Maibakh
The legendary brand logo consists of two crossed M's surrounded by a spherical triangle. At the beginning of brand creation, the two M's stand for the abbreviation of maybach motorenbau, but now the two M's stand for the abbreviation of maybach manufaktur.
to understand the history of Maibakh, you must first learn from William? Maibakh and his son's car life. On February 9, 1846, William? Maibakh was born in heilbronn, Germany. He has four brothers and sisters, and later his family moved to stuttgart. In William? When Maibakh was 1 years old, his parents died one after another, and he became an orphan. Fortunately, in William? When Maibakh faced difficulties in life, a charity saw an adoption notice in stuttgarter anzeiger newspaper and promised to take care of him. While reutlinger bruderhaus and gustav werner were at school, the founder and head of the school discovered William? Maibakh's talent in technology has cultivated him well, which is for William? Maibakh has laid a solid foundation for its future development.
Maibakh and his son
in p>1865 in reutlingen, a small town, William? Maibakh and gottlieb, the "originator of automobiles"? Gottlieb daimler first met in bruderhaus's workshop. William, only 19 years old? With his extraordinary talent in drawing, Maibakh quickly caught Daimler's attention. The same interests and hobbies set up William? Maibakh and gottlieb? Daimler's bridge of friendship, the two became close friends.
William in p>1869? Maibakh accepted Daimler's invitation and came to gasmotorenfabrik deutz Company to work as a technical cartographer. In 1872, Daimler entered as technical director by Nicholas? Gasmotorenfabrik factory founded by Otto. Started the research and development of four-stroke engine in Otto factory, and Maibakh, who was only 27 years old, was also appointed as the design director.
gottlieb? Daimler left gasmotorenfabrik deutz in 1882 for bad cannstatt, near Stuttgart, and bought a spacious property with a house, in which a small garden was transformed into his workshop. In October this year, William? Maibakh also came here and began to research and develop light high-speed internal combustion engines with Daimler. After careful and extensive research, William? Maibakh invented the irregular heat pipe ignition system, which is an important part of developing high-speed engines. But this invention has been patented by an Englishman named Watson. So I had to give up this achievement and turn to the technical improvement of the original internal combustion engine on the market. After their unremitting efforts, the engine speed was greatly improved. These invention patents laid a good foundation for the later commercialization.
following the horizontal engine in 1883, a light and small engine named "grandfather clock" with a vertical fixed cylinder came out. The prospect of this engine with small volume and high speed is widely optimistic. In 1885, this new engine was first applied to bicycles, which was actually the pioneer of motorcycles. And in 1886, the engine was first mounted on a four-wheeled carriage, becoming a famous "gasoline carriage". But William? Maibakh was obviously not satisfied with using his invention only in wagons. The first product he envisioned was a steel wheel car. William? Maibakh successfully installed a 4-speed gear transmission device with sliding pinion on this car, and the sliding gear system was formally introduced into automobile manufacturing. This "geared car" appeared at the Paris World Expo in 1889, and the widespread praise of users is the best verification of this technology.
when Daimler, duttenhofer and lorenz established daimler-motoren-gesellschaft in 189, Maibakh was appointed as the chief engineer, and in that year, he developed the honeycomb radiator, which was an effective engine cooling system and laid a solid foundation for the invention of modern automobiles. The French call him "roides constructeurs". However, in February 1891, he left the company on the grounds that he could not accept the terms of the contract. In the next year and a half, William? Maibakh continued his design work in his workshop, but in terms of funds, he was sponsored by Daimler. In the autumn of 1892, William was announced at hermann Hotel. Maibakh's important design inventions during this period include the nozzle carburetor, the Phoenix engine and the improvement of the belt drive system. Frederick Simmons, a British industrialist, put pressure on dmg company and finally made William Simmons? Maibakh was re-appointed as the technical director of the company in October, 1895. After returning to the original position, William? Maibakh made one scientific and technological achievement after another. For example, he invented the first four-cylinder automobile engine. During 1898-1899, he invented five different types of engines that could generate 6-23 horsepower.
in William? Among all Maibakh's design inventions, the most outstanding one was the first "Mercedes" car invented after Daimler's death in 19, which caused quite a stir in "nice week" in March 191. The birth of this car is attributed to William? Maibakh owes it to the Amir? Emil jellinek.
There is also a small episode in the origin of the name "Mercedes". Emile? Jelinek, then Austrian consul in nice, France, was an enthusiastic supporter of Daimler. In 1899, he won the championship in Nice, France by driving the phoenix car made by Daimler. He named the racing car "mercedes", which is the name of his little daughter. He thought that the beautiful name and beautiful daughter brought him good luck in the competition, so he suggested Daimler use this name as the trademark of the car. In order to thank this enthusiastic supporter, Daimler put the name on his car, and it sold well.
this car has never been manufactured by Daimler-motoren-Gesellschaft (DMG) before, and has made the world enter the automobile era from the carriage era. At the same time, this historical concept of "real" automobile design points out the future development direction for the automobile industry and opens the door to the design of the automobile industry. Since then, streamlined contour, high performance, honeycomb radiator, low hood, long wheelbase, positioning plate gear shifting mechanism, oblique steering system, front and rear wheels with almost the same size, and lightweight have all become key factors in automobile engineering design.
Although Mercedes-Benz was a great success in the following years, William? Maibakh has obviously become the victim of internal interests struggle. His position as chief engineer was replaced by others, and his work activities were also restricted. So in 197, he left dmg angrily. When zeppelin)lz 4 airship crashed in echterdingen, William? Maibakh promised to give it to Graff? Graf zeppelin built a new and improved airship engine. Later, on March 23, 199, he founded Luftfahrzeug-Motorenbau-GmbH Bissingen Company, and the technical director was his son and one of the founders of Maibakh? Maibakh. Carl? Maibakh also participated in the design of the new engine.
from 1919 to 1919, Maibakh and his son built the first test car w1 on the chassis of four Mercedes cars, and conducted a comprehensive field test, which was the first Maibakh car. Then they started to develop the w2 automobile engine, which has a cylinder diameter of 95 mm and a stroke of 135 mm, * * * has six cylinders and the maximum output power is 7 HP (22 rpm). In 1921, Carl? Maibakh publicly stated at the Berlin Auto Show: "I want to build the most expensive car", thus formally establishing the market positioning and future development direction of Maibakh, and Maibakh has also become the brightest and brightest star in the automobile family.
after the Berlin auto show, the achievements of the new car greatly encouraged the Maibakh team. At the end of 1926, Maibakh introduced the w5 car, which was equipped with a 6-cylinder in-line engine with a displacement of 6,992 ml and a power of 12 HP. Later, the improved version of the car (w5 sg) was equipped with a very advanced transmission with overdrive at that time. When Carl? On Maibakh's 45th birthday, William? Maibakh gave his son a birthday present-a gold watch to show his recognition of his son's achievements. This watch was originally Amir? Jelinek gave it to William? Maibakh, in order to encourage it to achieve greater development in the automotive field.
and Carl? Maibakh didn't live up to his father's expectations. In order to keep the absolute advantage of his brand, he started to develop a 12-cylinder car engine in the late 192s. With the experience in manufacturing multi-cylinder engines accumulated in the aviation industry, Carl? In 1929, Maibakh manufactured Maibakh "Model 12" with a 15-horsepower 7-liter v12 engine. This is the predecessor of the famous Maibakh Zeppelin ds 8 in the mid-193s. It uses the same engine and double overdrive transmission as Zeppelin. What is of special significance is, "Zeppelin" car or Carl? A gift from Maibakh to his father. In 1929, William Maibakh's health has gone from bad to worse, but he still has a persistent dream in his heart-to create a top luxury car with strong horsepower. Carl, who has strong feelings with his father in order to let his father taste his long-cherished wish? Maibakh improved the engine originally used for airship, and finally developed the Zeppelin car before his father died.
In p>1931, the "Chipalin" ds 8 came out. It was about 5.5 meters long and used an 8-liter engine with 2 horsepower. As the flagship model of Maibakh, the "Zeppelin" car represents the peak of luxury cars, and it was the most prestigious German car at that time: it conquered the world with unparalleled elegance and dynamic performance. Of course, owning a "Zeppelin" car needs a solid economic foundation. The price of the car is as high as 36, German marks, which was enough to buy three detached houses in the early 193s. But Carl? Maibakh is not satisfied with the status quo. He once said: "For those customers with extraordinary tastes, perfect technical details are very important when customizing their frames, suspensions, engines, transmissions, radiators, front panels and other components. Therefore, no matter in car body manufacturing, interior decoration and car body painting, Maibakh always insists on cooperating only with the best supporting factories and experts in this field to meet the needs of consumers and provide excellent products that complement their own images.
In p>1941, Maibakh was forced to stop production due to the war, and since then it has entered a 6-year-long sleep period. By 1941, about 1,8 limousines had been produced, and their bodies were carefully designed and equipped according to customers' requirements. At that time, Maibakh's artworks included magnificent luxury cars, noble pullman cars, dynamic 2-7-seat sports cars, fashionable convertibles and sports convertible cars. The interior of every Maibakh car has its own characteristics, including exquisite leather and fabric interiors, selected wood and paint, and numerous exquisite accessories, which makes every car with the "mm" logo look different.
Now, this once famous super brand has come back with the strong support of Mercedes-Benz Group. Different from the leading fashion brand Mercedes-Benz, Maibakh is presented to the world as the top brand in the huge product pyramid of the group. Although it has been silent for more than 6 years, the recovered Maibakh has not only lost its charm, but also added a bit of mystery.
Professor Schmidt, Executive Vice President of Global Marketing of Mercedes-Benz Automobile Group, said: "Maibakh brand represents unparalleled excellent quality, ingenious production technology, constantly breaking through the scientific and technological level, and distinguished temperament. This legendary brand reappears in the market and is bound to become a new model in the field of super luxury cars. "
after half a century's silence, this experienced luxury brand re-entered people's field of vision at the end of 22. Today, Maibakh's brand has gone far beyond the meaning of top luxury cars, and is sweeping the luxury car field with unparalleled momentum.
Some people define Maibakh after recovery as "German Rolls Royce". Although this sentence is reasonable, it is not exact. Because Rolls-Royce, the pride of British automobile industry, has been classified as German BMW Group and has become a "genuine" German product. Another ultra-luxury brand Bentley has also joined the German Volkswagen Group. In this context, Daimler Group, unwilling to lose to its "old rival", launched Maibakh Automobile at this time, which is obviously a strategic consideration. It regards Maibakh as a sharp knife in the ultra-luxury automobile market and does not let BMW monopolize this market. As far as products are concerned, Rolls-Royce and Maibakh should be equal. Moreover, for such cars, the appeal and influence of the brand will be far more important than the quality of the car itself.
Spyker
In p>1914, Spyker merged with Dutch Aircraft Manufacturing Co., Ltd., and from then on, Spyker's logo was officially determined as the combination of aviation propeller and spoke wheel. "nulla tenaci invia est via" means "persistent and tough? The motto "unimpeded" has been regarded as the truth by Spyker so far.
in the early days, Spyker used innovative technologies such as racing and aviation and exquisite craftsmanship to create legends in the history of automobiles, but now Spyker can truly convey the combination of automobile performance and taste to the extreme. Their design is deeply influenced by aircraft manufacturing and aerodynamics, and they make unremitting efforts to develop technology for the competition.