One to Buy: 5000km 1986 Mercedes-Benz W126 SEC AMG 6.0 Widebody
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When it comes to the coolest cars of the 1980s, there’s not much on a par with AMG’s widebody interpretation of Mercedes’ flagship W126 SEC.
Launched initially as a four-door sedan at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 1979, the two-door pillar-less W126 Coupe dubbed SEC arrived at the same event two years later. A face-lifted second series variant subsequently followed for the 1986 model year (in September 1985) by which time Mercedes offered the SEC with a choice of three single overhead cam V8 engines: the 4.2-litre 420 SEC, the 5-litre 500 SEC and the range-topping 5.6-litre 560 SEC.
However, if none of these provided sufficient scope for exclusivity and performance, wealthy customers could have their SEC dispatched to the AMG works in Affalterbach for conversion to something a little more bespoke.
AMG offered myriad enhancements for the SEC range during the W126’s production run, and we think an example of just about the perfect specification for one of these cars will be going under the hammer at Broad Arrow Auctions’ Amelia Island sale on March 8th.
Delivered to AMG on February 2nd 1986 and signed off on May 15th, chassis ‘229225’ was ordered by a German customer who specified fully colour-coded Blue Black Metallic paint with Black leather upholstery, an AMG 300kmh speedometer, an AMG steering wheel, AMG exhaust and split-rim AMG Aero 3 wheels. Perhaps most significantly, chassis ‘229225’ was also ordered with the ultra rare combination of AMG’s wide body conversion and the firm’s legendary 6-litre dual overhead cam engine, both of which were incredibly expensive upgrades at the time.
Remarkably, this sensational SEC has covered a little under 5000km and is accordingly offered in timewarp condition.
