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Originally Posted by MTI
The 2.3-16 was not a "collaboration" with Melcher or Aufrect, it was with Costin and Ducksworth. 
AMG was not part of the development of the twincam, either engine or bodywork. They were contracted to support the privateer DTM teams, and then later the factory works cars.
BTW, the special Mercedes sponsored race at the Nurburgring with grand prix drivers in 20 2.3-16 was in 1984. Those drivers included no less than nine World Champions and six current Grand Prix stars plus one of the most successful drivers of all time, Stirling Moss. (For the record, the World Champions were Jack Brabham, Phil Hill, John Surtees, Denis Hulme, Niki Lauda, Jody Scheckter, James Hunt, Alan Jones and Keke Rosberg and the then current GP drivers Niki Lauda, Keke Rosberg, Alain Prost, Elio de Angelis, Jacques Laffite and Ayrton Senna, the field being completed by Carlos Reutemann, John Watson, Hans Herrmann, Klaus Ludwig, Manfred Schurti and Udo Schultz.) |
Came across this thread during a google search somehow... I was bashing my head on my keyboard the whole time i read this thread. Thank God MTI stepped in and cleared
some things up. As stated, the 16v bodykit was not AMG in any way shape or form. Anyone who thinks this is probably the victim of faulty ebay advertising (ie. "RARE 1987 MERCEDES AMG 2.3-16v"). Also, the "decreasing trapezoids" logo appeared on the evolution models long before the sportline was ever in production. Another thing not mentioned is that the original AMG logo never had the slashes in front of it to begin with! The trapezoids are clearly a Mercedes Benz logo feature which were later integrated into the old AMG logo when the two companies merged:
to form what we see today:
