Fifty years ago, in April 1971, Mercedes launched the R107 350 SL, the first SL model fitted with a V8 engine and the second longest-running production Mercedes model to date. The automaker kept the ...
Ever since Carl Benz patented the first ever Mercedes in 1886, the automaker has built a solid reputation as a symbol of luxury and class. Due to these reasons, the brand gets so much recognition ...
Before Mercedes-AMG took over the production duties for the latest R232 SL-Class, the series was not necessarily a high-performance two-door (coupe or roadster) but rather a fashion statement of ...
It's still a little difficult to process the fact that the R107-generation Mercedes-Benz SL roadster turned 50 this year. That's right: the R107 debuted in the spring of 1971 and stayed in production ...
MONTEREY, Calif. — The SL is arguably the most famous Mercedes-Benz nameplate. It is, without a doubt, its longest-lived. While the S-Class and the E-Class can trace their roots back further, the cars ...
When it was new back in 1971, this Mercedes-Benz 350SL cost twice as much as a Jaguar E-Type, which actually is less ridiculous than seems. On paper, this Mercedes isn't all that special, but its ...
Like so much of the automotive world, Trans-Am was not quite what it once was by the early 80s. The rise of IMSA GT made what was once the racing home of America's greatest performance road cars into ...
This 1989 Mercedes-Benz 560 SL Convertible in Fort Lee, New Jersey, is a single-owner, garage-kept classic with approximately ...
The latest riposte to the barrage of Porsche 911 restomods comes from Pogea Classics, with its Project R107 1979 Mercedes-Benz 450SL. More sympathetic in its design than, say Mechatronik’s M-SL, Pogea ...
I was reared on the Mercedes-Benz R107. My parents had an old 1988 560SL through most of my adolescence, and it was the object I revered. Its classic looks and gravitas shaped my expectations of what ...