:e+ %ho create( the ba&ic& for the mo(ern automobili&m+ rarely utili@e( a car for hi& per&onal purpo&e&) :e %al5e( or too5 the tram) 8lthou'h he coul( have affor(e( one+ he (i( not o%n a car),[C]

*inal years of DM( (19&4419&9)

?y 19# $/G %a& &ufferin' from the po&t %ar economic cri&i& an( un(er pre&&ure from the ban5&+ it be'an the proce&& that %oul( re&ult in a mer'er %ith -arl ?en@2& $enz % &ie'( Rheini)che Ga) otorenfabrik Mannhei in 19#! to form $aimler0?en@ 8G) .ilhelm /aybach (ie( at the a'e of 8D in Gtutt'art on #9 $ecember 19#9)

5egacy

Geveral /aybach C9 an( !# mo(el& .ilhelm /aybach %a& accepte( into the 8utomotive :all of Fame in 199!) 1hree technical Gchool& in Germany are name( *i#he# Maybach: Gtutt'art+ :eilbronn+ an( ?erlin0Gpan(au) >n #**#+ $aimler 8G be'an to pro(uce mo(el& un(er the /aybach name) >n #**C+ in honor of hi& 'ran(father -arl an( hi& 'reat0'ran(father .ilhelm+ Klrich Gchmi(0/aybach foun(e( the .ilhelm an( -arl /aybach Foun(ation)[!]