Go to
www.oursl.com to the used SLC listings. There's a really nice mid '70's 350SL with a 4 speed manual. Look at the past newsletters and there is an article on it's rehab. I would love to take it for a test drive!
There was an SLC that just sold recently on ebay for about $1k (or so, I think) and I'm pretty sure it had a V8 w/a manual also. Of course it needed some work...might be able to track down the buyer.
Cliff