# @bonhamscars on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DHn6wBARJqH
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/28154279-bonhamscars-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-03-25T13:18:15.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Bonhams|Cars (@bonhamscars) — https://gondola.cc/bonhamscars

## Caption

Rallying our way to the Goodwood Members’ Meeting—are you ready to take the road less traveled in this rare 1979 Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC 5.0 ‘Rallyewagen’ Coupé? ⁠
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As one of just seven works cars, this machine played a pivotal role in Mercedes-Benz’s rallying history, with legendary driver Hannu Mikkola at the wheel. Designed to meet homologation requirements for the 1978 World Rally Championship, the 450 SLC 5.0 featured an all-aluminium 5.0-litre V8, lightweight alloy panels, and a specially developed automatic transmission. This very car, chassis ‘626’, debuted at the 1979 Safari Rally as a practice vehicle before appearing at the Côte d’Ivoire Rally, where Mercedes secured an iconic 1-2-3-4 finish. Its sole competitive outing came at the 1980 Rally Codasur in Argentina, where Mikkola and co-driver Arne Hertz claimed an impressive 2nd place.⁠
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Thought to have been dismantled in the early 1980s, ‘626’ resurfaced decades later when SLCRacing acquired a cache of historic rally parts and vehicles. Painstakingly restored to its original 1979-1980 rally specification, the car received its FIA Historical Technical Passport in 2008 and was later authenticated by Mercedes-Benz France in 2016. Now offered from a private collection in Germany, this piece of rallying history is ready to take on new adventures.⁠
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Coming soon—link in bio.⁠
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Goodwood Members’ Meeting | 13 April 2025⁠
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#Bonhams #BonhamsCars #Porsche #911S #Goodwood #GoodwoodMembersMeeting

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