[V8] re SLC

[verbryckjack at aol.com]

  I thought I would chime in on SLC as it seems to be a ongoing topic. I have a 500SLC which was never imported into the US thus it is a gray market car it is extremely fast car so much so that I do not hesitate to put it up against anything ! I would not call it heavy or a slug as it has been suggested. Parts especially those specific to the SLC are expensive and hard to get so I guess it would depend on what you use it for , probably not a great daily car. As far as why mercedes made the SLC series the answer is simple , all SLC's were hand built in small numbers , the 450 being the biggest production tapering off later.It was a homologation series so mercedes would have something to race. I have not driven a American version and it may be that they got heavy or ungainly from crash and smog requirements . Only one other thing even when the 350 SL came out it was already a 4.5 litre, Mercedes intentionally underbadged it . Cheers George
 
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