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Maybach Dss Zeppelin - 1931 | 
| Zeppelin by name and zeppelin by nature was this nearly four-ton blimp of an automobile, with a hood seven feet long and a 200hp zeppelin-derived vi2 engine that, despite the cars bulk, could take it well past 100 mph. | Specifications performance
Top speed of 110-120 mph
engine typedrivetrain: Overhead-valve, v12
displacement 7,978 cc (8.0 l) power rating 200 hp
transmission 8 forward + 4 reverse speeds
chassis: Suspension by semielliptic leaf springs; Power-assisted mechanical drum brakes; 7,800-8,050 lbs.
price: $6,500 for the chassis; $16,000 for a convertible |
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| | About vehicle
Surprisingly conventional
wilhelm maybach had been the partner of automotive pioneer gottlieb daimler and later the builder of airship engines for graf zeppelin before he took to making expensive cars with his son karl. On a wheelbase of 147 in. And with a length of 216 in., the ds8 zeppelin was his flagship. Despite the huge eight-litre engine, it was conventional in mechanics except for the transmission, which had eight forward and four reverse gears. After selecting a gear the driver automatically engaged it by lifting his foot from the throttle.
not for the vulgar *
one of the worlds most expensive cars, the zeppelin was sold to wealthy germans who regarded mercedes models as too flashy. Conversely, it was never a favorite of nazi regime officials (whom the maybach clientele undoubtedly considered vulgar parvenues).
about 215 were built, all with custom-made bodies and most of them conservatively styled.
At about four tons, the maybach ds8 was one of the worlds heaviest and most expensive cars. |
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