Public sale home Broad Arrow will provide on the market at its Monterey public sale in mid-August a really uncommon two-door Mercedes G 36 AMG, geared up with a 3.6-liter inline-6 AMG engine.
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The start of the collaboration between Mercedes and AMG was marked by the Mercedes C 36 AMG W202 in 1993. Nevertheless, this wasn’t a real AMG mannequin, because it was basically a C 280 bought by AMG from Mercedes. It was then disassembled on the AMG headquarters in Affalterbach, the place even the usual 2.8-liter, 193 PS engine was eliminated and changed with a 3.6-liter AMG engine producing 280 PS.
The Mercedes C 36 AMG was a well known mannequin, however few folks know that this similar 3.6-liter inline-6 engine was additionally fitted to a Mercedes G-Class W463. AMG needed to supply an improve for the Mercedes G 320, which got here geared up with the M104 inline-6 engine.
In contrast to the C 36 AMG, the G 36 AMG required extra torque at decrease revs, so AMG lowered the engine’s energy output from 280 PS to 258 PS, with most torque of 370 Nm delivered at 4,000 rpm.
The public sale home notes that AMG solely constructed 120 models of the Mercedes G 36 AMG between 1994 and 1997, and a short-wheelbase, two-door model like this one is extraordinarily uncommon.
The Mercedes G 36 AMG is painted in Sensible Silver Metallic, with a black leather-based inside that includes Burl Walnut wooden trim. It was ordered with a sunroof, 18-inch alloy wheels, operating boards, side-exit exhaust ideas, and heated power-adjustable seats. Exterior modifications embrace retrofitted LED daytime operating lights, whereas the inside includes a Blaupunkt sound system with aftermarket audio system.
A CARFAX report reveals that the automobile was imported into the U.S. from the Netherlands in 2023. Within the U.S., the automobile underwent service that included changing the battery, spark plugs, muffler, valve cowl gasket, and entrance brake rotors.
The automobile was delivered to Santa Barbara in October 2023 and at the moment has 134,799 km (83,670 miles) on the odometer.
Though the mileage is comparatively excessive, Broad Arrow estimates a sale value between $60,000 and $80,000, contemplating the mannequin’s exclusivity.
By comparability, a Mercedes C 36 AMG—which has the identical engine however was produced in a lot bigger numbers (5,221 models)—at the moment has a rising market worth of round €32,000.
