The Mercedes-Benz 560SL is the R107 everybody seems to want. But the R107 is more than that, an early 450SL or even a manual 350SL can be as much fun to drive. The same is true for the SLC, where a 350SLC or even the underpowered US 380SLC can be enjoyed as much as the 500SLC. Updated in March 2018, this 220-page book does not only show you the cars' history, it also explains their chassis number and data card and offers a comprehensive buyer's guide. Superb recent non-Daimler AG color photography highlights many of the cars' features, including pictures of the suspension. The title is one of over twenty-five books/e-books by the author about Mercedes cars. And these are some of the topics covered:
- Development of the R107 and C107 from the 350SL to the 560SL and 500SLC
- A rotary piston engine
- The 1980 facelift
- The 1981 engine update
- The 1985 facelift
- The tuning scene
- The forgotten 500SL Rally
- The chassis number explained
- The data card explained
- What is my R107 worth: price development from Feb.2010 to Feb. 2018
- R107 buyer's guide
- Which R107 should I buy
- Technical specifications and production figures
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Why is this book not available as hard cover? Even today with modern digital printing services available, books with many color photos are expensive to produce. This book comes with over 200 high quality photos, most of them in color, and would cost retail as hardcover version over US$ 80 (or the corresponding amount in £ or €), which the author finds excessive. That is why the choice to offer the more reasonable to produce soft cover option. Thank you for your understanding.
