
Mercedes 500 SEC AMG #6 24 Hours of Spa 1989 AUTOart 1:43

About the Mercedes 500 SEC AMG #6 24 Hours of Spa 1989 AUTOart 1:43
TL;DR: AUTOart's 1:43 diecast Mercedes 500 SEC AMG recreates the #6 entry from the 1989 24 Hours of Spa, sister car to the #5 entry from the same team. The zinc alloy body is sealed with no opening panels, holding the big-bodied GT racer's detail at a compact footprint. Completes a two-car AMG grouping.
Fielding paired 500 SEC AMG coupes at a single endurance round spread the team's chances across the grueling Spa 24 Hours, and this #6 entry documents the second half of that effort.
Construction Shared With the #5 Sister Car
Like its teammate, this 500 SEC's zinc alloy body holds genuine weight and sharp, well-defined cast lines despite the compact 1:43 footprint, a scale that demands tighter tolerances to keep dense sponsor livery legible. Because the body is sealed with no opening parts, the coupe's broad silhouette and flared arches sit as one continuous shell, keeping the graphics package aligned across the doors and roof without a hinge seam breaking the design at this reduced size.
A Second Chassis in AMG's Endurance Push
AMG's pre-merger racing efforts often ran multiple 500 SEC coupes at a single event to maximize both track presence and the odds of a strong finish, part of the tuning house's broader push to establish genuine motorsport credibility ahead of its eventual formal partnership with Mercedes-Benz. The Spa 24 Hours rewarded exactly this kind of depth, given the event's brutal demands on cars and drivers alike.
Completing a Two-Car AMG Set
Displayed together, the #5 and #6 Spa entries form a natural pairing that documents AMG's full team effort at a single, historically significant endurance round.















