Classic AMG - The W114 250 and the 300ce 'Hammer'

Here are some photos of the earlier AMG cars long before they became Mercedes Benz-AMG. One is a W114 250 that has been breathed by AMG and the other a 300ce in the wide arch form.

The 1970s 250 was one of the first few cars that AMG breathed upon. Nothing much on the exterior except the lowered stance and wheels but the engine allowed it to chase BMWs. No one modded Mercedes Benz is those days. No, it did not have a stonking V8, the 250's 2.5liter straight six was tuned in the traditional way - camshafts, exhaust, exhaust manifolds, carburetor tweaks, cylinder head port and polishing and pistons. I think 146bhp must have became 180-190bhp at the very least. This was in the 70s. Fast enough to scare the 1974-75 Porsche 911 Carerra drivers. That Porsche had a mere 210hp at the time.

This late 1980s C124 (pictured below) is also part of the famed AMG Hammer cars which was based on the W124/C124 chassis. The stock 300e/ce W124/C124 gets the whole AMG package and in its most final form - wide arches and a ridiculously large 6.0liter V8 engine.(from 5.6liters). Note the interior - you get electrically adjustable RECARO seats, an AMG steering wheel, a 300km/h meter and an AMG gearknob. Everything else is typically W/C124. Amazing isn't it? The 4 door version was the fastest 4 door sedan in the world at that point of time.