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'''Michael Graf Wolff Metternich zur Gracht''' was a German automobile historian.
== Life ==
Born on 21 July 1920 in [[Eupen]], the trained farmer and later representative of a large insurance company operated since the 1960s in the German classic car scene. On 13. February 1967 he was founding president of the [[Maybach]] Club, whose honorary president he was. Since 1965 he contributed as an author of numerous articles, technical contributions and books as well as lecturer to the mediation of the history of the automobile. Among other things, he wrote standard works on the brands [[Maybach]], Rumpler and on topics like [[Tricycle|Tricycles]] or [[Rocket car|rocket vehicles]]. Wolff Metternich is a founding member of Automobile History Society (AHG).
Michael Graf Wolff Metternich zur Gracht was married to Ingmarie, born Freiin von Ritter von Groenesteyn, and had a son. The family lived in the Castle Weilbach in [[Flörsheim am Main|Florsheim am Main]], where he died on [[February 14|14.]] [[February 14|February]] [[2018]].<ref>https://ift.tt/34IzOjF> There, he also was engaged in local politics for [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]] party.
== Publications ==
* with Sedgwick, Michael: ''Auto-Veteranen.'' Frankfurt am Main, 1965.
* ''Die Geschichte der Maybach-Automobile.'' Nettelstedt, 1969.
* ''Der Kompressor. Vom Zoller-Verdichter zum Lader von morgen.'' München, 1983.
* ''Edmund Rumpler – Konstrukteur und Erfinder'', München, 1986. ISBN 3-923581-10-6
* ''Hundert Jahre auf 3 Rädern.'' München, 1993. ISBN 3-929956-00-4
* ''Distanz zur Masse. Karl Maybachs extravagante Autokonstruktionen.'' München, 1993.
* ''Deutsche Raketenfahrzeuge auf Straße, Schiene und Eis 1928 bis 1931.'' Lorch, 1997.
* mit Neubauer, Hans-Otto: ''Sie bauten Autos. Die vergessene Autowelt der deutschsprachigen Automobilkonstrukteure 1885 - 1945''. Lorch, 2004.
== Awards ==
* Bundesverdienstkreuz
* 2005 ''Award of Distinction'' der amerikanischen ''Society of Automotive Historians (SAH)''
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Motoring journalists]]
[[Category:2018 deaths]]
[[Category:1920 births]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany]]
== Life ==
Born on 21 July 1920 in [[Eupen]], the trained farmer and later representative of a large insurance company operated since the 1960s in the German classic car scene. On 13. February 1967 he was founding president of the [[Maybach]] Club, whose honorary president he was. Since 1965 he contributed as an author of numerous articles, technical contributions and books as well as lecturer to the mediation of the history of the automobile. Among other things, he wrote standard works on the brands [[Maybach]], Rumpler and on topics like [[Tricycle|Tricycles]] or [[Rocket car|rocket vehicles]]. Wolff Metternich is a founding member of Automobile History Society (AHG).
Michael Graf Wolff Metternich zur Gracht was married to Ingmarie, born Freiin von Ritter von Groenesteyn, and had a son. The family lived in the Castle Weilbach in [[Flörsheim am Main|Florsheim am Main]], where he died on [[February 14|14.]] [[February 14|February]] [[2018]].<ref>https://ift.tt/34IzOjF> There, he also was engaged in local politics for [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]] party.
== Publications ==
* with Sedgwick, Michael: ''Auto-Veteranen.'' Frankfurt am Main, 1965.
* ''Die Geschichte der Maybach-Automobile.'' Nettelstedt, 1969.
* ''Der Kompressor. Vom Zoller-Verdichter zum Lader von morgen.'' München, 1983.
* ''Edmund Rumpler – Konstrukteur und Erfinder'', München, 1986. ISBN 3-923581-10-6
* ''Hundert Jahre auf 3 Rädern.'' München, 1993. ISBN 3-929956-00-4
* ''Distanz zur Masse. Karl Maybachs extravagante Autokonstruktionen.'' München, 1993.
* ''Deutsche Raketenfahrzeuge auf Straße, Schiene und Eis 1928 bis 1931.'' Lorch, 1997.
* mit Neubauer, Hans-Otto: ''Sie bauten Autos. Die vergessene Autowelt der deutschsprachigen Automobilkonstrukteure 1885 - 1945''. Lorch, 2004.
== Awards ==
* Bundesverdienstkreuz
* 2005 ''Award of Distinction'' der amerikanischen ''Society of Automotive Historians (SAH)''
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Motoring journalists]]
[[Category:2018 deaths]]
[[Category:1920 births]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany]]
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