Maybach Typ “W 6”
Produced from 1930 to 1933, this model was the result of the evolution of the Maybach Type “W5”. Karl Maybach decided to fit the tried-and-trusted “W5” engine in the chassis of the Maybach Zeppelin.
Engine: inline 6 cylinders, 2 valves per cylinderDisplacement: 6995 ccOutput: 120 hp (89,5 kW) at 2.800 rpmTransmission: Maybach manual three-speed gearbox with overdriveTop speed: 80.7 mph (130 km/h)Wheelbase: 3.73 metresLength: 5.5 metres
Maybach Type DSH
This model consisted of a new engine (Doppel-Sechs-Halbe) with six cylinders, 5.2-litre displacement and 130 hp, which was fitted in the Maybach Zeppelin chassis. The Maybach DSH was attractively priced and offered the same standards of comfort as the Maybach Zeppelin, with appealing performance. The production of this model ended in 1937.Engine: 6 cylinders - 5.2 LDisplacement: 5.184 ccOutput: 130 hp (97 kW) at 3.200 rpmTransmission: Maybach DSG 80 double overdrive, 4 forward gears, one reverseTop speed: 87 mph (140 km/h)Wheelbase: 3.73 metresLength: 5.5 metres
Maybach Type SW 35
In the spring of 1935, the Maybach SW 35 (which stood for swing axle, 3.5 litres) was premiered at the Berlin Motor Show. This “small” Maybach with a six -cylinder engine, overhead camshaft with an output of 140 hp, took the market by surprise. It was a vehicle designed specifically for a new era, an era in which the worldʼs first motorways were being built and in which chassis development was moving along rapidly. The Maybach SW 35 was a super-modern luxury vehicle that, thanks to its engine, design and engineering, made it one of the best deals money could buy.
Engine: 6 cylinders engine - 3.5 litresDisplacement: 3.435 ccOutput: 140 hp (104 kW) at 4.500 rpmTransmission: Maybach DSG 40 double overdrive, 4 forward gears, one reverseTop speed: 93 mph (150 km/h)Wheelbase: 3.6 metresLength: 4.9 metres
The Maybach Zeppelin DS 8 cabriolet -1929
This cabriolet was originally supplied as a Maybach Type 12 at the beginning of 1929. The side sections could be lowered completely to allow it to be used as a parade car. It was only in 1933 that it was converted into a Maybach Zeppelin DS 8 with a 200 hp (147 kW) engine. It was still being used as a luxury taxi in the 1970s and counted Germany's President Heuss and Chancellor Kiesinger among its most notable passengers.This Maybach Zeppelin DS 8 is one of the best-known surviving Maybach models.Engine: Four-stroke spark-ignition engine, 12 cylinders, 60° V-layoutDisplacement: 7.922 ccOutput: 200hp (147kW) at 3.200rpmTransmission: DSG 80 double overdrive transmissionTop speed: 93mph (150km/h)Wheelbase: 3.35 metresLength: 5.50 metresThe Maybach Zeppelin DS 8 cabriolet - 1932
After serving as a hotel runabout, this cabriolet fell into disuse and was forgotten for years, until a Maybach enthusiast discovered it in 1959 and set about restoring it. In 1999, it was acquired by the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, where it was completely repainted. This model features some unusual special accessories such as an automatic jack fitted on each wheel and a compressor powered by the engine to inflate the tyres.
Engine: Four-stroke spark-ignition engine, 12 cylinders, 60° V-layout Displacement: 7.922 cc Output: 200hp (147kW) at 3.200rpm Transmission: DSG 80 double overdrive transmission Top speed: 87-106mph (140-170km/h), depending on body Wheelbase: 3.35 metres Length: 5.50 metres 
The Maybach SW 38 saloon - 1936
Delivered in 1936, this Pullman saloon offered accommodation for seven people in five seats and two folding seats. During the 1950s, this Maybach was used as a winch vehicle for launching gliders. In 1969, it was fully restored by its current owner and has taken first place at numerous classic car events.Engine: Four-stroke spark-ignition engine, 6 cylindersDisplacement: 3.815 ccOutput: 140 hp (103 kW) at 4.000 rpmTransmission: Maybach DSG 35 double overdrive transmissionTop speed: 87 mph (140 km/h)Wheelbase: 3.38 metresLength: 5 metresThe Maybach SW 38 roadster - 1939
This red Maybach roadster was taken to the former Soviet Union in 1945. Estonian car enthusiasts managed to get it running again despite the fact that they had access to only the most basic resources. At the end of the 1970s, the SW 38 was damaged near Tallinn. Following reunification, a Maybach enthusiast recovered the car and brought it back to Germany where he succeeded in returning it to its original splendor after years of restoration work.
Maybach Type SW 42 Cabriolet
This exclusive cabriolet model was powered by a 6-cylinder 4.2 L petrol unit rated at 140 hp, giving the car exceptional performance. The cover could be either retracted completely or partly on each compartment, making this vehicle somehow similar to the later released Maybach Landaulet models which were designed with a similar roof-layout.Engine: 6 cylinders engine - 4.2 litresDisplacement: 4.197 ccOutput: 140 hp (104 kW) at 4.000 rpmTransmission: Maybach DSG 40 double overdrive, 4 forward gears, one reverseTop speed: 99 mph (160 km/h)Wheelbase: 3.6 metresLength: 5.1 metres
Maybach Typ “W 6”
Produced from 1930 to 1933, this model was the result of the evolution of the Maybach Type “W5”. Karl Maybach decided to fit the tried-and-trusted “W5” engine in the chassis of the Maybach Zeppelin.
Engine: inline 6 cylinders, 2 valves per cylinder
Displacement: 6995 cc
Output: 120 hp (89,5 kW) at 2.800 rpm
Transmission: Maybach manual three-speed gearbox with overdrive
Top speed: 80.7 mph (130 km/h)
Wheelbase: 3.73 metres
Length: 5.5 metres
Maybach Type DSH
This model consisted of a new engine (Doppel-Sechs-Halbe) with six cylinders, 5.2-litre displacement and 130 hp, which was fitted in the Maybach Zeppelin chassis. The Maybach DSH was attractively priced and offered the same standards of comfort as the Maybach Zeppelin, with appealing performance. The production of this model ended in 1937.
Engine: 6 cylinders - 5.2 L
Displacement: 5.184 cc
Output: 130 hp (97 kW) at 3.200 rpm
Transmission: Maybach DSG 80 double overdrive, 4 forward gears, one reverse
Top speed: 87 mph (140 km/h)
Wheelbase: 3.73 metres
Length: 5.5 metres
Maybach Type SW 35
In the spring of 1935, the Maybach SW 35 (which stood for swing axle, 3.5 litres) was premiered at the Berlin Motor Show. This “small” Maybach with a six -cylinder engine, overhead camshaft with an output of 140 hp, took the market by surprise. It was a vehicle designed specifically for a new era, an era in which the worldʼs first motorways were being built and in which chassis development was moving along rapidly. The Maybach SW 35 was a super-modern luxury vehicle that, thanks to its engine, design and engineering, made it one of the best deals money could buy.
Engine: 6 cylinders engine - 3.5 litres
Displacement: 3.435 cc
Output: 140 hp (104 kW) at 4.500 rpm
Transmission: Maybach DSG 40 double overdrive, 4 forward gears, one reverse
Top speed: 93 mph (150 km/h)
Wheelbase: 3.6 metres
Length: 4.9 metres
The Maybach Zeppelin DS 8 cabriolet -1929
This cabriolet was originally supplied as a Maybach Type 12 at the beginning of 1929. The side sections could be lowered completely to allow it to be used as a parade car. It was only in 1933 that it was converted into a Maybach Zeppelin DS 8 with a 200 hp (147 kW) engine. It was still being used as a luxury taxi in the 1970s and counted Germany's President Heuss and Chancellor Kiesinger among its most notable passengers.
This Maybach Zeppelin DS 8 is one of the best-known surviving Maybach models.
Engine: Four-stroke spark-ignition engine, 12 cylinders, 60° V-layout
Displacement: 7.922 cc
Output: 200hp (147kW) at 3.200rpm
Transmission: DSG 80 double overdrive transmission
Top speed: 93mph (150km/h)
Wheelbase: 3.35 metres
Length: 5.50 metres
The Maybach Zeppelin DS 8 cabriolet - 1932
After serving as a hotel runabout, this cabriolet fell into disuse and was forgotten for years, until a Maybach enthusiast discovered it in 1959 and set about restoring it. In 1999, it was acquired by the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, where it was completely repainted. This model features some unusual special accessories such as an automatic jack fitted on each wheel and a compressor powered by the engine to inflate the tyres.
Engine: Four-stroke spark-ignition engine, 12 cylinders, 60° V-layout
Displacement: 7.922 cc
Output: 200hp (147kW) at 3.200rpm
Transmission: DSG 80 double overdrive transmission
Top speed: 87-106mph (140-170km/h), depending on body
Wheelbase: 3.35 metres
Length: 5.50 metres
The Maybach SW 38 saloon - 1936
Delivered in 1936, this Pullman saloon offered accommodation for seven people in five seats and two folding seats. During the 1950s, this Maybach was used as a winch vehicle for launching gliders. In 1969, it was fully restored by its current owner and has taken first place at numerous classic car events.
Engine: Four-stroke spark-ignition engine, 6 cylinders
Displacement: 3.815 cc
Output: 140 hp (103 kW) at 4.000 rpm
Transmission: Maybach DSG 35 double overdrive transmission
Top speed: 87 mph (140 km/h)
Wheelbase: 3.38 metres
Length: 5 metres
The Maybach SW 38 roadster - 1939
This red Maybach roadster was taken to the former Soviet Union in 1945. Estonian car enthusiasts managed to get it running again despite the fact that they had access to only the most basic resources. At the end of the 1970s, the SW 38 was damaged near Tallinn. Following reunification, a Maybach enthusiast recovered the car and brought it back to Germany where he succeeded in returning it to its original splendor after years of restoration work.
Maybach Type SW 42 Cabriolet
This exclusive cabriolet model was powered by a 6-cylinder 4.2 L petrol unit rated at 140 hp, giving the car exceptional performance. The cover could be either retracted completely or partly on each compartment, making this vehicle somehow similar to the later released Maybach Landaulet models which were designed with a similar roof-layout.
Engine: 6 cylinders engine - 4.2 litres
Displacement: 4.197 cc
Output: 140 hp (104 kW) at 4.000 rpm
Transmission: Maybach DSG 40 double overdrive, 4 forward gears, one reverse
Top speed: 99 mph (160 km/h)
Wheelbase: 3.6 metres
Length: 5.1 metres
