Mercedes-Benz AMG 300 SEL #35 Helmut Kelleners Hockenheim 1971

Name: Mercedes-Benz AMG 300 SEL #35 Helmut Kelleners Hockenheim 1971
Brand: WERK83
SKU: W18030006

Südwestpokal Hockenheim 1971 · No. 35

The Mercedes-Benz AMG 300 SEL #35 Helmut Kelleners Hockenheim 1971 is a 1:18 scale model from our Rally & Motorsport range: Südwestpokal Hockenheim 1971, No. 35. Made by WERK83 (W18030006). See it at our showroom in Hamrun, Malta, or get it delivered across Malta & Gozo or shipped worldwide. Message Joe on WhatsApp to check availability.

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Delivery: Malta €5 · Gozo €10 · free over €100 in Malta & Gozo · worldwide on request (ask for a quote), or collect in Hamrun, Malta

Scale: 1:18
Category: Rally & Motorsport
Brand: WERK83
Colour: Red
Code: W18030006

Background

The story

AMG was founded in 1967 by former Mercedes-Benz engineers Hans Werner Aufrecht and Erhard Melcher as a racing engine company, its name taken from their initials and Aufrecht's birthplace, Großaspach. In the early 1970s it went racing with the big 300 SEL 6.3 V8 saloon, nicknamed the 'Red Sow' or 'Red Pig', including the 1971 Spa 24 Hours.

The 300 SEL 6.3 itself was created when Mercedes engineer Erich Waxenberger put the 6.3-litre V8 from the 600 into the W109 saloon. This WERK83 model shows the AMG car with starting number 35, driven by Helmut Kelleners at the Südwestpokal at Hockenheim in 1971.