I was at the grocery store the other day, and I spotted this silver SL in the parking lot. Well, the lady that drove it was just coming out to her car at that time, and I had a chance to ask her about her car, it was a model I had never seen before - a 1980 R107, 500SL imported from Germany. She was an interesting German lady, and I got to speak the little German I learned in college with her as she told me about her car. She said she would rather have my 1989 420SEL, because she really liked S-Class Mercedes. Anyway, this model was new to me, and I thought I had seen most MB years and cars! I know you don't see many of these around...

http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/car_info_mercedes_500sl.htm

Mine's an '84 500SL German 'grey market', not a U.S. import, and fits the description in your link but I thought mine was designated as a W107 not R107. I thought the R models started in the late '80s.

If so, is mine a different car ? If yes, what's the difference ?

Thanks,

Courtney

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'84 500SL Euro
WDB 107 046 ~
117 962 ~

'82 380SL US
WDB 107 045 ~
116 961 ~

'83 240D
'90 Audi Turbo 200
'91 Jetta GL Ecodiesel

I should know this but arent there only R107's and C107's? People usually just generalize everything into the W (sedan) prefix.

R roadster
A cabriolet
V long chassis
T wagon
C coupe

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1980 500SE/AMG Euro
1981 500SEL Euro
1982 380SEL
1983 300TD
1983 500SEC/AMG Euro
1984 500SEC
1984 300TD Euro
1986 190E 2.3-16
1986 190E 2.3
1987 300D
1997 C36 AMG
2003 C320T 4matic

past: 1969 280SE 4.5 | 1978 240D | 1978 300D | 1981 300SD | 1981 300SD | 1982 300CD | 1983 300CD | 1983 300SD | 1983 380SEC | 1984 300D | 1984 300D | 1984 300TD | 1984 500SEL | 1984 300SD | 1985 300D | 1986 300E | 1986 560SEL | 1986 560SEL/Carat | 1987 560SEC | 1991 300D 2.5 | 2006 R350

That era of 500sl is a relatively high performance version with many special parts. Its very desireable and rare in the states.

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Mine's a euro 500SL as well, but they don't seem to be all that rare. I see quite a few of them around.

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1989 500SEL Euro
1966 250SE Cabriolet
1958 BMW Isetta 600

If it has a stick shift, then swap your car for it!!!

But I am pretty sure you had to take the 6 cylinder ones to get a Factory equipped, manual shift R107 model SL.


You would love the performance, especially after a US spec 420SEL automatic!!

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)