I agree. The designs have aged well. While I admittedly preferred the purity of the 560 SEC lines when I was a kid, I now see and appreciate the work that AMG put into these cars.

Yes, it’s a really deep exhaust note, that shows what the engine is capable of.

What of the AMG Hammer?

The basic Bruno Sacco design was awesome to begin with and the wide body modifications blend in well, yet gives the SEC a purposeful look and communicates that this car means business!

Great to hear from you Richard. Had a similar experience and it's always nice to be reconnected with the cars from our youth :)

Same. There will never be a Mercedes built like the 126...everything about it is top class

Still blowing minds....

Thank you. It is awesome indeed! Feel free to contact us anytime. We also have a lovely E60 AMG :)

Indeed, one of the rarest there is from that decade!

Even today so rare. I would take this over any new supercar

Yes, it's an awesome machine. Nice memories from Adelaide. Since these cars are so rare, actually seeing one anywhere in the world is a real treat :)

You're a very lucky man! Yes, the stealth look of the Widebody is emulated in today's Mercedes. Keep driving and enjoying your cool cars! Thanks for watching and commenting.

They're seriously cool cars!

Yes, RM achieved an amazing result. Yet, the three sales before that achieved $160,000 - $200,000. Why this spread? Well, the car now sold by RM was low-mileage and came with full documentation. Low mileage and great provenance will always increase value. The lower results were for car in the 80,000-100,000 km range and presumably without much documentation. You also need a bit of luck and at least two persons, who want the car at the auction. An American business partner was present at the RM record sale and was surprised at the result. Apparently a great car and many bidders. Happy for the seller. So, it's complex and many factors to take into consideration. Thank you for viewing and commenting!

It surely does! Awesome sound 🏁😎

Hi Marco, great to hear from you. Is yours a W123 or W124 300D? Both lovely cars. Good luck with the restoration, the first one is always special! The factory SEC are timeless classics and Bruno Sacco masterpieces!

Yes, both are great designs! I was fortunate enough to have a B7 RS4 Cabriolet as my company car for a summer, when working for Audi. Pleasant memories indeed! :)

It's a seriously cool machine! Good to hear that you're enjyoing our content :)

Congratulations! They’re awesome cars with so much style and class.

Thank you!

Absolutely!

Thank you! The sound of that 6,0l AMG engine is priceless 🏁😎

Thank you so much for your kind feedback! Much more to come. Have a great day.

Thank you so much! Yes, exactly, it was the perfect 'Autobahnstürmer' back then :) A truly special vehicle.

@@petrolheadclassics thanks for you response, will you also do videos about other older AMG's like the Hammer and the lesser known Babyhammer for example

@@MrConfrigo I'd be happy to, if we come across these cars. At the moment, this is the AMG-Mercedes we have on offer. An E60 is incoming. Do check my American friend's excellent video of a rare Hammer: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fd2qaZOltbCoiKc.html

@@MrConfrigo BabyHammer?

@@1anre the amg version of the mercedes 190

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It is!

Yes, today's aerodynamics, packaging, safety and comfort requirements make many modern cars look similar. The eighties definitely brought about more unique cars!

Thank you! Photo credit goes to my young videographer Boldizsar Zsigmond. Happy to hear that you like the ‘wide body’ pictures and you can view more of them - and of other stunning cars - on our website: www.petrolheadclassics.com/ Enjoy the browsing! However, please note that the copyright in all pictures and videos is owned by us, so please contact us before you share any of the content. Thank you for your understanding :)

Thank you!

It’s truly awesome!

Per the video, customers purchased the vehicle from Mercedes and then sent it to AMG for further modification. So we can assume they didn't want a manual.

Thank you for your feedback and happy to hear that you enjoyed the video! As for the gearbox, you would need to address Mercedes on this one, since the 560 SEC came with automatic gearboxes only. Probably very few manuals could handle the torque of the engine. Someone mentions that AMG once converted a 560 SEC 'wide body' to manual for a UAE customer, using a 190 E 2.3-16 gearbox, but I haven't been able to confirm it.

@@jayjuggrnaut Correct. And as outlined below, these cars came with auto only. Whether the conversion of one car to manual was actually done, I haven't been able to verify.

@@petrolheadclassics ah I see. Ironically, one would’ve expected a Manual gearbox due to it fluidity being able to better handle higher torque than a robotic auto-box, but Merc favored the latter. I trust BMW, they’d have found a way to make a similar powerplant work flush with a manual stick.

@@1anre I agree with you and a manual gearbox would have suited the cars sporty credentials. I believ the reason is simply that there was no manual gearbox available to handle the torque of the 5.6l and 6.0l engines.

Thank you for your reply. If you read my comment below, you will see that I was in contact with the Head of AMG Classic, who also built these cars in his younger years with the company. We never discussed this in detail, but he did authenticate our car as genuine, AMG built.

Pre Mercedes - AMG merger, a number of larger Mercedes & AMG dealers were authorized to build wide body cars, quite a few coming out of Japan (they did interesting things utilizing M119 heads). There were AMG Beverly Hills (where the later RennTech founder Hartmut Feyhl worked in their AMG shop, two others from this AMG shop are still active around L.A., one in Sylmar, the other in Conejo Valley), I believe another was in Chicago, plus one on the East Coast, also one in the UK. I know Henrik quite well, and am acquainted with the process of building his widebody, as well as his later participation in the Wheeler-Dealer SEC widebody recreation build. To me, a widebody SEC, whether original AMG or a later re creation needs to have either the 5.4L or 6.0 AMG engine.

Thank you forwriting and apologies for belated response. I was in contac with the Head of AMG Classic as we were offering this car, yet we never discussed this aspet. In the meantime @Teutone58 answered and it sounds plausible. Also, we need to remember that each car us unique, as you could opt for just power upgrades or those combined with optical modifications. In any case, these cars are truly special.

Generation 1 till 1985 / Generation 2 from 1986 : Gen 2 came with upgraded bumper design / upgraded lower side trim panels smooth instead of fluted / side skirt design specific only to widebody Gen1 was upgraded in Gen2 / Gen1 had WB Penta 16" wheels and Gen 2 offered 3 piece forged WB 17" wheels known as Aero 3 / Gen2 came with upgraded interior / The engine upgrade options available (if client wished) Gen 1 5.4L engines were a bored out 5litre block to 98.5mm bores / Gen 2 the 5.6L engine was bored out to 100mm bores and both offered either 16V heads or 32V heads with custom cams (there were many engine mods to custom choose from) AMG also offered manual conversion if you wanted it Getrag (265 if i recall) with AMG's own custom bellhousing. / Brake upgrade in Gen2 / Rear trunk spoiler upgrade to smaller lip versus the previous wing. That just covers a few as there were many more custom options to choose.

Thank you. I am happy to answer any questions about the car via mail. Address in the 'about' section. I look forward to hearing from you!

www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/oldtimer/mercedes-c126-560-sec-amg-widebody-auktion/ if its this one it went for 250k dollars

@@RD19902010 That is another car, sold first in London in 2019 and then again in the US this year.

Hi! Sorry for delayed response. The original AMG wide body modifications are as follows: rear quarter panel flares (l/r): steel; front wings (l/r): reinforced fiberglass. So a mix of both materials were used to create that unique look. Thanks again for asking and stay tuned!

@@petrolheadclassics thank you for the response. Will do!

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A "Hammer" is always a w124.

Sorry for belated response, Greg. As Meike correctly pointed out, the "Hammer" was based on the W124 series, so the 'E-Class' sedan of today rather than the S-Class 560 SEC 'wide body'. As with the latter, the W124 was heavily reworked by AMG, A friend in the US is a Hammer aficionado and has one himself, one of the 29 limousines. Although you could have the coupé or even the wagon converted. Cool cars in any respct! Thanks for watching and commenting!

Haha, no it doesn't. Although it may be a good sales argument for some.

Due to client confidentiality, we can't disclose selling prices. Yet, these cars are rare and don't come cheap. Especially not immaculate ones like this. Thanks for reaching out to us!

I agree with you, there are plenty of other great AMG models from that era, such as the W124 'Hammers' and of course the W126 limousine versons. Generally they tend to look better in darker colours. And yes, prices have gone crazy, but then again these are very rare cars. And coachbuilding is no longer done in the automotive industry. Thanks for watching and commenting!

Haha, not sure if you can bring a 560 SEC anymore, but they're setting up a classics department :) Times sure have changed since the eighties, when they were still independent from Mercedes.

No, they have a Bosch fuel injection system. The 'E' in SEC actually stands for 'Einspritzung', which is the German word for fuel injection.

Hi! The original AMG wide body modifications are as follows: rear quarter panel flares (l/r): steel; front wings (l/r): reinforced fiberglass. So a mix of both materials were used to create that unique look. Thanks again for asking and stay tuned!

Thank you! It's a lovely car indeed.

The seats are electrically operated Recaro, installed by AMG during the conversion

@@petrolheadclassics recaro classic c leather seats.

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Thank you for your feedback! Yes, the owner uses these more modern floormats to protect the originals.

We're saving that for our next video ;) Thanks for watching!

Well, this is the way AMG did them. Compared to the C126 560 SEC these cars were based upon, they still sit lower.

Thank you.

I start the engine at 3:10.

The car has a Japanese vehicle document and was imported to the EU from there. I don't understand your comment?