1.3 VIN breakdown
WDB 240 0 78 1 A 123456
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 =   World Manufacturer Identifier Code (WMI)
          WDB  =  West Germany Daimler Benz
2  =  Series
          240 = Maybach
3   =   Body (see also Type designation)
          0 = Saloon (= Maybach 57)

1 = Stretched Saloon (= Maybach 62), also Version Landaulet
4   =  Engine
30 – 79 = Petrol engine

Nowadays the engine construction patterns 78 and 79 (both V12) are obstructed
5   =  Steering
1 = Left-hand drive (LHD)

2 = Right-hand drive (RHD)
6  =  Assembly Plant
          A = Sindelfingen
7   =   Serial number