Since Mercedes-Benz AMG GmbH is celebrating it’s 45th anniversary this year and given this past weekend’s Formula 1 action we thought it would be appropriate to show some footage of Mercs very first race car, the 300SEL 6,8 AMG in action at Spa.
Today we have become accustomed to seeing the likes of C-Class DTM cars competing in Germany but we can only imagine how out of place it must have looked to see a 300SEL with its flared wheelarches, roll-cage and slick tyres lapping this famous Belgium circuit during the 1971 24-hour endurance race.
Apart from the Mercedes-Benz, look at the rest of the field, there is some fascinating contenders.
