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The Classic Mercedes-Benz Market

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Does Painting a Classic Car Decrease Its Value?

Colour. That essential layer of beauty that captures an enthusiast’s eyes and ultimately, spurs the opening of their wallet. Whether it [...]

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Exceptional Service at SLSHOP

MARCHING INTO MARCH It's the first day of the month, and you'll be pinching yourself by the time you read the [...]

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A Strong Start to February – Cars Sold

There’s a distinct change in the air. The scent of spring sprinting around, teasing us all. We’re sure you’ve been sniffing [...]

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Mercedes SL500 (R129) Record Sale

• SLSHOP’s ‘Next Big Thing’ Sermon along with Hagerty’s 2023 Bull Market List materialises in January 2023 as un-registered SL500 sells [...]

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Maradona’s Mercedes 450SLC & a Royal Alternative

Auctions. They’re all the rage and always seem to be the destination of several highly revered celebrity artefacts. Whether it be [...]

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Interview with Head of Mercedes-Benz Heritage: Marcus Breitschwerdt

Interview conducted by Kyle Fortune at the end of 2022. “One of the five best days in my life was the [...]

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2022 End of Year Market Review

Last year it was the 50th anniversary of the R107 SL and the reveal of the last generation of petrol-powered SL [...]

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Annual Classic Car Emissions Revealed

The sound, smell, mechanical complexity, and the nostalgic shapes and lines are just a few things that ignite our love of [...]

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A selection of Mercedes 300SL for sale

With the number of Mercedes 300SL for sale on SLSHOP MarketPlace at an all time high, we thought it important to [...]

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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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  • Classic Mercedes Values

What impact will the £115 million Mercedes have on classic Mercedes values?

The world's most valuable car is a Mercedes-Benz. Where will your investment money go? Kieran Rennie speaks to a number of [...]

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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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  • SLSHOP Clasified

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 Pagoda [...]

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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 [...]

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  • 500SL vs 300SL

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 [...]

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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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  • the best SL W113 Pagoda

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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  • Mercedes 300SL

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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  • Classic mecredes market review

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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