A Christmas Selection from SLSHOP – Tis the Season, and all that…
As December pushes onward at an alarming rate, it’s time to embrace the season and indulge in a little festivity. Sure, [...]
HOW TO CHOOSE A MERCEDES SPECIALIST?
Owning a classic car can be a daunting experience. You may find yourself asking, who do I take my car to? [...]
Classic Mercedes Benz Restoration: Manual Conversions
Each and every classic Mercedes Benz restoration we have completed has been for a specific purpose. The motive is always deeply [...]
The SL Legacy Continues – R232 Revealed
New SL set to rival Porsche and Aston Martin with a powerful outro for the SL combustion engine. It was only [...]
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 [...]
The Mercedes-Benz Pagoda – A History, Which One To Buy and Why?
An introduction to an icon: Mercedes-Benz never intended the 300SL Gullwing to go into production as a road car. It [...]
The ultimate classic Mercedes-Benz SL showroom… 8x Pagodas at SLSHOP 26th Feb 2021
The last week of February gave us the first hint of summer warmth, but it wasn’t just the sunshine raising the [...]
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 [...]
SLSHOP Care – 8% off Service Parts from SLSHOP
For the past decade we have been servicing, maintaining, improving and restoring the Mercedes-Benz SL, and in that time we have [...]
Certified Servicing – Should I take my classic SL to a Mercedes-Benz main dealer?
In the world of classic Mercedes-Benz, much credence is still given to the term ‘full Mercedes-Benz service history’, but what relevance [...]
Meet Bruce, SLSHOP Director, SL connoisseur and the font of all SL knowledge
Bruce Greetham is well known to SLSHOP customers, and to the wider Mercedes-Benz community. As an avid Club Member, Concours Winner [...]
Certified Servicing – The importance of using the right people
For a classic Mercedes-Benz SL owner, we understand that enjoyment is paramount; but protecting the investment is also crucial. Enhancing the [...]
Silver and Red across two generations of SL
With so many cars to choose from, how can you possibly pick a Top 5? Here's 4 of the finest, with [...]
Mercedes Parts – A tale of three boot locks
Do they make Mercedes Parts like they used to? Members of the classic car community will recognise the phrase ‘they don’t [...]
Limited Edition Parts Catalogue
We’ve all had it, something on your car gets damaged or begins to fail that makes you wonder “Where on earth [...]
Three new Mercedes-Benz SLs in the showroom
Here at SLSHOP it’s been a very busy start to 2021, with a number of cars finding new homes. This week we’ve [...]
Rare Mercedes-Benz SL Pagoda components
At SLSHOP, one of our many passions is the Mercedes-Benz SL Pagoda, and finding the most elusive and obscure parts is [...]
Workshop Update – A Pagoda SL in Every Colour (almost)
Here at the SLSHOP we love nothing more than a bit of variety, and it's not just the showroom that's full [...]
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 [...]
Generation Game – Three Decades of Automotive Icons, 1968 to 1989
An interesting SL photo for your Friday evening musings... The two cars at the top of the frame are separated by just [...]
Our Cars – A Very Special 250SL Pagoda – SLSHOP Restorations
The Mercedes-Benz 250SL is the rarest of all three 'Pagoda' models, with production numbers far overshadowed by the much more numerous earlier [...]
Mercedes-Benz 280 SL Pagoda – What did it cost new?
As a reference guide, here are the official prices of the Mercedes-Benz 280 SL Pagoda W113 as quoted back in 1969. [...]
Our Cars – The ‘SVR’ Pagoda Restoration – Magazine Feature
This article was originally featured in Classic & Sports Car Magazine 'Epic Restoration' - The story of SVR, one of our [...]
You can have any colour you like… Four new cars
Here at SLSHOP we pride ourselves on the variety available in our showroom at any given moment, and sourcing the very [...]