1/43 Maybach Special Racing Car 1920 (Silver) [02026]

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Product description ■ Maybach was founded in Friedrichshafen in 1909.
The factory specialized in aircraft engines and engines for the then popular airships.
With the end of World War I, this production sector was banned because it was specified in the Treaty of Versailles.
The Konstanz-Lake-based company faced with the fear of how to make money in the future.
The head of the company, Karl Maybach, decided to start making cars.
His decision was right, the factory built a foothold in the market and soon became known for its noble and expensive luxury cars.
On the other hand, there were racing cars that were the exact opposite of this luxury line.
Perhaps it is a mystery of automobile history, but the idea of making a racing car with the name Maybach was born.
From today's point of view, it seems very difficult to mount a huge 6-cylinder engine in a finely crafted chassis.
At a displacement of more than 23 liters, a water-cooled 4-stroke engine produced an incredible value of 300 horsepower at only 1200 rpm.
In 1920, the idea of mounting the engine in a chassis to make a racing car emerged.
More precisely, the vehicle was actually just a moving engine.
The only thing attached to the frame was sheet metal parts, four thin spoke wheels, and an engine fairing with two seats.
If it was, it would have been mentioned somewhere in the company's internal records, advertisements, and performance records.
So the secret of this race car remains secret.
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