Good for a "Red Pig" tribute car.
Photography Credit: Mark Langello
Go back a decade or so, and there were some cool deals hiding in plain sight–like this 1978 Mercedes-Benz 6.9 that Chuck Ellis found on eBay for less than two grand. The purchase price included some unneeded extras, so Chuck sold them to afford a used nitrous system.
Why the Benz? “I wanted to bring the first Mercedes to the event,” he says. A car with such pedigree doesn’t always require much work, and Chuck admits that he spent about 6 hours total preparing the car. It finished 43rd out of 62 entries that year.
Make your own low-buck memories at the Grassroots Motorsports $2000 Challenge Presented by Tire Rack, held March 29-30, 2025.
The Grassroots Motorsports $2000 Challenge is Presented by Tire Rack, in Association with HPX Show, BendPak, CRC Industries and Miller Electric.
Good for a "Red Pig" tribute car.
W116 is best racecar. Before lowering mine leaned over just like that on track. That body is clean!
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