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1987 Mercedes-Benz 300E AMG Hammer 6.0
While AMG is a household name these days, it wasn’t until the 1995 C36 that the tuner was truly integrated into the US market business model. Before the C36 arrived, AMG had focused on building a few special W124 models with breathed on versions of the 5.6 liter V8 from S classes of the day. These tuned engines featured 32 valve cylinder heads with twin camshafts. These powerplants could crank out in excess of 360 DIN hp in Europe, while figures were slightly less for US bound models due to emission regulations. Here we have a very low mileage example of the Hammer:
The seller states:
I am listing My 1987 Mercedes Benz 300E Real AMG Hammer. This is the 6.0 Litre four cam hand built motor that helped put AMG on the map in the United States. This car is a US spec car that was sold new To Mr. Stuart Haim in 1987 from Beverly Hills Motoring Accessories for the sum of $187,000.00. It is finished in its original color and is original paint in better than new condition always garaged under a cover. I Have owned this car for 14 years with no problems it has always ran excellent. All services have been up too date, the Ac has been serviced, A period correct upgraded sound system and Mitsubishi 800 cell phone is still in the optional cell phone arm rest and the transporter to make the phone mobile in the trunk, it will not work on any cell services but is still cool.
The car has the Full AMG body kit, 17 Inch Mono Bloc wheels, I have two sets one in chrome and one that is currently on the car that has Black powder coated centers. Full AMG exhaust system with AMG headers, All AMG suspension to accommodate the heavier 8 Cyl motor, upgraded brakes, Stiffened sub frame, rebuilt and stronger transmission with 1st gear start. The car rated at aprox 385 HP. 0-60 in 5 sec and a top speed of 187MPH. AMG Speedo cluster in grey, and burl wood shifter.
The interior is like new, the leather is faded, dyed, or dry, the dash is perfect, no one ever sat in the rear seats, all rubber trim is still soft and not dried out. I sold my other two Hammers at Barret-Jackson in January and think this is the best of the three cars, it has 20,000 miles on it, I have a clean California title there are no issues the car is currently registered and insured.
$55,000 is steep for any car over 20 years old. However, the condition of this vehicle and the significance of it being a vehicle that would lead the way toward more performance oriented Mercedes-Benzes in the future could very well find it a new owner in the near future. One definitely has some decisions to make at this price range, as this car’s contemporary, the C63 AMG, is not too far off from this price point.
-Paul
RENNtech Mercedes-Benz 500E Sleeper
“Performance without Compromise” – This is the motto of Florida-based Mercedes-Benz tuner, RENNtech. Started by Hartmut Feyhl in 1989, RENNtech is known as one of the leading authorities for performance modifications for Mercedes-Benz AMG models. Feyhl gained a great amount of experience and expertise over his 12 years as the North American technical director at AMG. He was also heavily involved in the “AMG Hammer” project.
This brings us to our featured auction, a 1992 Mercedes-Benz 500E with RENNtech modifications. Hand build in co-operation with Porsche, the 500E was known as the “wolf in sheep’s clothing”. In this example, the already beefed up dual camshaft 32-valve, 322 hp V8 gets an updated ECU chip, rear exhaust, carbon fiber airbox that the owner says is good for an additional 45hp. You can imagine that this will shave some time off the already impressive performance figures: 0-60 mph in 5.5 to 6.0 seconds, quarter-mile in 14.1 seconds at 101 mph. The top speed was limited at 155 mph…but my guess is that the ECU chip removes that governor.
Here are my two gripes with the car. First is the mileage. I know Mercedes builds solid cars and bulletproof engines but 150,000 miles is a significant amount for a tuned V8, especially if you’re going to drive it like a sports car. Second, I don’t think beige has any place being on a sports sedan, especially the exterior. Luckily the trunk needs to be repainted, so why not do yourself a favor and paint the whole car black, the color it should have been from the factory. Besides those two points, I think this is a great opportunity to own a rare Mercedes classic at a reasonable price.
-Ben
1987 Mercedes 300 Wagon with AMG 6.0 litre twin cam motor
There are several Mercedes 300 Wagons in our neighborhood. I often think that if I had one I’d want to lower it an inch, put on period AMG monoblock rims, color match the lower panels, and upgrade to European spec headlights — which would make for a great family ride.
But this 300 wagon takes it to another level. It has the AMG 6L motor, 3 piece rims, and very rare body kit, to name a few of the tasteful and rare upgrades. Here is the majority of the seller’s listing from the eBay ad for this 300 AMG Wagon:
quote from seller’s listing:
987 Mercedes 300 Wagon with AMG 6.0 litre twin cam motor, complete AMG car in excellent condition. I have owned this car for 13 years, originally from Canada a built for Mr Feingold I aquired the car through Renntech from Hartmuth, the car was in for a major service and Mr. Feingold decided to sell me the car after a $17000 complete service.
The exterior of the car is finished in a blue similar to Ferraris Tour de France, it has a complete AMG body kit including the 3 pc AMG wheels color keyed to the body, these wheels were recently refinished and sits on new Pirelli tires, Complete amg Mods, suspension, Exhaust, header, adj transmission, it is a real 6.0 motor and has had all services to date it runs outstanding has 44,000 kil. it has the 320 AMG speedo. The car has never sustained any damage, the paint is excellent with the acception of the front spoiler that has some minor rashing at the bottom corner, the front spoiler has air intakes for the cooling of the front brakes, it has never been tracked or abused I use the car once in a while when I need to take the kids somewhere and I need the seating for 7 it has the rear folding seat.
The interior is gray leather in excellent shape no dye work, suede dash, orthopedic driver and passenger seats, carpet not stained and door panels not cracked, and upgraded stereo with XM and I pod connection in the glove box, front and rear hidden K40 radar.
The car runs outstanding recent AC upgrade, Aligned and balanced, A real piece of AMG history
The starting bid for this car is $25000.
Many thanks to Ali for tipping us of to this great car!
If you have a suggestion for us, please email me: dan@motoringblogs.com
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1987 Mercedes AMG Hammer 300E 6.0 For Sale in California
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The owner states that this AMG Hammer is the ‘real deal’, which is to say it has the 6.0L with 4 valve heads. This translates to 375hp and 5 second zero to sixty times — in 1987! That beat the Lamborghini Countach, the Ferrari 288 GTO, and the Porsche 911 Turbo in top speed!
Check out this Black on Gray AMG Hammer for sale on eBayMotors:
quote from seller’s eBayMotors listing:
Original AMG Hammer, I have owned this car since 1993 it has 19000 Miles on it and is in exceptional condition. The black original paint is flawless, no accidents, no track time, the Original AMG body kit is unmarked no cracks, no missing paint front spoiler is excellent, The original 17 inch Aero wheels are not curbed, and the tires are good. All factory stickers are present in the jams of the doors and trunk. The car is always stored inside my garage in a climate controlled enviroment.Original in every way…
The car was Purchased new from Beverly Hills Motoring Accessories in 87, it was used for a few auto show and used in there catalog It is a Real AMG car it has the 4 cam 6.0 litre motor, all AMG upgraded Hammer suspension to fit the larger 8 cyl, upgraded rear end, transmission, and brakes, the car has had a recent service and has always been serviced by an authorized AMG service tech, there are no leaks, the Ac has been serviced and converted to R12, a new AMG exhaust was installed last year. The runs outstanding it is like the day it was delivered, I have all factory manuals, tool kit, jack etc.
I found some cool articles about the 300E AMG Hammer while researching the car, but this might be the most telling quote about how expensive this car was in 87 (VWVortex):
The Hammer’s US price of $167,000 in 1987 is equal to about $311,882 today (6/08). It was an insane amount of money in 1987 when you could buy a Testarossa for $134,000 or a Countach for $138,000. And a 911 Turbo would set you back a measly $69,000.
The buy-it-now price on this car, with only 19k miles, is $65k. Sounds like a bargain suddenly!
Mercedes AMG Hammer 300E Links:
1988 Mercedes-Benz 300 E AMG Hammer on Supercars.net
Worlds Fastest Sedans: Mercedes-Benz 300E AMG Hammer (W124) on FantasyCars.com
AMG Hammer on the MBFanatics.com Forums
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