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in late 77 they made the 450slc 5.0 this was the car they went to rallys with.it was named this way because the engine was still a test or special engine.[remember the 450sel 6.9] in 1980 when the 5.0 engine became production the car was badged 500slc.this came along with one other major improvement THE FOUR SPEED TRANSMISSION.obviously this was a better car but existed only for one more year[1981]before the 500sec became the flagship and no more slc's.i went to germany and bought[i should say persuaded the owner of a restaurant in basel] a 1978 450slc 5.0.this was a dream of mine since the start of production.i got to drive it on the german autobahns and often saw top speed of 184mph[actually a shade shy of 300kph]this happened in 1982.those were the days.oh yes 1 more thing all the 500slc's had abs brakes[1980 was first year].
Last edited by david s poole; 03-20-2007 at 05:55 PM.
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