Paris October 1971: The Elegant SLC Debuts When the decision was taken on June 18, 1968 by the Daimler Board of Management to proceed with the Pagoda’s replacement, the R107…
Book Review: Mercedes-Benz SL/SLC 107 Series Guide
Mercedes-Benz SL/SLC 107 Series The Detailed Guide 1971-1989 Laurent Pennequin, author Julian Parish, translator ISBN 978-2-9561862-5-0 Cover Price $59.99 Available from: en.auto-forever.com *** The R107 has finally come into its…
2018 Market Review
2018 Market Review What’s ahead The New Year always invites reflection on what transpired over the previous 12 months. I won’t bore you with last year’s personal scene so let’s…
VIDEO: #MBClassicSquad x Dana Boulos
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AMG 6.0 liter 560SL
Spectacular 6.0 liter 107 One of three September 2016 This extraordinary 560SL-based AMG creation recently popped up for sale offered by a dealer in Monaco. Aside from the car’s epic…
Design Dilemma: Shaping the 107
Designing an Icon Focus on the 107 From a designer’s standpoint, the satisfaction of a successful automobile design is always tempered by the looming challenge of improving on it. There…
107 Survivor: 23k mile 380SL
Silent, Stylish and Sedate 23k mile 380SL radiates Delightfully brilliant in its rare sun yellow finish, this 380SL shows but 23k miles on the clock. Surely, it must be one…
Octane Magazine names 107 SL “smart buy” for 2010
Octane Magazine’s “Smart Buys” for 2010 R107 series SLs gaining respect Octane Magazine, Europe’s premier collector car magazine recently published its “Smart Buys” for 2010 list. The list was intended…
’80s Exotica: 1983 500SL full AMG 5-spd!
1983 500SL AMG 5-speed The ultimate R107 SL of the go-go ’80s With AMG now owned by Mercedes-Benz, we tend to forget the earlier days at AMG when Hans Werner…
Looking for the next collectible SL
What’s rare but affordable today? Revisiting the early 107 series cars Now that the collector car auction season has officially been kicked off by last weekend’s auction extravaganza in Arizona,…
An SL for the ’70s and beyond
Most Popular SL yet The 107 Series In April 1971 a new Mercedes-Benz 350 SL took to the road and captured the hearts of the customers. Powerful, self-assured and representative,…