Herpa will make this one time issue available for Christmas 2004:
Background: This Maybach Car transport train is pulled by a Trix (Non-Digital) version of the Maybach designed V200 Locomotive. This High Efficiency 5-Pole Motor Propulsion Locomotive is decorated in Maybach Ivory and the Maybach Logo as supplied by DaimlerChrysler and is an actual representation of the Brand. This is a model of the locomotive as it ran in the 50s and 60s with a Maybach engine and transmission and has thereby earned a firm place in Maybach company history. History and the present are connected in the Maybach Auto Transport Train – Future Classics because the V200 pulled container cars carrying authentic representations of the Maybach Glass Containers specially conceived to transport the Luxury Cars to their exciting New York Premiere on the Queen Elizabeth II. Each glass container contains one of 10 authentic Herpa miniature Maybach 57s exclusively made for this edition. Each Maybach miniature model is manually assembled from 27 individual parts. True to the original, there are free standing Maybach emblem on the chrome radiator grille, silver trim, back-up lights, rims and interior. The fine original Maybach two-tone lacquer finish rounds out the high-quality general impression of the Models.
This set, with its Trix V200 Locomotive originally designed and built by Maybach and its luxurious freight in the form of the modern Maybach Herpa Miniature Models, embodies the fascination and myths of the Maybach brand perfectly.
This set is manufactured in a limited edition of 1500 piecs and offered mainly by the Herpa specialized retail trade. DaimlerChrysler and Maybach received part of this limited edition. Due to extremely high collector demand for these sets, please submit your order as quickly as possible. These will without doubt sell out!
Note: This set will also be offered in Marklin ACversion. (Stock # 150750)
