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Mercedes 300 SEL 6.8 AMG #35 H. Heyer / C. Schickentanz 24 Hours of Spa 1971 Minichamps 1:43

Mercedes 300 SEL 6.8 AMG #35 H. Heyer / C. Schickentanz 24 Hours of Spa 1971 Minichamps 1:43 MB007 Diecast
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Minichamps' 1:43 diecast reproduces the Mercedes 300 SEL 6.8 AMG, car number 35, driven by H. Heyer and C. Schickentanz at the 1971 24 Hours of Spa. Nicknamed the "Rote Sau," this touring car's competitive debut is widely credited with launching AMG's motorsport reputation.
Mercedes 300 SEL 6.8 AMG #35 H. Heyer / C. Schickentanz 24 Hours of Spa 1971 Minichamps 1:43
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Car Brand
Mercedes
Model Manufacturer
Minichamps
Scale
1:43
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
MB007
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About the Mercedes 300 SEL 6.8 AMG #35 H. Heyer / C. Schickentanz 24 Hours of Spa 1971 Minichamps 1:43

TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:43 diecast reproduces the Mercedes 300 SEL 6.8 AMG, car #35, driven by H. Heyer and C. Schickentanz at the 1971 24 Hours of Spa. Known as the "Rote Sau," this heavyweight saloon's strong showing on its competition debut is a founding chapter in AMG's motorsport history.

Few road-derived racers carry a nickname as memorable as the "Rote Sau," the Red Pig, and this Mercedes 300 SEL 6.8 AMG earned it honestly at Spa in 1971.

Reproducing a Heavyweight Touring Car in 1:43

A big American-influenced Mercedes saloon turned racer is an unusual subject for a diecast tampo job, with wide arches and a bold number roundel that need to sit cleanly against the red bodywork. Minichamps' small-scale execution keeps that livery sharp, and the 300 SEL's long, heavy-shouldered profile translates surprisingly well even at 1:43, where its size relative to contemporary touring cars still reads clearly. The diecast weight in hand suits a subject that was, in period, one of the heaviest cars on the Spa grid, a big, unlikely-looking winner among smaller specialist racers. There is real satisfaction in a small model that gets a genuinely oversized subject's proportions right.

The Race That Built AMG's Reputation

AMG was still a young tuning outfit outside Mercedes' factory structure when this car took to the grid at the 1971 24 Hours of Spa, and its strong result against smaller, more specialised rivals is widely regarded as the moment that put AMG's name on the motorsport map. A big, comparatively unwieldy saloon out-running lighter opposition made for a memorable story at the time, and it is the reason this particular 300 SEL still gets discussed decades later rather than fading into general 1970s touring car history.

An Anchor Piece for an AMG or Touring Car Collection

For collectors tracing AMG's history from independent tuner to Mercedes' in-house performance division, this Spa entry is close to a starting point, worth displaying ahead of anything carrying the AMG badge in later decades.

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