William Maybach was born on February 9, 1846 in Heilbronn, Germany.

William Maybach first met in his workshop in 1865 with Gottlieb Daimler, known as the "Auto's Nose."William Maybach was only 19 years old and quickly attracted Daimler's attention for his extraordinary talent in painting. In 1869, Maybach received Daimler's invitation to go to the gasmotorenfabrik deutz company as a technical designer. In 1872, Daimler invented the first four-cylinder car engine, and between 1898 and 1899 he invented the brand's gasmotorenfabrik. At Otto's factory he began the development of four-strength engines, and in 1869 Maybach, only 27, was appointed as head of the design room. He invented the first four-cylinder car engine, and between 1898 and 1899 he invented the engine with five different types of engines that could produce 623