When metal was heavy and hair was high, Willy König's cars ruled the land. Koenig Specials GmbH was a German tuning house that already had outrageous cars of its own from Ferrari, Porsche and Mercedes-Benz and turned them into 11. Unlike most tuning houses and bodybuilders of the same era, Koeing made cars that combined its shell with an even bigger bite. Aside from the foreign body and 13-inch wide wheels, Koenig had a tradition of twin-turbo cars that made some of them capable of 200 mph and 0-60 in under 4 seconds. A very special Ferrari Testarossa that was built by Koenig produced 1,000 hp and recorded a top speed of 229 mph. Today these cars are still admired and now that everything from the 1980s is cool and very collectible. That's what we have today with this car.

This is a 1986 Mercedes-Benz 500SEC that has been given the full Koenig treatment, including a twin-turbo kit on the M117 V8. He has a body kit that only Batmoblie rivals and runs enough to cook chicken soup. Inside, the Recaro C Classic seats just go crazy with a second set of gauge added to the dashboard and enough wood for a dining table. I rarely see these Koenig Specials for sale and this example in Canada is already pulling in big bids. How high will it go?

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