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Ultimate Wagons: AMG Hammer

posted by Terrence Dorsey on Monday, 13 July 2009 @ 15:49

Via Bring A Trailer, an object of lust from my youth: a 1987 AMG Hammer wagon for sale on eBay.

Based on the Mercedes Benz W124 chassis, the AMG Hammers received a hand-built 6-liter V8 engine, fully AMG body kit, and suspension upgrades to handle the power.

Zero-to-60 times under 5 seconds… in a wagon with an automatic transmission! In the ‘80s! Seriously, I thought this was the coolest. Sylvester Stallone had a Hammer. Rambo! But no one had a Hammer wagon.

It’s maybe a little weird that, as a teenager, I thought a 375 HP converted Benz wagon was cooler than a Lamborghini Countach. Practical and fast has always been my thing.