To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sothebys' Paris
event, 6 February 2019.
Estimate:
€60.000 - €80.000
- Offered from the Youngtimer Collection
- Very rare pre-merger AMG 6.0 model
- Equipped with matching factory hardtop
Built to replace the long-running and outdated R107, the
Mercedes-Benz R129 models were announced in 1989. Produced as a
two-door, two-seat roadster with an automated soft top and a
colour-matched aluminium detachable hard top, the R129 was offered
in several models, including the 500 SL. As in the past, AMG
offered a variety of engine performance packages for those clients
who wanted extra power; however, beginning in 1990, AMG and
Mercedes-Benz had signed a co-operation agreement allowing AMG
options to be offered in Mercedes-Benz showrooms. Thus, the R129 is
the first Mercedes-Benz to be offered with official AMG
versions.
Offered here is one of those early AMGs, built during the
co-operation years before the official merger. At its heart is a
bored and stroked version of the standard Mercedes-Benz M119
5-litre V-8 engine. Increased to 6.0 litres, the engine develops
380 bhp, up from 322 from standard. Additions such as the
colour-matched monoblock wheels, a lip spoiler, glossy wood trim
interior and colour-shifting blue-black paint all signal that this
is not your standard R129.
Some sources state that just 50 pre-merger 6.0s were made, and it
is much more common to find an AMG-tuned R129 after the 1993
facelift. Incredibly rare, very driveable - this is a car for any
discerning collector. To view this car and others currently
consigned to this auction, please visit the RM website at
rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/pa19.
