FS: W124 1988 300E Hammer DOHC - Sotheby's (Milan, Italy)

[WDB748372]

I figured What a collection!

 

[WDB748372]

Last year The Mallet and now the same owner is putting up The Hammer. I wonder if he also owns the grey one up for auction too

VIN = AMG124.17216011

1988 Mercedes-Benz AMG 300 E 6.0 'Hammer'

View the 1988 Mercedes-Benz AMG 300 E 6.0 'Hammer' at Gooding Christie’s's Amelia Island Auctions 2025. Contact us for more information.

www.goodingco.com

(Estimate: $1,250,000 – $1,750,000)

The 300 E 6.0 ‘Hammer’ Sedan is the only known example with a 6.0-liter Type M117 engine and five-speed manual gearbox, and comes to auction with a known history from new. At Affalterbach, it was fitted with an AMG exhaust system, suspension kit, body kit, “Aero I” wheels, and a long-range fuel tank. Inside, the Recaro seats were trimmed in brown Buffalo leather, which present in immaculate condition today. Under previous ownership, the Hammer Sedan was recommissioned by Europa Imports of Winnetka, Illinois, while marque experts Blue Ridge MB of Lilburn, Georgia rebuilt the engine. More recently, in current ownership, the Sedan has been carefully detailed to show-quality standards and presents in pristine condition, showing 56,010 km at the time of cataloguing.

The AMG Conversion Confirmation states:

The AMG 300 E (sedan) received extensive modifications at AMG in Affalterbach, among them a M117 4-valve engine. It is one of the W124 vehicles modified by AMG that was crowned with the nickname "The Hammer". Next to the AMG spoiler kit, the sedan was fitted with an AMG suspension kit, AMG exhaust system and AMG wheels (AMG disk wheels). The vehicle received in 1989 a conversion from automatic transmission to a 5-speed manual transmission at AMG in Affalterbach. In the interior Recaro Seats (Buffalo Leather), an AMG speedometer (320 km/h), AMG wood finish and an AMG steering wheel were installed.

 

[gsxr]

Those seats are gorgeous.

Inflation has pushed us to $1.5M, eh?

 

[jhodg5ck]

Actually, different owner now, the fellow I did the work for found a gentleman who Wanted it, so her current custodian is now selling both of these manual Hammers.

Just FYI, I spent a few days paint correcting and detailing that car. Looks as it does here when she left.

The interior was Beyond DRY, I used over a Gallon of leatherique bringing it back over a number of weeks. I've never had leather drink quite like buffalo leather does.

On the engine side, we were able to remove about 13 lbs out of the rotating assembly between pistons, rods and crank lightening. Makes for a Very snappy M117 DOHC engine...even with the WILD dual clutch assembly that was literally vintage SACHS motorsports bits. The flywheel was a weird dual mass thing full of grease and gears. The assembly weight in right at 60lbs, but it did make for Super Smooth take up.

Did all that we could to coat/insulate the alloy from coolant and combustion in an effort to keep the porosity and temperature regulation issues at bay and I feel confident that will help with longevity. Improved gasket materials, seals and sealants were utilized throughout as well. Didn't let 35 yeras of innovation just pass us by


I put a little over 1000 miles on that car. Sadly, it looks as though she hasn't been a couple hundred kilometers since she left which is an absoloute Shame since this car was by Far my most favorite Hammer to drive.
I've got a spare driveline and the bits to make the manual conversion plus a westmont smoothed ducktail chassis and That will be my manual Hammer one day

 

[jhodg5ck]

vroom, vroom

 

[195910]

Good Luck Gentlemen, Exciting to see the W124 hit the well deserved 7-Digits mark.

 

[alibo70]

Actually, different owner now, the fellow I did the work for found a gentleman who Wanted it, so her current custodian is now selling both of these manual Hammers.

Just FYI, I spent a few days paint correcting and detailing that car. Looks as it does here when she left.

The interior was Beyond DRY, I used over a Gallon of leatherique bringing it back over a number of weeks. I've never had leather drink quite like buffalo leather does.

On the engine side, we were able to remove about 13 lbs out of the rotating assembly between pistons, rods and crank lightening. Makes for a Very snappy M117 DOHC engine...even with the WILD dual clutch assembly that was literally vintage SACHS motorsports bits. The flywheel was a weird dual mass thing full of grease and gears. The assembly weight in right at 60lbs, but it did make for Super Smooth take up.

Did all that we could to coat/insulate the alloy from coolant and combustion in an effort to keep the porosity and temperature regulation issues at bay and I feel confident that will help with longevity. Improved gasket materials, seals and sealants were utilized throughout as well. Didn't let 35 yeras of innovation just pass us by


I put a little over 1000 miles on that car. Sadly, it looks as though she hasn't been a couple hundred kilometers since she left which is an absoloute Shame since this car was by Far my most favorite Hammer to drive.
I've got a spare driveline and the bits to make the manual conversion plus a westmont smoothed ducktail chassis and That will be my manual Hammer one day

Isn't this the "Teamloansharks" car?

 

[ArauzMotoring]

vroom, vroom

So amazing

 

[hAMGurger]

Makes absolutely ZERO sense why current owner would sell both cars at same time and have them compete against one another.
Stupid.

Both of these cars will have been included in Raul Gardini's 1993 funeral convoy which was televised nationally in Italy. The full convoy was about 15 grey-and-black W124s.

 

[jhodg5ck]

Isn't this the "Teamloansharks" car?

Nah, he never owned these. He had that Euro 107 500 we talked about manual swapping...and was recently auctioned up in Saratoga... And his two quad cam 126's... WB SEC and narrow body SEL. Both her bought @ the miami auction a few years ago IIRC? I PPI'd the WB SEC, nice car...but a little bit of lipstick/still needed Things.

The last two I do now know if they got scooped up by the feds along with the rest of his collection. Dude dug himself a BIG hole and jumped right in.

A good, good friend who has defended folks from the feds explained it to me that once they show up at your door, it's not a question if you will be found guilty...it's just how long are you going away for. It's all just a math problem.

Still deciding if I'll swing down to see these two go..I may just as I worry they will disappear into someones collection never to be seen again....Kind of like my anthracite Hammer, although I Did finally find out where she went. Fellow who bought her has done really well making floor mats.

jono

 

[gsxr]

Fellow who bought her has done really well making floor mats.

MacNeil bought it? SWEET!

 

[jhodg5ck]

Dave wins a gold star!

I'm pretty sure he was the salesman who managed the original purchase back at AMG NA.

I have his old business card that I found in one of my Hammers which is kinda spiffy

 

[weide1]

What about the engine number. I read 117 968 12 065 223 on the auction list. But i read 117 963 12 005 223 on the AMG Classic document.
And what about the Special Feature.
Where i read "in 1989 a conversion from automatic transmision to a 5-speed manual transmission".
But the initial 300 E already had a 5-speed manual 717430.

 

[jhodg5ck]

Got me, we used the block that was in it...Lord knows.

It's not the same box of course and the Engine would have originally had a 5 speed so you could argue that. Smart to start with a stick though, looks as though they had plans from the word Go...

 

[gerryvz]

In their latest issue, Sports Car Market is advising non long-term owners to sell their pre-merger AMG models, feeling that the market is starting to reach a peak point in prices, and most price accumulation in these models has already occurred.

I’ll post the short piece on it.

 

[gerryvz]

Here's the promised piece on pre-merger AMGs from Sports Car Market.

cc: @jhodg5ck @AMG5PT4

 

[AMG5PT4]

Saw that in my copy... Wait for it...