Bid for your chance to own this 1999 Mercedes-Benz SLK230 Kompressor 5-Speed only on The MB Market! This SLK is finished in Brilliant Silver Metallic (744) over Salsa Red/Black Leather (227) and powered by a 2.5-liter supercharged 4-cylinder featuring thorough RENNtech mods, BBS wheels, & more!
LincolnAMG bid $600
LincolnAMG bid $5,000
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LincolnAMG said:
@pizzavino1 Congrats! You got yourself an incredibly fun car! I’ll be in touch.
We are down to the final few hours. If you have any last minute questions, I'll be checking this site off-and-on all afternoon. Convertible, manual transmission, 260hp, and feels like a go-kart...this car has been a blast to drive and after five years it is time for a new owner. Keep in mind that the car is selling No Reserve. I cannot wait to see who the new owner will be.
@ProdigalPetrolHead That's an interesting thought if they are compatible. An upgraded seat would be nice. Of course if you want support for spirited driving, you always have the racing harnesses! I've driven the car a few times using the harnesses and you are completely locked in.
@Jtciii Instead of repairing the seat, the approach I considered was to find a replacement seat bottom on eBay. The Salsa interior was popular enough that seats from crashed cars periodically come up. The cost is probably around $200 for just the bottom cushion. Since the seat felt fine, I decided to keep the seats all original.
@Jtciii I would estimate a 0-60 time around 5.5 seconds. Two magazines tested a 2.3L RENNTech SLK with an auto transmission and got 5.9 and 6.1 seconds. This car is clearly faster with the larger engine (20 more hp and more torque) and manual transmission. It should be on par with an early Porsche Boxster S, except it has more low-end torque thanks to the supercharger. The quarter-mile time is going to be around 14 seconds.
@scottiebenz Thank you for the comment on the interior. When I bought the car it had the typical issue for these cars of the soft paint flaking off. The panels were solid though, which as you point out is not often found since the build quality back then was so-so thanks to Mercedes learning from Chrysler how to do high volume manufacturing. I redid the red parts of the interior and used hard paint on the dash and center console. The hard paint looks really good and has none of the soft paint issues, although the texture is obviously different. The seats are original and have some cracking in the driver bottom cushion, otherwise they are holding up well.
Hi @apollo13 and thank you for your skepticism. The original RENNTech invoice is dated March 1999 and was sent to the first owner in Princeton, NJ. The exact address has been covered up for privacy, but will come uncovered in the records to the next owner. According to CarFax, the car's title was issued in March 1999 in Princeton, NJ. I'm sure this is not a coincidence. In addition, multiple people have confirmed knowing the car in its past and validated that it was done by RENNTech, including Hartmut Feyhl, the founder of RENNTech. I still have the original RENNTech exhaust if that helps with further confirmation of the originality, although there is a hole in the bottom of the muffler which is why it was replaced. I will include the original exhaust in the sale if someone wants to try and patch it and try to use it again. What stickers and plates are you referring to? The rear badge on the trunk is an original RENNTech badge. There was a sticker/plate on the engine originally, but the adhesive came undone and it fell off at some point while driving the car. I'm happy to include a picture of the engine from five years ago with the sticker if that helps. There is an open question if the rear brake calipers are original or not. The original order called for rear Alcons. I asked the folks at RENNTech Classic if they had replacement Alcons and they thought that the rear Alcons may not have fit on this car, so the Brembos might be what was put on by them. All of the RENNTech SLKs that appeared in magazines back in the day had stock rear brakes, so it is hard to know what exactly was used on this specific car.
Hello everyone and welcome to my auction for this go-kart of an SLK. I found this car five years ago thanks to a post on MB Market in the pre-auction days. The car had very solid bones, but had been neglected for awhile. I'm a big pre-merger AMG and RENNTech fan and took this on as a project. The goal was to bring it to a high driver-quality level. The mechanical work was done by a well established independent Mercedes shop in the Boston area. The cosmetic work was mostly done by me. We tried to use parts exactly how RENNTech did the original build. The only thing I was not able to source was a RENNTech muffler. The Supersprint muffler on the car is the closest I could find and it sounds really good! The factory interior paint has a soft texture and is known for flaking off at the slightest touch. When the interior dash and center console were repainted I used a hard paint that has proper durability. I have thoroughly enjoyed the car for the past five years as a fun warm-weather driver. I'm excited for this manual transmission RENNTech to find a new enthusiast owner and as such, it is selling at No Reserve. If you have any questions about the car, please ask!
One day we are going to wake up and the Hammer will be a million dollar plus car. Rarity and historical significance drive the collector market. A 6.0 liter Hammer is on par with an 1967 L88 Corvette and a '70-71 Hemi 'Cuda. In both cases GM and Plymouth took a standard, mass-produced car and modified it to take the gnarliest engine at the time. The cars were some of the core poster children of the muscle car era. As the muscle car generation came into wealth, car folks with deep pockets had to have "the one". In the case of the '67 L88, only 20 were built and it is now a $2-4 million car. In the case of the Hemi 'Cuda, 759 coupes were built and trade for a quarter million, but if you want one of the 30 convertibles, be prepared to spend $2-4 million. See a pattern here? The generation that grew up with the Hammer is just starting to come into real wealth. As more and more folks from this generation look to build out top car collections, they are going to want "the one". Hammers were mythical poster cars of the go-go '80s car scene (who can forget a Hammer sedan outrunning supercars like the Countach in the R&T Top Speed July 1987 issue). With Hammers numbering ~30, and 6.0L versions being even fewer, might we expect this to be a $2-4 million car someday? There has been speculation on the board that this car could go for $500k. That probably makes sense today, and it very well may turn out to be a bargain in just a few years.
Very interesting car. Seller, do you have the original RENNTech invoice? The brakes and wheels seem to be more recent than 1997. RENNTech was using Alcon brakes back then and the logo design is the later version with tech in red, which came after the '90s.
Congrats to @thembmarket ! Your first auctions are true successes - market prices with a wide audience of buyers. I see great things in the future for this auction platform!
@renntechwagon The service records show some curbing on the wheels. Can you please post close-up photos of each wheel.
The engine covers in the recent photos are all black versus the original colors from the 2016 photos, including painting the AMG logo black. Seller, can you provide some insight into why the changes?
Do you have the original RENNTech invoice?
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NO RESERVE: 1999 Mercedes-Benz SLK230 Kompressor 5-Speed RENNtech 2.5L
LincolnAMG said:
@pizzavino1 Congrats! You got yourself an incredibly fun car! I’ll be in touch.NO RESERVE: 1999 Mercedes-Benz SLK230 Kompressor 5-Speed RENNtech 2.5L
LincolnAMG said:
We are down to the final few hours. If you have any last minute questions, I'll be checking this site off-and-on all afternoon. Convertible, manual transmission, 260hp, and feels like a go-kart...this car has been a blast to drive and after five years it is time for a new owner. Keep in mind that the car is selling No Reserve. I cannot wait to see who the new owner will be.NO RESERVE: 1999 Mercedes-Benz SLK230 Kompressor 5-Speed RENNtech 2.5L
LincolnAMG said:
@ProdigalPetrolHead That's an interesting thought if they are compatible. An upgraded seat would be nice. Of course if you want support for spirited driving, you always have the racing harnesses! I've driven the car a few times using the harnesses and you are completely locked in.NO RESERVE: 1999 Mercedes-Benz SLK230 Kompressor 5-Speed RENNtech 2.5L
LincolnAMG said:
@Jtciii Instead of repairing the seat, the approach I considered was to find a replacement seat bottom on eBay. The Salsa interior was popular enough that seats from crashed cars periodically come up. The cost is probably around $200 for just the bottom cushion. Since the seat felt fine, I decided to keep the seats all original.NO RESERVE: 1999 Mercedes-Benz SLK230 Kompressor 5-Speed RENNtech 2.5L
LincolnAMG said:
@Jtciii I would estimate a 0-60 time around 5.5 seconds. Two magazines tested a 2.3L RENNTech SLK with an auto transmission and got 5.9 and 6.1 seconds. This car is clearly faster with the larger engine (20 more hp and more torque) and manual transmission. It should be on par with an early Porsche Boxster S, except it has more low-end torque thanks to the supercharger. The quarter-mile time is going to be around 14 seconds.NO RESERVE: 1999 Mercedes-Benz SLK230 Kompressor 5-Speed RENNtech 2.5L
LincolnAMG said:
@scottiebenz Thank you for the comment on the interior. When I bought the car it had the typical issue for these cars of the soft paint flaking off. The panels were solid though, which as you point out is not often found since the build quality back then was so-so thanks to Mercedes learning from Chrysler how to do high volume manufacturing. I redid the red parts of the interior and used hard paint on the dash and center console. The hard paint looks really good and has none of the soft paint issues, although the texture is obviously different. The seats are original and have some cracking in the driver bottom cushion, otherwise they are holding up well.NO RESERVE: 1999 Mercedes-Benz SLK230 Kompressor 5-Speed RENNtech 2.5L
LincolnAMG said:
Hi @apollo13 and thank you for your skepticism. The original RENNTech invoice is dated March 1999 and was sent to the first owner in Princeton, NJ. The exact address has been covered up for privacy, but will come uncovered in the records to the next owner. According to CarFax, the car's title was issued in March 1999 in Princeton, NJ. I'm sure this is not a coincidence. In addition, multiple people have confirmed knowing the car in its past and validated that it was done by RENNTech, including Hartmut Feyhl, the founder of RENNTech. I still have the original RENNTech exhaust if that helps with further confirmation of the originality, although there is a hole in the bottom of the muffler which is why it was replaced. I will include the original exhaust in the sale if someone wants to try and patch it and try to use it again. What stickers and plates are you referring to? The rear badge on the trunk is an original RENNTech badge. There was a sticker/plate on the engine originally, but the adhesive came undone and it fell off at some point while driving the car. I'm happy to include a picture of the engine from five years ago with the sticker if that helps. There is an open question if the rear brake calipers are original or not. The original order called for rear Alcons. I asked the folks at RENNTech Classic if they had replacement Alcons and they thought that the rear Alcons may not have fit on this car, so the Brembos might be what was put on by them. All of the RENNTech SLKs that appeared in magazines back in the day had stock rear brakes, so it is hard to know what exactly was used on this specific car.NO RESERVE: 1999 Mercedes-Benz SLK230 Kompressor 5-Speed RENNtech 2.5L
LincolnAMG said:
Hello everyone and welcome to my auction for this go-kart of an SLK. I found this car five years ago thanks to a post on MB Market in the pre-auction days. The car had very solid bones, but had been neglected for awhile. I'm a big pre-merger AMG and RENNTech fan and took this on as a project. The goal was to bring it to a high driver-quality level. The mechanical work was done by a well established independent Mercedes shop in the Boston area. The cosmetic work was mostly done by me. We tried to use parts exactly how RENNTech did the original build. The only thing I was not able to source was a RENNTech muffler. The Supersprint muffler on the car is the closest I could find and it sounds really good! The factory interior paint has a soft texture and is known for flaking off at the slightest touch. When the interior dash and center console were repainted I used a hard paint that has proper durability. I have thoroughly enjoyed the car for the past five years as a fun warm-weather driver. I'm excited for this manual transmission RENNTech to find a new enthusiast owner and as such, it is selling at No Reserve. If you have any questions about the car, please ask!1988 Mercedes-Benz 6.0L AMG Hammer Coupe
LincolnAMG said:
One day we are going to wake up and the Hammer will be a million dollar plus car. Rarity and historical significance drive the collector market. A 6.0 liter Hammer is on par with an 1967 L88 Corvette and a '70-71 Hemi 'Cuda. In both cases GM and Plymouth took a standard, mass-produced car and modified it to take the gnarliest engine at the time. The cars were some of the core poster children of the muscle car era. As the muscle car generation came into wealth, car folks with deep pockets had to have "the one". In the case of the '67 L88, only 20 were built and it is now a $2-4 million car. In the case of the Hemi 'Cuda, 759 coupes were built and trade for a quarter million, but if you want one of the 30 convertibles, be prepared to spend $2-4 million. See a pattern here? The generation that grew up with the Hammer is just starting to come into real wealth. As more and more folks from this generation look to build out top car collections, they are going to want "the one". Hammers were mythical poster cars of the go-go '80s car scene (who can forget a Hammer sedan outrunning supercars like the Countach in the R&T Top Speed July 1987 issue). With Hammers numbering ~30, and 6.0L versions being even fewer, might we expect this to be a $2-4 million car someday? There has been speculation on the board that this car could go for $500k. That probably makes sense today, and it very well may turn out to be a bargain in just a few years.No Reserve: 1997 Mercedes-Benz E60 RS RENNtech
LincolnAMG said:
Very interesting car. Seller, do you have the original RENNTech invoice? The brakes and wheels seem to be more recent than 1997. RENNTech was using Alcon brakes back then and the logo design is the later version with tech in red, which came after the '90s.1990 Mercedes-Benz 300CE 3.4 AMG Widebody w/28k Miles
LincolnAMG said:
Congrats to @thembmarket ! Your first auctions are true successes - market prices with a wide audience of buyers. I see great things in the future for this auction platform!2005 Mercedes-Benz E500 4Matic RENNtech Wagon
LincolnAMG said:
@renntechwagon The service records show some curbing on the wheels. Can you please post close-up photos of each wheel.1990 Mercedes-Benz 300CE 3.4 AMG Widebody w/28k Miles
LincolnAMG said:
The engine covers in the recent photos are all black versus the original colors from the 2016 photos, including painting the AMG logo black. Seller, can you provide some insight into why the changes?2005 Mercedes-Benz E500 4Matic RENNtech Wagon
LincolnAMG said:
Do you have the original RENNTech invoice?