They merely don’t make them like this anymore. Earlier than AMG was swept into Mercedes itself, it was one of the vital radical tuners on the planet, rivaling any store from Europe to Japan and america. In 1986, AMG had a secret program because the works engine provider to Mercedes for European sports activities automobile racing and provided a 32-valve DOHC cylinder head package for Mercedes’s M117 V8 engine. Mixed with the AMG displacement improve to six.0 liters, these motors may make over 375 horsepower. A so-equipped AMG E-Class earned the nickname “the Hammer” in a 1987 Street & Observe check, cementing the automobile’s status. This 1986 500 AMG SEC 6.0 widebody is a type of automobiles and an ultra-low mileage instance in addition. On the time of its newest registration in Germany, the automobile exhibits simply 2,930 miles — and its situation proves the mileage. The intimidating bodywork is enhanced by a Blue-Black Metallic colorway over Anthracite leather-based inside, with the one modifications being a set of H&R springs and later four-piston Brembo calipers. The automobile goes to public sale by way of RM Sotheby’s December eighth in New York.