Mercedes-Benz 300 SL
(1985 - 1989)
Car articles about Mercedes-Benz 300 SL by year
Car fans once dreamed of top-of-the-range or super sports cars. Since the turn of the millennium, however, hypercars have been regarded as the ultimate in automotive transportation. But whether they offer real driving pleasure is doubtful. To prove this thesis, this article takes you through the development of the sports car up to the present day and shows many of the cars mentioned in pictures.
Between 1971 and 1989, Mercedes built the R107 and the coupé variant C107 as the 280 SL to 560 SL and 280 SLC to 500 SLC respectively. Commercially, the model series was a great success and the R107 was the longest-built SL ever; the predecessors W198, W113 and the successors were all built over much shorter periods of time. The last examples of the R107 series became classics from the assembly line and today, together with their older brothers, enjoy a large fan community.
With the "T-Wagen" of the W123 model series, Mercedes-Benz had created the genre of the lifestyle estate, and with the successor of the W124 model series, the Sindelfingen-based company doubled down and added an extremely sophisticated all-wheel drive system. Now it was not only possible to transport a lot, but also to do so in almost any weather and road conditions. However, the Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 4Matic became very expensive, which prevented it from becoming widespread. This driving report is about a Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 4Matic from 1987, it tells the history of the model and shows the various evolutionary stages in current and former pictures, as well as in the sales literature.
Almost 40 years and several model series lie between the first open-top 300 SL and the last. Technically and conceptually, the W 198 and R 129 series are far apart. But both offered pleasurable open-top driving and superior performance, i.e. the same thing, albeit nowadays at a price that differs by a factor of 50. This report compares the first and last bearers of the 300 SL name and shows both in historical and contemporary pictures.
Current market prices for Mercedes-Benz 300 SL
null, 187 PS, 2932 cm3
null, 179 PS, 2962 cm3
null, 190 PS, 2960 cm3
null, 231 PS, 2960 cm3
Convertible, 184 PS, 2746 cm3
Convertible, 217 PS, 3818 cm3
Convertible, 239 PS, 4973 cm3
Convertible, 239 PS, 4973 cm3
Convertible, 204 PS, 4196 cm3
Convertible, 223 PS, 4939 cm3
Convertible, 231 PS, 5491 cm3
null, 326 PS, 4973 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 80 PS, 3005 cm3
Station Wagon, 88 PS, 3005 cm3
Station Wagon, 125 PS, 2938 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 125 PS, 2998 cm3
4-Door Sedan, 187 PS, 2962 cm3
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Auctioned vehicles of Mercedes-Benz 300 SL
| Brand | Model | Year | Status | Auction name | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (107) 1987 Sold Brightwells Classic & Vintage Cars and Motorcycles (May 11, 2016) |
300 SL (107) | 1987 | Sold | Brightwells Classic & Vintage Cars and Motorcycles (May 11, 2016) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Cabriolet 1987 Sold Bonhams Paris (February 6, 2020) |
300 SL Cabriolet | 1987 | Sold | Bonhams Paris (February 6, 2020) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 SL auto hardtop 1986 Sold Brightwells Classic & Vintage Cars and Motorcycles (November 26, 2014) |
300 SL auto hardtop | 1986 | Sold | Brightwells Classic & Vintage Cars and Motorcycles (November 26, 2014) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (107) 1989 Sold H&H Classics The Imperial War Museum Duxford (March 29, 2017) |
300 SL (107) | 1989 | Sold | H&H Classics The Imperial War Museum Duxford (March 29, 2017) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (107) 1987 Sold Artcurial Paris (October 15, 2017) |
300 SL (107) | 1987 | Sold | Artcurial Paris (October 15, 2017) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 SL 1986 Sold H&H Classics Buxton Auction (July 23, 2014) |
300 SL | 1986 | Sold | H&H Classics Buxton Auction (July 23, 2014) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (107) 1987 Sold Brightwells Classic & Vintage Cars and Motorcycles (July 15, 2015) |
300 SL (107) | 1987 | Sold | Brightwells Classic & Vintage Cars and Motorcycles (July 15, 2015) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster 1986 Sold RM/Sotheby's Paris (February 1, 2023) |
300 SL Roadster | 1986 | Sold | RM/Sotheby's Paris (February 1, 2023) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Convertible with Hardtop 1989 Not Sold Bonhams Beaulieu MPH 2021 (September 5, 2021) |
300 SL Convertible with Hardtop | 1989 | Not Sold | Bonhams Beaulieu MPH 2021 (September 5, 2021) | |
| Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (107) 1987 Sold Coys Blenheim Palace Auction (July 2, 2016) |
300 SL (107) | 1987 | Sold | Coys Blenheim Palace Auction (July 2, 2016) |
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