SLC – Super Leicht Cotswolds Tour
SLSHOP’s Four Night Cotswolds Tour 2022 Since our last Cotswolds Tour over three years ago now, the world has changed dramatically. In [...]
5 Things to Consider Before Driving Across Europe
Driving in Europe Over the past few years, driving your own car through Europe has become rather more complicated. Following Brexit, [...]
TRACK DAY EXPERIENCES
PASSENGER RIDES FOR MEMBERS: We decided to return to the track this year for several reasons. We needed an excuse to [...]
Bicester Heritage Scramble
It was great to be amongst fellow petrolheads again at Bicester Heritage’s first Saturday scramble. The spirit of a scramble isn’t [...]
VIBRANT BUT MENACING, R107 350 SL SPORTLINE RALLY CAR
Forget wide-bodied, slammed seventies saints with flared arches and excessively lowered profiles, we’ve created the undisputed cool of the R107 SL [...]
Strassenkultur at Caffeine & Machine April 2022
We're fortunate enough to be located outside the bustling town of Stratford-upon-Avon - a quaint market town famed for being the [...]
2022 Open Day Review
Spring rolls out the sunshine for our first Open Day of the year. We launched into 2022 with an ambitious plan [...]
CARE Case Study: Pine Green 420SL
JAMES, 1984 PINE GREEN R107 420 SL, 62,000 MILES James acquired his 420 SL from a private buyer in 2014 at [...]
The Importance of Classic Car Insurance
As new cars have become more technologically advanced with tracking systems and Banko Santander-level central locking systems, a vehicle’s position when [...]
What to Expect from SLSHOP’s Open Days
Dates for your diary: Saturday 19th March 2022 | Saturday 18th June 2022 | Saturday 22nd October 2022 It’s been over [...]
KNOWING YOUR R107 SL
As we move into 2022, the nights are getting shorter here in the UK and despite the cold chills, the prospect [...]
ULEZ Efficient Classic Mercedes Cars by SLSHOP
In our recent market review, we touched upon the increasing pressures of climate change, and how it will only push the [...]
RECORD BROOKLANDS DRIVE
This article was originally published in Classic Mercedes Magazine's Winter Issue, 2021. Customer and supporter of SLSHOP, Lee Downing, gives his [...]
A SL500 R129 is to be driven
Stars Collide: Introducing Proud Owner Jenny Welker Over the years we’ve had the privilege of meeting several rather special individuals – [...]
SLSHOP Experience: Wales Tour 2021
‘’Live, travel, adventure, bless and don’t be sorry’’ – Jack Kerouac Day Zero. Drayton Manor Farm, Stratford-upon-Avon. The morning launched with [...]
A Second Dose of the Goodwood Revival Spirit
The Golden Age of Motorsport Returning for the company’s second instalment of Goodwood Revival, SLSHOP took up position Over the Road [...]
A tale of two 500 Sport-Leichts, an English sonnet penned in Stratford-on-Avon
All R107 Mercedes-Benz SLs are the same. Discuss. Compare and contrast. Ahhh, I’m back in an Edinburgh exam hall from the [...]
#SLSHOP50 – Celebrating 50 years of the R107 SL
- World-renowned SL specialist, SLSHOP, leads the way in celebrating 50 years of the R107 SL marque built from 1971 to [...]
50 YEARS OF R107 SL AND V12 E-TYPE
Guest post written by Andrew Martin... For me a 50th birthday must be more exciting than a 60th, so let's leave [...]
SADDLE UP FOR SUMMER WITH SLSHOP
LET'S CELEBRATE: #SLSHOP50 With a clear roadmap out of Lockdown and confidence in the vaccination program, the summer is looking [...]
Limited Edition 50th Anniversary Window Sticker
We know you want one... 2021 marks 50 years of the Mercedes-Benz R107 SL, having arrived on our roads back in [...]
Andrew Frankel on the iconic R107 SL
Why have I always had a soft spot for the R107? It’s not even as if a 500SL is particularly quick [...]
What is CARE, how does it work, and how can I best utilise my account?
What is a CARE account? For every owner we have met on our ten classic Mercedes-Benz journey, there remains a consistent [...]
A look back at SLSHOP past events
At SLSHOP, we believe a classic Mercedes-Benz SL should be enjoyed. There can be no greater feeling than sitting behind the [...]