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The Classic Mercedes-Benz Market

Everything you need to know about the SL and wider classic Mercedes-Benz market. Our experts pick out the key trends in values, demand for colours, gearbox combinations and much more. This is where you make the decision on which classic to buy.

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New Record set for Sale Value of Restored R107 500SL

The R107 500 SL continues to part the sea of classic convertible grand tourers, positioning itself right at the front as [...]

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How to buy a classic Mercedes in the 21st Century.

It’s the modern day. We’re all being pummelled with advertisements, news, fake news, discounts, finance deals, pay with Klarna, cryptocurrency, auctions, [...]

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Why Should you Buy an SLSHOP Classified?

SLSHOP MarketPlace is the leading Mercedes-Benz digital buying and selling platform, catering for all models of Mercedes-Benz from the fifties right [...]

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Rare 5-Speed Manual Mercedes 280SL Pagoda Recently Sold by SLSHOP

Since the beginning of the year, SLSHOP has been on the receiving end of a variety of inimitable classic Mercedes-Benz models. [...]

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  • R107 SL Being Driven by SLSHOP

Spring Market Review

As we write in March 2022, you could be forgiven for thinking that the classic Mercedes-Benz market was heading down a rocky [...]

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500 SL VS 300 SL, WHICH SHOULD I CHOOSE?

A question we are often asked is, what’s the difference between the 500 SL R107 and the 300 SL R107? Which [...]

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  • 280 SG W113 PAGODA BY SLSHOP

280 SL Pagoda and 300 SL (R107) Fetch Record Amounts

- World-leading SL specialist set new Mercedes record sales benchmark for fully restored classic W113 and R107 SL - Fully restored 280 [...]

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SLSHOP END OF 2021 MARKET REVIEW

THE CLASSIC MERCEDES MARKET As we enter 2022, the darker winter days are displaced by the bright, blue sky that is [...]

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Driving the Best Mercedes Pagoda Restored by SLSHOP

CLASSIC MERCEDES Issue 34 Spring 2021 Sports Star! Bracq’s Mercedes Pagoda still a winner Article written by Classic Mercedes Editor, David [...]

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THE Mercedes R129 SL – THE NEXT BIG THING?

You really don’t need to be a clairvoyant to see that the 1990s SL has the potential to increase in value. [...]

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Which Mercedes SL R129 should I buy?

When Mercedes-Benz introduced the R129 SL in 1989, it represented a seismic shift in the automotive world. The R107 SL had [...]

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A post 86 Signal Red Full House – 300SL, 420SL, 500SL and 560SL all in stock

Launched in 1971, the Mercedes-Benz R107 SL underwent a significant update in 1986. For the last three years of production, Mercedes-Benz [...]

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The history of SLSHOP

SLSHOP - A history lesson in our heritage as SL enthusiasts 12 years ago SLSHOP was little more than a father [...]

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The Market in Brief – A review of 2020 and what to look forward to in 2021

In our last market article (posted December 16th) we discussed the reasons that made 2020 a great year for classic cars [...]

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SOLD! Demand stays high while temperatures stay low.

January has started strong for Bruce and the SLSHOP team - the showroom continues to be a hive of activity despite [...]

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What does 2021 have in store for the Classic Mercedes-Benz market?

Despite the headlines, 2020 was a great year for classic cars. Although there have been less events to attend, from our [...]

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A snapshot of a very busy summer

As the end of Lockdown 2 beckons and businesses begin to reopen, here's a brief overview of the cars that we [...]

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SL Shop Statement of Intent November 2020

Here at SLSHOP our enthusiasm and passion is not dampened by the weather. No matter what storms arrive on this beautiful [...]

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The Autumn 2020 Market Review

2020 has presented an array of challenges, from the obvious (that we won’t discuss here) to adverse weather and a changing [...]

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How do you like your coffee? With cream?

When it comes to buying an R107 SL, the traditional advice has always been 'buy one from the last three years [...]

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Exciting new additions to the SLSHOP Showroom

The weather might be changing but the momentum in our showroom is certainly not. Since our last post Bruce has waved [...]

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Showroom Update – Eight cars sold and off to pastures new

It's been another exceptionally busy week here at SLSHOP, with no less than six seven Eight cars finding new owners in [...]

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Green with Envy – A new addition to the showroom

As the world's leading Mercedes-Benz R107 SL specialist, we have seen our fair share of different R107 SLs. This is a [...]

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The Market In Brief – The Sun Shines on Classic Car Sales

The last time we paused to look at the market was our Spring 2020 Market Review - published 19th February 2020. [...]

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