Mercedes-Benz R107
Model Introduction
The Mercedes-Benz R107 SL and C107 SLC, produced from 1971 to 1989, were among the longest-lived models in the company’s history, blending understated elegance with robust engineering. Styled in-house under Friedrich Geiger, the SL roadster and the longer-wheelbase SLC coupé shared smooth V8 power, advanced safety features such as a strengthened passenger cell and crumple zones, and a reputation for long-distance comfort. The R107 became a symbol of 1970s and 1980s luxury motoring, while the rarer C107 offered grand touring refinement with the practicality of a fixed roof and four seats.
SL leaves the Boulevard
June 1971 – CAR Magazine
Mercedes stretches the point
December 1971 – CAR Magazine
The follow-up car to the two-seater SL, the Coupe has enough of most things to squelch the most ardent critics
In the wind is it worth it?
September 1976 – CAR Magazine
Mercedes 450SL
Wankel's warrior
March 1980 – CAR Magazine
This Mercedes has rotary power beneath its bonnet and is the fastest, and probably the smoothest, SL ever. But it's not for sale - Mercedes, like all the other one-time rotary exponents except one, got cold feet years ago.
SL with a vengeance
June 1980 – CAR Magazine
With hundreds of miles of clear autobahn ahead, and the lightweight 5.0 litre V8 from the new S-Class humming sweetly in the nose of your Mercedes roadster, few are the reasons for dropping below 125mph
Escape to the Black Forest
January 1983 – Car Magazine
Seeking decade-old design in a Mercedes? The 280SL's your car. Old it might be, but highly desirable it remains.