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Common Gearbox Problems For 80s and 90s Mercedes-Benz.

Britain's leading technical team gives us a rundown on common problems with 1980s and 1990s Mercedes-Benz gearboxes. The future classic – [...]

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EXCLUSIVE OVP RELAY FOR CLASSIC MERCEDES MODELS

EXCLUSIVE OVP RELAY FOR MULTIPLE MODELS With thousands of individual components, some of which were bespoke to the model, there will [...]

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50 Years of the S-Class and which one to buy

If you follow the news, you may have stumbled across Warrantywise’s second hand car reliability index. The organisation teamed up with [...]

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AMG Saints: The CLK63 AMG Black Series

The second incarnation of Mercedes-Benz’s Black Series line, the CLK63 AMG Black Series would go onto become a legend in the [...]

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AMG’s Ascension Part Two: 2000 to 2015

Last time we charted AMG’s independent early years, in this article we’ll explore what happened when two became one. AMG’s adoption [...]

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AMG’s Ascension – The 1980s & 1990s

From the imagination of two visionaries, a motorsport tour de force and major player in the 1980s Mercedes tuning scene emerged [...]

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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 [...]

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A Touch of S Class at SLSHOP

SLSHOP has seen a wave of non-SL models arrive in our Workshops throughout 2021, with more owners from around the world [...]

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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 [...]

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Care – Case Studies and Examples

INTRODUCING CARE We created CARE to enable you, our customers and fellow enthusiasts, to confidently use your classic whenever, wherever and [...]

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Four Seat Luxury – The History of the S Class Coupe, via W111 and SLC

By the mid 1950s the Mercedes-Benz model range was changing. The large, luxurious W187, W186 and W188 were all beginning to [...]

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Road Test – Modern Mercedes-Benz R230 SL vs Classic R107 SL

Writer and Scottish Resident Andrew Martin usually drives a Mercedes-Benz R230 Brabus, a special car in it's own right... So we [...]

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  • Fast mercedes saloon cars

Meet The Parents: The Grandfather of All Fast Saloon Cars

This week a fantastic Mercedes-Benz 300SEL 6.3 has been added to the showroom, and we believe this is a very significant [...]

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  • Mercedes benz SEC

Mercedes-Benz 560 SEC – Reassuringly Expensive – Part 2

Some time ago we posted about a 560SEC that had arrived in the showroom, noting that it was one of the [...]

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The 2019 Mille Miglia in a Mercedes 300SL Gullwing

With the year’s Mille Miglia rescheduled, Kyle Fortune remembers taking part in the 2019 event... in a very special Mercedes 300SL [...]

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  • Mercedes showroom

Christmas Picks – SLSHOP Showroom December 2019

Santa baby, slip an SL under the tree, for me… Well, it might be a little late for that, but there’s [...]

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  • Classic car storage

Supercar Storage with SLSHOP – Your Perfect Partner

Super storage for super cars. A cut above the rest. Supercar Storage in Warwickshire couldn’t be easier than with SLSHOP.   [...]

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Car Storage with SLSHOP – Your Perfect Partner

Classic Car Storage made simple. Leave it to SLSHOP.

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Introducing our new Race Car – 1958 W220S ‘Ponton’

The SLSHOP recently acquired this rather unique 1958 Mercedes-Benz W180 220S 'Ponton' Race Car.   Built for a former collector and [...]

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Mercedes-Benz 560 SEC – Reassuringly Expensive – Part 1

Our showroom currently boasts a superb 63,000 mile C126 560 SEC. Whilst doing some research on the car, we decided to [...]

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Mercedes-Benz 126 SEC – Standard Equipment and Factory Options

As a reference guide, here is a complete list of standard equipment and factory options for the Mercedes-Benz C126 Coupe range [...]

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5 of our favourite ‘YoungTimers’ from Sotheby’s 2019 Sales (that aren’t SLs!)

Cars for sale at auction is not a subject we'd normally blog about. When buying a car at auction, there is [...]

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About the Mercedes-Benz W140

We take a look at the S Class range, whilst showing off a really exceptional car from our showroom

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Bruce’s Cars – W124 220 Coupe

Bruce’s 124 Concours Story When our Managing Director Bruce Greetham talks about some of the cars he has taken to concours [...]

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