Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR/CLK-LM 1997-1999

[LeonOfTheDead]

They tried to sell 25 Coupés, but it was hard enough to sell 20 of them at the price of 3.000.000,- DM (around 1.500.000,- €). For the FIA not to cancel the results from 1997 and 1998 they came up with the idea of building the Roadster-version at the same chassis, which was allowed. So they could sell 25 roadgoing cars, although many of them never saw much road, as you can see with the only two RHD-cars (Coupé #13 and Roadster #2) which are in that RM auction now.

Makes sense, thank you .

[Ecnelis]

Useful links:

http://www.hwaag.com/fileadmin/user_...CLK_GTR_69.pdf - Tech specs HWA 6,9 litre Coupe

http://www.hwaag.com/fileadmin/user_...CLK_GTR_73.pdf - Tech specs HWA 7,3 litre Coupe

http://www.hwaag.com/fileadmin/user_...r_roadster.pdf - Tech specs HWA 6,9 litre Roadster

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RM Auction
Estimate: £390,000-£450,000
AUCTION RESULTS: Lot was Sold at a price of £522,500
612 bhp, 6,898 cc naturally-aspirated V12 engine with dual overhead camshafts, six-speed sequential manual gearbox with paddle-shift operation, independent front and rear suspension with double wishbones, pushrod-actuated coil springs and shock absorbers, and four-wheel ventilated, anti-lock carbon-fibre disc brakes. Wheelbase: 105.1"

Of the 25 homologated CLK GTRs built for road use, the first 20 were Coupés like their racing counterparts. As evidenced by its commemorative sill-mounted plaque, this particular car is the 13th in the series. Official documentation from HWA confirms this to be the only right hand drive CLK GTR coupé ever built. It was specially constructed for a prominent collector and sold new for €1 million according to the same documentation. What’s more, the car has never been road registered and is now offered with delivery mileage only, amounting to 25 kms from new. Completed in January 2005, the car is essentially brand new, finished in the typical German racing colour, silver. The interior features plaid upholstery reminiscent of the sporting silver arrows and Mercedes racing cars of decades past.

The CLK GTR is without a doubt the closest a road going car will ever come to its race-ready sibling. Its performance figures are downright mind-blowing; surely even Steve McQueen would have pulled over on the Mulsanne straight. Considering its status as one of the rarest German sports racing cars ever produced, it holds true to the valued traditions of homologated GT racing and, in spite of its 21st century technology, has solidified its place in history as a classic among classics.

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Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR AMG

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2006 Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Roadster

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2006 Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR Roadster