Maybach radiator grille

Flying on wheels

Luxury icon of the 1930s

The Maybach Zeppelin DS 8 was one of Maybach’s luxury cars. The vehicle was built from 1930 to 1940. The dominant name stems from Maybach’s company history, which produced engines for Zeppelin airships at the beginning of the twentieth century. They set equally high quality standards for their vehicles.

State-of-the-art technology for old cooling systems

The radiator grille on this Maybach was newly manufactured. First, a scan of an original radiator grille was created. On this basis, a CAD file was created, which was then used to mill a wooden knocking model. The tapping model served as a production gauge for the subsequent radiator construction.

The production

First, the outer frame of the radiator grille was made from sheet steel. The individual slats could then be produced. Each slat was individually bend and cut to size in order to perfectly follow the contour of the radiator grille. The slats were then welded onto a round material and connected with a mechanism.

Technology and surface

The mechanism allowed the louvres to be opened or closed mechanically while driving, in order to regulate the vehicle’s cooling performance. The surface was very finely ground so that the radiator grille could then be copper-plated and chrome-plated.

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