Only a few Rally Roadsters were originally built by Mercedes from available options during the 1957 production year. Whether dismantled, as was the Boringer factory works car, or crashed, no examples have survived.
Initially purchased in 1969 both smashed and not running, it has been a 30-year effort to re-establish this niche of Mercedes history using this chassis from the correct time frame, authentic Mercedes performance options and the state-of-the-art rally instrumentation and accessories from the late 50s.
In addition to the rally equipment, this car has an added 25 HP with high compression Mahle pistons, bumperless weight reduction, 4.11 rear, Dunlop R5 racing tires, competition springs and shocks, bulls eye headlights, tuned exhaust, and factory issue competition seat belts. The paint code is original to this chassis, and this car is one of only four cars made in this color. | |
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