In December 1980, Björn Waldegaard and Hans Thorszelius drove this Mercedes-Benz 500 SLC Rally to victory in the exacting 3,315-mile-long Bandama Rally in the Ivory Coast. Their team-mates Jorge Recalde and Nestor Straimel came home in second place. The 1-2 victory signalled Mercedes-Benz’s withdrawal from rally sport.