German luxury car maker Maybach, now owned by Daimler AG, was founded in the year 1909 by Wilhelm Maybach, the company was originally known as Maybach-Motorenbau GmbH and was a subsidiary of Luftschiffbau Zeppelin/GmbH till 1918. The companys operation started by manufacturing diesel and gas engines for Zeppelins and later it graduated to building large and luxurious automobiles. Dead for a long time, Maybach was revived as a brand in the early 2000s with the production of Maybach 57 and Maybach 62. The numbers signify the length of the cars - 57 being 5.7 meters and 62 being 6.2 meters. Even long after production of these legendary vehicles ended, they remained very much alive in the hearts and minds of engineers, designers and automotive enthusiasts