AMG BABY HAMMER NEWSLETTER2.pub - Mercedes

Arnold Panganiban
AMG BABY HAMMER
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MERCEDES AMG 190E 3.2
AMG was founded as a racing engine forge in 1967 under the
name AMG Motorenbau und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH
(AMG Engine Production and Development, Ltd.), by former
Mercedes engineers Hans Werner Aufrecht and Erhard MelHISTORY
cher in Burgstall an der Murr, near Stuttgart. The letters
"AMG" stand for Aufrecht, Melcher and Großaspach, Aufrecht's birthplace (but at no time an AMG location). In 1976
most of AMG moved to Affalterbach, with the racing engine development remaining at the
old location in Burgstall. At this time Erhard Melcher ceased to be a partner, but continued to
be an employee at the Burgstall location.
In 1990, with AMG having become a high-profile purveyor of modified Mercedes cars, Daimler-Benz AG and AMG signed a contract of cooperation, allowing AMG to leverage DaimlerBenz's extensive dealer network and leading to commonly developed vehicles (the first one
being the Mercedes-Benz C 36 AMG, in 1993). On 1 January 1999 DaimlerChrysler, as it was
called between 1998 and 2007, acquired 51 percent of AMG shares, and AMG was renamed
to Mercedes-AMG GmbH.[2] Racing engine development was divested and continues to exist
in Burgstall under the name HWA (Aufrecht's initials). On 1 January 2005 Aufrecht sold his
remaining shares to DaimlerChrysler, and since then it has been a wholly-owned subsidiary.
Inside this issue:
Special points of interest:
AMG History
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AMG Baby Hammer, Road & Track Specials 1989
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Story by Ray Thursby
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FoB—Mercedes 190E AMG 3.2, Automotive, 8/88
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Autoweek Magazine Cover
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 German tuner turns the 190E into the 911 of
four-door sedans. (AutoWeek April 25, 1988)
 Prodigious power in a pint size package.
(Road & Track Specials, 1989)
 The latest number from AMG, perhaps
should have been called a Mallet-is the
trendy way to mess with the minds of BMW
M5 owners, (Automobile Magazine, Aug
1988)
R&T Specials, 1989
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Arnold Panganiban
Automobile Magazine, 8/88
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AutoWeek Magazine
April 25, 1988
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