http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Merce...fCarsQ5fTrucks

 

Wow.....I wonder if he'll the "buy it now" in number in this economy.

Beautiful car !

 

Last time it was on Ebay, bidding went to 41k

 

sick, sick, sick

 

Yeah, thats going to be a tough one @ 65K, beautiful car though.. timeless.

 

Wow stunning.....I wouldnt be surprised to see somone from overseas ****** this one up and ship it out of the USA. That seems to be happening a lot lately with high horsepower collector cars such as this. It would be a shame to lose this one here in North America. My dream would be to be able to stretch this cars legs on the autobahn.

 

So that is where my chrome Aero I's went !

 

hmm...for buy it now price, i could also get a super clean 2006 S65, or perhaps a his/hers 2005 E55/2004 S600 2-pack? i'm sure it's a great car, just saying considering the alternatives for similar money....
Patrick

 

And the alternatives you name for similar money will be worth what in ten years ?

Major difference in mindset between true collectors and just those that own any Merc.

P.S.

I bid it up to $40K + the last time.
It's been for sale for over a year.
Is it worth $65K...probably in a good economy.

 

if i could afford it, damn.
I've lusted after the hammer since i was 8.

 

I agree completely. This car is an icon and worthy even as a museum piece although it would be a shame to let all that HP go to waste. I would buy this over an s65 any day of the week.

 

no questions asked I would kill for this car.

 

LOL, $187K in 1987, do you know black monday?

Wow man...but you got the E500. I think the E500 is better because it is more daily drivable. Everything on the Hammer is either completely custom/modified or euro, so you have to have an amazing mechnic/machinist/ and welder on hand.

LOL, yeah, those will all be scrapped. Also, they wouldn't be here if it weren't for all the history that the AMG hammer made with the fastest sedan revolution.

We can debate the number, but rumor has it that there were 13 AMG hammer 300E 6.0 DOHC cars in existance. So I know of 1-2 besides the one on ebay that are still left, and I know of several others that are no longer in opperation. I know of a few 5.6 DOHC ones as well but most of those are overseas.

So maybe in 10 years, there might be only 1 or 2 of these things left... They were a huge icon in the late 80s, so we shall see.

The hammer is without a governor, unlike any of the newer post "Gentlemen's agreement" cars - 155mph governor.

 

I saw this car in person about 3 years ago when at the detail shop in Canoga Park, CA. It sounds really nice.

 

The hammer is without a governor, unlike any of the newer post "Gentlemen's agreement" cars - 155mph governor.[/QUOTE]

Didnt R&T clock it at like 185mph?? Anyone have a scan of that article?

 

So....what's it gonna take to get you into this car, today?

 

Sounds like you have some "showroom" experience

Well....let me go bid on it once again...

Been looking for a real Hammer and would settle for a lower maintenance 6.0L SOHC.

I think there is still an 87 300TE 6.0L SOHC in New Jersey still for sale in the mid $30K...

 

lol...no showroom experience. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

I briefly contemplated that wagon when I was shopping for mine last year. The practical side of me took over and I ended up with a "regular" W124 kombi. You looking at wagons?

 

Sooo I'm bidding on the Hammer...he dropped the "buy it now" $5K and lowered the reserve, but my max bid still not at the reserve.

Considering a wagon if I could find a low mileage M103-12V as there may still be a twin turbo kit kicking around.

If I found a wagon, I'd get rid of my G55...

 

I hope you end up with it

 

how much you going up too?

 

what a gorgeous example, i wish i had the extra cash, would go great with the 500

 

My current max is well above what shows as my current bid.
Still not at the seller's reserve.

I'm waiting to see if anyone bumps my bid and hits the reserve.

This is about the third go round for the car and the first time the reserve has been lowered as the buy it now.

 

that's an awesome car, I wonder why for that money they didn't get the Recaros or AMG steering wheel.

 

I hope you win, Ed. It would be really cool for the owner of that car to be an active MBworld member!!