Liege Sofia Liege Rally 1963

In 1963, Eugen Böhringer won the 6,600-kilometer Spa-Sofia-Liège Rally (Belgium to Bulgaria) on a race-modified 1963 230 SL. This vehicle is now in the permanent collection of the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart Untertürkheim, Germany.
In 1964, Mercedes-Benz entered four race-modified 230 SLs into the Spa-Sofia-Liège Ralley. These cars had special 2.6 liter engines with pairwise cylinder casts, a layout that was later adopted for the M130 engine of the 280 SL. Due to considerable mechanical bad luck, Eugen Böhringer finished only third this time, after Rauno Aaltonen on Austin-Healey 3000 and Erik Carlsson on Saab.
These racing efforts helped the reputation of the Mercedes-Benz W 113 is a two-seat roadster/coupé, introduced at the 1963 Geneva Motor Show, and produced from 1963 through 1971. It replaced both the legendary 300 SL (W 198) and the 190 SL (W 121 BII). Of the 48,912 W 113 SLs produced, 19,440 were sold in the US.
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[@pavlistarvmterramater3579]

I had one Pagoda red in 1/18 by Anson Sofia Liège Sófia, nice Merc!!!

[@ПетърПешев-ы6м]

Бях свидетел на живо на това рали в крайната точка - София. Пред хотел "Балкан" имаха 1 час престой и тръгваха обратно. Имаше и женски екипаж със Ситроен DS 21.

[@Mercmad]

Todays mercedes,especially those built during the Chrysler Debacle are plastic rubbish and grossly overweight. Not at all suitable for this type of thing. A tradgedy.

[@Williamwerenberg]

Beautiful

[@KingRoseArchives]

Thank you. Things do slip through. An amazing race.

[@k1lva4a]

Greetings from Bulgaria !

[@parteitagkonstantinthernen5191]

eine zeit,eine musik ,in eugen böringer,und immer gewonnen.als kind das schöne 300se blech mercedes model gehabt und auch schon gedach KANN GANZ SCHNELL FAHREN

[@clerfayt77]

Liege-Sofia-Liege!! NO "sofia-liege-sofia"....