This article details the Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.8 driven to a class win and second overall at the 1971 24 Hours of Spa, and how it laid the groundwork for what was to come from AMG for the next ...

This article details the Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.8 driven to a class win and second overall at the 1971 24 Hours of Spa, and how it laid the groundwork for what was to come from AMG for the next ...

The upcoming 24 Hours of Spa marks the 50th anniversary of AMG’s first major success in motorsport and Mercedes is celebrating that victory with three special editions. Driven by Hans Heyer and ...

Heyer will be racing a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 that has been made to look like the historic Mercedes 300 SEL 6.8 AMG driven by his father, Hans Heyer. The elder Heyer drove that car at the 1971 ...

The best car at the 2019 Legends of the Autobahn was the Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL AMG, aka Silber Sau. I know because I drove it onto the Pasadera golf course myself. The Silber Sau (silver pig ...

The car that birthed AMG decades ago ... “M”), two erstwhile Mercedes engineers who had a zealous penchant for speed. The duo famously snagged a Mercedes 300 SEL 6.3 and bored the V-8 mill ...

but presumably it summed up some of the sentiment surrounding the Mercedes 300 SEL 6.8 AMG back in 1971 when it was entered in the 24 hours of Spa. The 300 SEL in race trim, bored out to 6.8 ...

During the 1971 24 Hours of Spa, their AMG Mercedes 300 SEL 6.8 took second place to the surprise of many. The relationship between AMG and Mercedes-Benz flourished after that. Here are some of ...

The first AMG race car, the Mercedes 300 SEL 6.8, exceeded expectations, showcasing AMG's racing prowess. AMG's evolution from an external tuner to a part of the Mercedes family has led to the ...

The car that birthed AMG decades ago ... “M”), two erstwhile Mercedes engineers who had a zealous penchant for speed. The duo famously snagged a Mercedes 300 SEL 6.3 and bored the V-8 mill ...