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- While other manufacturers panicked or faltered in the 1970s, Mercedes-Benz could simply take everything the world could throw at it in its stride, creating one of the classiest and most timeless sporting grand tourers the world would ever see - the C107 and R107 SL.
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Morning folks, hope you all enjoyed the video!
I just wanted to apologise for the background noise and general crackliness of the A-roll shots in this one. You’ll also notice there’s a lot of voiceover in the second half of the video. That’s because many A-roll shots wound up being unusable due to the audio. I’m using some new and rather expensive wireless transmitters to stream the audio directly to my camera, and clearly they’re sub-par.
Heard every word 👍
Can you do the Fiat Spider 124? The 1966-1985 run. Thank you!
Love these cars, but it have rear collision because on the video rear part is clearly much whiter and there is clear line to see.?
Hollywood loved the car. Appeared everywhere to show wealth, beauty and style ..
My father bought a 1978 Mercedes 350SL in 1985 that was still like new, and even today, it’s still incredibly solid and reliable. Of course it has been well maintained, but you’d never know it’s a 45 year old car if you drove it. Even the doors close with a solid “thunk” and nothing in the car rattles or is coming apart.
In Florida, in the 80s, you were a boss if you had a 450SL. Such an elegant car. I went to a school that had kids with wealthy parents. Dino Ferraris, Citroën SMs, BMW 5 series, Corvettes, and Jaguar E-types were in the parking lot. Each car had a personality vibe, but the kids with the SLs were really respected back then.
I had an MGB, 16th birthday present, so I was the weird kid.
I really thought the 450 was beautiful, and so did every TV show you saw at that time. Great synopsis and video, as always! I'm loving your channel.
Classic!
The SL R107 is one of the best roadsters ever made.Its the last of its breed without the costly and senseless complications which came after.A fine R-107 is a treasure to behold.
gotta love an R107, just wish I could afford one 😭
Some day!
Personally I'd rather a500sec 126 body. Heaps more room, next gen handling, sooo much torque!
Time to feature the Mercedes 190 2.6 Sportline! All the design features of the SL, plus two remarkable features: a straight 6 shoehorned into a car never intended to have a straight 6. The re-engineering was done by Porsche under contract. And second, the. first outing of Mercedes 5 link rear suspension, an engineering revolution that endured for years. I had one and still regret selling it.
I remember having quite a crush on Mercedes car range in the 1970s as a teenager, and by no means considered them ugly, old fashioned or conservative, but their cars after this series and the W123 series appealed to me less and less as time went on , I’m lead to believe their quality status too has slipped further down as time went on.
I love Sunday mornings. I get to watch you waxing lyrical about all things old and automotive. And what a car to wax about. The SL/SLC is a true all time great. It's also one of the first cars I got to work on in '76 when I started work straight from school in the local Merc/Porsche/Ferrari dealer. Yeah, I know, the dream job for a 16 year old car nut! I loved the SL then and still do. If I had a choice (and some lottery winnings) I would have a 450SLC myself. What a car. Thanks Ed, loved this video.
Thanks as always mate :)
Good review and well researched. The R107 is a landmark car. While other manufacturers developed faux convertibles with all sorts of overhead ironmongery (Stag, first XJS Cabriolets and, much more successfully, Porsche Targa), Mercedes alone developed a full convertible. Some complain about short rear travel of the seats, but that was intended so as to keep the heads of driver and passenger close to the roll-over bar built into windscreen surround. The quality of construction and materials is beyond comparison. The ride is exceptionally comfortable and better than many modern cars and fitted with one of the several V8's offered of the years, progress is relaxed and effortless. I have a 1981 380 SL and enjoy driving it regularly. It still feels modern.
£600 in 1973 is equivalent to £92k today! A classic car given the classic Twin Cam treatment. Brilliant as always Ed🙂
One thing I like about your films is I get as much out of LISTENING to them as watching them. While it's useful to see the lights you mention or the shape of the doors you explain things clearly enough I don't need to.
Another Brilliant Video Mate, Peak Mercedes Benz for me here and still a great looking car today.
Thanks again mate 🙂
Deserves some more views. Nice run though this car. That engineering philosophy the opposite of the innovation that was happening at the same time in the UK, France and Italy that took risks that often didn't pay off!
Thanks Ben :)
I bought a R129 SL320 straight 6
1999 I obtained her in 2010 and still have her. 59000 miles from new. No Advisories on the MOT.
What I remember the most about the R107, is how hard it was to change the padding on the upper dash when they got cracked by the sun or just old age "Not a easy job." Hmmm - - -
how hard would it be to put a XKE rearend in a R107 ????? My dad's friend had one, boy was it fun to drive........ Thanks to Twin-Cam for posting.....
While I love the classic R107, for me the ultimate SL is the R129. I think it has aged extremely well - another masterpiece by Bruno Sacco.
What a lovely car! I remember desiring the SL very much in my early teenage years. Fantastic review of the car and its history with great use of multiple photos, information and video. Plus your narration is calm and informative while being delivered with petrol-head excitement bubbling underneath. Keep up the good work!
Brilliant car always saw them on Dallas back in the 80s what a cracking car
I’m on my third one……I’ve had other classics but always go back to the 107
Gorgeous era of Mercedes.
These veteran cars are something else indeed. Thanks a lot for sharing this excellent video. Superb presentation as always.
A proper Mercedes Benz. Not like the overpriced pieces of junk that this brand produce today. Great review.
Wonderful review, Ed. These were very popular with Dallas A-listers back in the day. I had several friends who owned them, and they were invariably parked prominently by valet attendants in front of tony restaurants, which is always an ego stroke. You were spot on in your assessment of their quality. Everything you touched, saw, and heard from this car imparted an impression of solid engineering excellence paired with subtle, timeless style. Alas, I never had one of my own.
My favorite SL. Especially if it comes with a hard top. The R230 SL takes close second.
Back in my early 70s American adolescence this was the car your upscale friend's newly divorced dad got when he traded in his Cadillac sedan that said "I'm a boring dad and husband" and moved to his swinging singles pad.
Quite simply one of the most beautiful cars Mercedes produced in the last 50 years. I love it's understated elegance. The newer SLs are faster and a lot more sophisticated but they're garish to look at. This car still looked good among it's more modern peers when it went out of production in 1989. Similar to the XJS in that it stayed in production for a very long time and still held its own amid more modern rivals.
Stunning video as always Ed. I had a 2016 SLK and loved it.
peak analog car to last forever
after this, it all went to consumer plastic and electronics
Ed, thank you once again for a thoroughly professional review, but as I have said it all before over my many years of loyal watching your excellence I know my repetition of my pleasure is boring you. So I leave it as a simple, grateful thanks.
Rob
Pah, absolutely not!
I go through phases of responding and not responding to comments, but I'm always enormously grateful :)
Well done, Ed. A beautiful car indeed from the time when Mercedes built to a quality standard and priced the car accordingly. Enter Lexus and Infinity, and suddenly the Japanese imports undercut Mercedes in price by a wide margin. Unfortunately the also undercut Mercedes on quality engineering but good marketing overshadowed that. As a result, Mercedes was forced to build to price as models came due for replacement. Now, of course, there is not a single new Mercedes that looks or feels distinctive. Then again, the last time i was in a Mercedes was when Ma was thinking of replacing the old Volvo 240 Estate. I knew i would be inheriting the new car, and since i could not sit upright in either of the estate models, they were off the list post haste. Funny, I'm still driving the Volvo.
Fantastic video! Really well done, really interesting
Thanks Ryan :)
I really enjoy this channel. Great video, well done
Thanks Aidan 🙂
Great video this format is perfect nice looking Mercedes the sl series, but I still love the XJS's even with the pitfalls of the british motor industry
Thanks Ray!
I have to say, I'd have an XJ-C, but that's because I'm weird ;)
@@TwinCam mate not weird the xjs series with you an xj-c such a beatifical car
My favourite Mercedes of all time. Bullet proof engine and great looks.
As much as this car is brilliant, i would still opt for the XJS 5.3 V12
It’s up there for me, but I’m a masochist. I don’t respect solid engineering as much as I should, and as such, I’d have a Pagoda 😅
@Twin-Cam There's something endearing to the underdog, I'm like you, I love cars that are underrated and I'm always willing to speak up for them
Excellent video
Came here to say exactly the same 👍🏻
Further to your reply and not being on social media, and being technical idiot I stupidly replied to your comment on a no reply to your tube. Bally clown I am! My comment had nowt to do with any replies but rather a fear that in my gushing thanks for your professionalism, along with my hope that such friendly professionalism will see you hit a media media motoring high was exacerbated my limited vocabulary was perhaps boringly repetitive. But I have dug out my Roger Thesaurus and will never stop my encouragement nor my huge pleasure I get from you weekly ace motoring fix. As an obvious fellow countryman from the backgrounds seen in your super presentations, all I can say 'Trot On!'
Rob
Really enjoy your videos. Not sure if you accept suggestions but I would love to see a video on the Alfa Romeo Giulia Super from the 60s and 70s.
Thanks mate :)
I'd love to do one on the Giulia. They're incredible cars and one of my favourites, but I'll have to wait to be offered one first!
Always loved the R107. To be fair, there ain't many classic Mercedes that I don't love.
Possibly Japanese import, having right hand drive and Km/h speedometer.
Having grown up with 1970's MB vehicles, there was an undefinable 'quality' about them. A simple hand wash could tell you that. Ours were mainly deisel sedans, but still. there was a feeling of competence, and even safety behind the wheel. That said, I'm in love with the BMW 6 series coupes, and paticularly those with the later version of the 3.2/3.5 (more torque) and I'd take one of those over an R107 just to see it in the driveway. [Plus from America, I have sporting chance at finding the E24 with a stick]
yay
I'd like an SLC as a daily driver... 🤔
Thanks, interesting and enjoyable as always. But the key for me is that cars with manual gearboxes are very rare; I'd love a 280 with manual but struggling to find one.
Thanks Geoff 🙂
What about a 1979 450slc with manual gearbox. Are they considered rare?
Is that razor wire on top of that swing set??
Great video. Mercedes of this era were fabulous cars, the R107 was at the time the only convertible that looked as good with the hood up. I have never been in the market for SL myself, I did test drive an SLC 450 once and It just didn't work for me. I have to say that I love the m110 280 engines, I had one in a W123 280e and it was just a great and super refined engine, and my own opinion of the 350 and 450 engines is that they are just not as refined as that sweet 280. This opinion is based on limited experience of the 350 & 450 and maybe the ones I have been in were not in the best state of tune, but if I was in the market for a SL I'd go for the 280.
I was expecting a tour of the car.
I mean, that’s what the video is 😅
@@TwinCam Yes, agreed. But more of a history of the absolute brilliance of the car.
Which I know it's your style.
Now I feel bad!
And that car was replaced in 1989 by the spectacular R129. I have owned both and currently have a 1999 320SL and it is far far above the older machine.
May i ask in what way in your experience is the R129 better?
@@michaeljose8122 Easier to live with, better control lay out , better seats and fully automatic roof with advanced rollover safety.
@@michaeljose8122 Especially the earlier R107 weren't that well rustproofed, whereas all R129s were.
A world away from todays over engineered plastic Mercedes!
Yup! From solid, indestructible tanks to buckets of dodgy bling!
I'd have any Benz built before 1992 (have owned 17) but definitely none built from 1995 to 2005: the decade of decline when Daimler-Benz was taken over by the bean counters who were more interested in buying losers like Chrysler than maintaining quality and reliability on the parent marque.
Presented like a true connoisseur of cars. (And that brochure looked familiar - lol.)
Keep up the great work, Ed!
Mercedes today are under engineered! There is no thought given in the engineering and are built down to a price.