This particular example is, depending on your view, a 600-mile minter, or a 600-mile waste of a fabulous, savage driver’s car that arguably exists as the high point of AMG’s achievements to date. We’d err towards the latter. But will anyone wealthy enough to drop around half a million dollars on chassis number 147 here – resplendent in Solarbeam yellow, just like 29 other US-spec cars – be brave enough to drive the thing?

Hopefully the first time they hear the naturally aspirated 6.2-litre V8 wind itself out to 8,000rpm, that’ll encourage them to ignore the odometer. The SLS Black took the fast but wayward SLS and used GT3 racing know-how to turn this enormous gullwing clown shoe into a razor-sharp road racer. Revised engine internals increased power - and reduced torque, for rapid rev response – while a carbon fibre and titanium diet helped save a useful 70kg of weight. AMG claimed 0-62mph in 3.5 seconds and a top speed of 196mph. Even today, you’d need the ultimate AMG GT R to keep a well-driven SLS Black honest.