No. 61 MERCEDES-BENZ 2.2020 Rock stars in Los Angeles in Los stars Rock Photographic art with the star with art Photographic AMG founders: Aufrecht and Melcher Aufrecht founders: AMG Rockin’ along With a Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3, two rock legends and their sons through sunny Los Angeles Ingenious duo From another star Rally olé! A day with AMG founders Hans Small works of art by top photographer A highly spirited bunch: Werner Aufrecht and Erhard Melcher Igor Panitz. Ten pages to amaze you! the Mercedes-Benz Club Spain Come star-gazing with us – and have your eyes opened. The Mercedes-Benz Museum – more than 130 years of automotive history. Further information is available online: www.mercedes-benz.com/museum EDITORIAL ISSUE 61 Dear Readers, There is a great deal of “music” in this issue, which I hope you will enjoy. For example, a four-and-a-half-minute instrumental piece composed exclusively for you and played by artists who know their business: Hammond-organ genius Brian Auger, who has been on stage with Paul McCartney and Led Zeppelin, his son Karma on the drums and Steve Fister on the guitar. The three musicians created the “Mercedes Classic Blues” during the production of our cover story in Los Angeles. Rockin’ ’n’ rollin’ Three further “hits” in this issue: the story with AMG Photographer Peter Heck (centre) founders Aufrecht and Melcher – 50 years after the class organised and photographed our cover story with the rock victory of the 300 SEL 6.8 in the Spa 24-hour race, regarded icons Brian Auger (far left) and Robby Krieger (third from left), as the “big bang” of AMG. guitarist of The Doors. Or the journey back in time by Mercedes-Benz enthu- siasts from Germany, the Netherlands and Norway with eight W 113s and R 107s around Lake Maggiore. You’ll also PETER HECK like our major community story. This time we visited the Mercedes-Benz Club in Spain. COVER PHOTO COVER The many readers’ letters and emails that reach us from all over the world are also music to my ears. Thank you for ALINE ZALKO sending them! I hope you enjoy our latest issue. ILLUSTRATION Jörg Heuer, Editor-in-chief The legend of Spa The 300 SEL 6.8 triumphed in the 24-hour race in Spa 50 years ago – making AMG a rising star. PETER HECK, TOM KOENIG KOENIG TOM PETER HECK, How do you like Mercedes-Benz Classic magazine? What do you think of our stories We met the founders of AMG: and our selection of topics? We look forward to your feedback! Hans Werner Aufrecht and PHOTOS → [email protected] Erhard Melcher. 3 CONTENTS CARS & CHARACTERS These are icons Let’s rock! Robby Krieger, guitarist of the cult band The Doors, once owned a 300 SEL 6.3. We visited him with this model. Brian Auger, once the world’s best Hammond B-3 organ player, also joined us. As did their sons. Where? In L.A.! £ This is art Photo artist Igor Panitz WARMUP created other-worldly images for us Robby Krieger (rear right) and Brian Auger (front left) leaning on ¤ The ingenious duo the 300 SEL 6.3 with their sons Spending an after- Paint specialist Editorial noon with the two Publication details AMG founders Hans Contributors Werner Aufrecht and Warm-up Erhard Melcher in • An O 303 on tour as a Burgstall and A¦alter- mobile classroom bach, Germany • Maja Scholz paints and restores classics • Buying tips inspired by Maja Scholz from Kiel manages Formula 1 Safety Car a paint shop driver Bernd Mayländer • Erler’s insights: when the future was painted Elegant through space and time • One of 75: Wolfgang Hageleit drives the SLR Stirling Moss • Designer Stefan Heiliger and two of his models that never made it to the road Visit us online at: → mbmag.me/classic-magazine All Classic magazines are STILLER WERNER, BENGT MARIA JULIA MIKE MEYER, MARKUS BOLSINGER, PANITZ, WEBER, IGOR MANUEL PETER HECK, available to download: → mbmag.me/archive A major photo report with remarkable visual appeal PHOTOS 4 NO. 61 NOVEMBER 2020 CLASSIC COMMUNITY The founders of AMG Model check W 111: Stylish and expressive Back in the 1960s, Mercedes-Benz launched the 230 S as a model that spanned the best of two worlds ° Rally olé The Mercedes-Benz Club Spain Your expert check on the “Fintail” ± Marketplace Top classics, specially selected for you An afternoon with two legends: Hans Werner Aufrecht (right), the A in AMG, and Erhard Melcher, the M La Carrera Española ¤£ Classic by the lake The R 107 and W 113 up close A road trip through the dream landscapes of northern Italy with the W 113, R 107 and Mercedes-Benz fans from the Nether lands, Norway and Germany ² A matter of lines Teddy Woll, head of Aerodynamics at Mercedes-Benz, gave us Near the Spanish capital, Madrid, we met some Mercedes-Benz a ³rst appraisal of the club members for a very special get-together streamlined SSKL Powerful! 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