Royal Car-Maybach DS8 Zepplin



Maybach DS8 Zepplin
1932 onwards used to ferry The Royal Family on Dasara. Maybach DS8 Zepplin. Only 100 were manufactured. One of them purchased by Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj of Kolhapur. From London in 1932.
As the Royal Flag of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Swaraj is Bhagva (Orange) that way car was ordered in Orange Livery. There is a Figurine of Goddess Mahalakshmi Shri Ambabai in front of bonnet along with Royal symbol of Bhavani  Devi and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Custom made by Maybach on the middle headlamp. A price of The Royal car is €1.3 million (Approximately 10.crore Indian Rupees). 
7,922 cc SOHC 60 Degree-486 Cubic Inches-V-12 Engine

200 bhp-149kW,203PS at 3,200 rpm

8-speed Manual Transmission With Pre-Selection 

4-Wheel Leaf Spring Suspension
4-Wheel Mechanical Drum Brakes.

The DS8 among the most powerful production cars in the world at the time. A top speed of 106 mph 171 km/h was possible.
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