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 ...

Mass will be driving a 1928 Mercedes-Benz SSK (W06), while Wendlinger will manhandle a 1971 AMG 300 SEL 6.8, affectionately known as the “Red Pig”, even though the Mercedes-Benz press release ...

The Mercedes-Benz 300SEL 6.3 was the most unlikely of race cars. Watch it take second place in the 1971 24 Hours of Spa.

Mercedes-Benz and AMG have been churning out powerful, desirable cars for decades. Click through for a roundup of the 13 best ones ever made. ... 1971 Mercedes-Benz 300SEL 6.8 AMG “Red Pig ...

With this year's 24 Hours of Spa endurance race closing in, Mercedes-Benz found it appropriate to dress up its S63 AMG rocket sedan to commemorate a very special race car from its past: a 6.8 ...

It started in 1968 with the 300SEL 6.3, an S-Class predecessor that swapped the then-standard six-cylinder engine for a 6.3-liter V8 from the larger Mercedes-Benz 600. In 1971, AMG, still an ...

Few brands combine luxury and muscle as deftly as Mercedes-AMG. It’s a legacy that can be traced back to the late 1960s with the 300 SEL 6.3 and the 450 SEL 6.9 that succeeded it in the ’70s ...

To create the legendary 300SEL 6.3 back in 1968, Mercedes employed the 6.3-liter V-8 from the 600 limousine. ... 1999 Mercedes E55 AMG Vehicle Type: front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, ...

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 ...