[V8] re SLC

[Ed Kellock]

Yes, when the 107 chassis SL/SLC was first sold in NA, it was badged 350 but
was a 4.5 litre engine.  This was 1972, with 1973 bringing the 450 badging
along with standard power windows (350's were available with roll-ups) and a
bit further into production a different steering wheel on which the entire
center pad was the horn button, instead of the two curved buttons on the
left and right side.

The 72-73 cars were the better performers of the entire 107 run until the
500/560 of the mid 80's.  I believe there were a very small number of 500's
sold in '84 or so (??) but the 560 in '85 became the final iteration.  I
thing SLC production ended in the very early 80's.

The ugly comments are merely subjective.  I like them, but not enough to own
one.  When I get one it'll be the SL.

I'm curious what parts are expensive and/or hard to obtain.  It would seem
there are few maintenance items which are specific to the SLC.  The only
ones I can think of would be possibly driveshaft related, the rear window
regulators, or anything related to the sunroof mechanism.  Still, not sure
any of those would necessarily have needed to be specially designed for the
SLC... surely something from another model would have sufficed.

Trim bits relative to the model may certainly be difficult.  Or are the
parts you refer to difficult because your car is grey market?

Ed




On 7/12/06, verbryckjack at aol.com <verbryckjack at aol.com> wrote:
>
> 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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