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Lot 149

Monaco

1979 Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC 5.0 'Rallyewagen'

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€815,000 EUR | Asking

Monaco | Monaco, Monaco

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Post-race celebrations following a Mercedes 1-2-3-4 finish at the 1979 Bandama rally, on the right chassis 836 can be seen as the makeshift trophy stand.

Björn Waldegård (left) and Mikkola Hannu (middle) pose with the collective trophies on chassis 836 following a Mercedes 1-2-3-4 finish at the 1979 Bandama Rally.

Björn Waldegård and Hans Thorszelius captured here in their Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC 5.0 at the 1979 Bandama Rally.

Accelerating out of a corner in the 1982 24 Hours of Spa, chassis 836 finished 9th overall with Claude Bourgoignie, John Cooper, and Alain Lierneux behind the wheel.

DNF (rear axle)