Did you know AMG is a combined abbreviation of its founders’ surnames and the place where the company was first established" Who would have thought that Mercedes-AMG started as a simple two-person operation in the 1960s" From humble beginnings to becoming a respected global performance brand, here are 10 interesting facts about Mercedes-AMG.

#1: Mercedes-AMG: What?s in a Name"

As previously mentioned, the AMG moniker is derived from the surnames of company founders Hans Werner Aufrecht and Erhard Melcher. The G stands for Großaspach, the birthplace of Aufrecht. Incidentally, Aufrecht and Melcher were working on a racing engine for the 300 SE sedan while employed in the Development Department at Daimler-Benz in the 1960s.
However, everything came to halt. Daimler-Benz decided to end all Motorsports activities, but this didn?t deter the two men from developing their racing engine at Aufrecht?s house in Großaspach. In there, Aufrecht and Melcher created something special.

In 1965, a former colleague at Daimler-Benz signed up for the German Touring Car Championship. Manfred Schiek won the event ten times using the 300 SE engine that Aufrecht and Melcher developed at home. This not only cemented the reputation of Aufrecht and Melcher as brilliant engine builders, but it also led to the eventual formal partnership of AMG with Mercedes-Benz.

#2: The Red Pig

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