To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sothebys' Paris event, 6 February
2019.
Estimate:
€150.000 - €200.000
- Offered from the Youngtimer Collection
- Most desirable tuner upgrade available for Mercedes-Benz in
period
- Just 27,731 km on the odometer
- Original AMG-upgraded 6.0-liter DOHC engine
The first joint product between AMG and Mercedes-Benz, the AMG C36
would not be introduced until 1993. For years prior to that, the
two companies were cooperating to the extent that the AMG cars were
being delivered with full company warranties through Mercedes-Benz
dealers, however these vehicles were prohibitively expensive and
therefore very rare.
Introduced in 1990, the 560 SEC AMG was perhaps the most fabled of
these "pre-merger" upgraded automobiles. The car was powered with a
6.0-liter engine, producing twice the torque at half the engine
speed of the original 5.6-liter Mercedes-Benz engine. On the
outside, the car was fitted with distinctive AMG-designed front and
rear fenders and door panels that allowed much wider wheels and
tires to be fitted, inspiring the nickname "Wide Body."
Experts believe that only 50 or so of these pre-merger 560s exist -
and one is on offer here. On file is paperwork from Japan proving
its low mileage, and a full service in the UK dated 2016. To view
this car and others currently consigned to this auction, please
visit the RM website at rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/pa19.