Today, 179 years ago, on 9 February 1846 (Calendar 14 January 1846), was born William Maybach, the developer of the first luxury Mercedes-Benz car. On 9 February 1846, William Maybach was born in Heilbronn, Germany. In 1865, William Maybach was invited by Daimler to go to the gasmotorenfabrik deutz company as a technician in the workshop. In 1872, Daimler entered the company as the chief technician with his extraordinary talent in painting and quickly caught Daimler's attention. In 1869, Maybach accepted Daimler's highest invitation to go to the gasmotorenfabrik deutz company, working as a technician in the workshop. In 1872, Daimler entered the company as the chief technician by the brand William Maybach, built by Nicholas Otto. The company began the development of