• Mercedes-Benz S-Class 450 SLC AMG European Touring Car – ex Schickentanz/Heyer 1979
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86 923 - 100 296

EUR 78 000 - 90 000 (listed)

Estimate

86 923 - 100 296

EUR 78 000 - 90 000 (listed)

 
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1979 Mercedes-Benz S-Class

450 SLC AMG European Touring Car – ex Schickentanz/Heyer
Coys Auction - Nürburgring 9th August 2008 |

Summary

  • Year of manufacture 
    1979
  • Car type 
    Coupé
  • Competition car 
    Yes
  • Drive 
    LHD
  • Condition 
    Used
  • Exterior brand colour 
    Silver
  • Interior colour 
    Other
  • Location
  • Exterior colour 
    Other
  • Gearbox 
    Manual
  • Drivetrain 
    2wd
  • Fuel type 
    Petrol

Description

Coys Auction - The Nürburgring

Germany

Saturday 9th August 2008 Motor Cars at 17:00
Viewing: Friday 8th August from 10:00 to 19:00
Saturday from 10:00

Admission by catalogue only - admits two.

In contrast to Daimler-Benz AG, which raced the Mercedes-Benz SLC in the World Rally Championship, AMG built a racing coupe for circuit competition. Hans Werner Aufrecht sought to triumph over Jaguar and Alpina-BMW in the European Touring Car Championship with the SLC. In its original guise, a standard 450 SLC tipped the scales at around 1690 kilograms. AMG succeeded in upping the output of the 4520cc V8 from the previous 160 kW/217 bhp to 276 kW/380 bhp, at the same time, the rated engine speed was increased from a modest 5000 to 6550rpm. Work on the AMG racing coupe was completed just before the first race of the 1978 season of the European Touring Car Championship in Monza, Italy. Notwithstanding this, the AMG drivers Hans Heyer