Extra 80’s than gated reverb drums, the Boschert B300-24C aimed to be (one other) try at a 300SL Gullwing successor.
We’ve coated specialised 80’s customized Mercedes earlier than. Koenig, SGS, early AMG, and extra come to thoughts. However from what we will inform, we haven’t launched you to the Boschert B300-24C. It’s a uncommon hen, with solely 11 examples made, in line with Dyler.
Hartmut Boschert is the brains behind this operation, and noticed a chance that Mercedes hadn’t capitalized on. Benz had simply wowed the world with the R129 convertible on the Geneva Motor Present early on in 1989. However was it a real “SL” with out gull-wing doorways? Boschert didn’t suppose so.
Beginning life as a C124 coupe, Boschert labored with Zagato to craft some new physique traces, and slap the nostril of an R129 SL on the entrance of the C124 coupe. Nevertheless it really used the A-pillar and windscreen from the SL as effectively. Being pillarless, the C124 may take the gullwing doorways with ease, and the traces from the b-pillar again don’t change all that a lot. Nevertheless it positive is much more dramatic when you open up the door. We have now to commend the work, as a result of it does appear like the SL’s schnoz belongs on the coupe.
Although Mercedes had the brand new SL, Boschert garnered some extra consideration away from the three pointed star by including two turbos to the venerable M104 inline 6. Energy elevated to 320 horsepower, which by the way, was precisely what the five hundred SL comprised of the M119 V8. Right here’s the kicker, the whole value of the automotive after the conversion was 180,000 euro, or about $315,000.00 in immediately’s cash. Ouch. Bu tthat stated, there have been individuals who had been foolish sufficient to depart with that type of cash. Eleven individuals. We’re fairly positive nobody purchased one in every of these twice.
The 80’s had been rife with corporations like Boschert. They promised huge issues within the boutique automotive market, with a number of humorous cash floating round. Ultimately many guarantees had been made, and most of them had been damaged. The very definition of flash-in-the-pan. In truth, it sounds so much like among the boutique electrical automobiles being thrown round immediately…
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