Autoblog and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article.Unbound by PurityPurists and restomodders will never see eye to eye, but we regular folk can appreciate the efforts of both sides. One has to admit that the latter isn't bound by the premises of purity, and the only limitation is one's imagination and bank account.Over the years, we've seen pretty great restomods ranging from well-done homegrown projects to six-figure builds such as what Singer does to Porsche 964s. One can go from mild to wild, but either way, you can see the love and effort that's been poured into these. It applies to purist builds, too, of course, but restomods are just something else, whether you like these or not.A Wild One from Kugel WerksBefore the S-Class Coupes, CLs, and SECs, there was the W111 Coupe. It was more of a personal luxury car than a grand tourer, but for all the right reasons, and it continues to exude grace and elegance over 50 years after it premiered. Leave it bone stock, and you get yourself an amazing luxury coupe. Restomod it, and you can make it into something it was never meant to be in the first place because, well, why not?AdvertisementAdvertisementAnd that's exactly what Kugel Werks did to a W111 Coupe, except it didn't just use the classic coupe as a basis for its new car. The company also used a previous-gen Mercedes-AMG C63, you know, the one with a V8, took its guts and chassis components, and grafted them onto the W111. The result? Kugel Werks calls it the One Eleven, and it's not what anyone would call subtle.The ModsThe body is still that of a W111, but all the chrome has been deleted, and it gets a set of bespoke bumpers. The AMG Monoblock wheels are a nice touch, and it also gets box-flare arches, but there's a good reason for that. The One Eleven's suspension components are straight from the W205 C63 S, so it's on modern underpinnings and should handle in ways the original luxury two-door could only dream of back in the day. We still don't know what the interior looks like, but it's likely to adapt the C63's dash layout while keeping classic elements for the rest of the cabin.As for the engine, it's not the 6.2-liter V8, but rather the 4.0-liter biturbo V8. It's untouched from stock, but it packs a wallop with 503 hp and 516 lb-ft of torque. For reference, the most powerful engine you could get in the W111 was a 3.5-liter V8, and the compact eight-cylinder was good for 197 hp and 211 lb-ft of torque. And whereas the original model had either a four-speed manual or four-speed automatic, the One Eleven has the C63 S' 7-speed automatic transmission.Money may be a vulgar thing to talk about, but Kugel Werks did put a price tag on the One Eleven. We'd keep about half a million dollars in our back pocket for good measure, $480,000 to be exact. Of course, if you want tweaks, changes, and extras, it'll cost more – not that it's lacking in the first place.This story was originally published by Autoblog on Aug 22, 2026, where it first appeared in the News section. Add Autoblog as a Preferred Source by clicking here.