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R232
Brussels Motor Show
Autosalon Brussel
Salon de l'Auto Bruxelles
Brussels Expo
Brussels - Belgium
January 2026
Mercedes-Benz SL - History and Evolution of a Legend
Presented by Axel Schroeter
Chantilly Arts & Elegance Richard Mille
Château de Chantilly
Chantilly
France - Frankrijk
September 2024
W198
2.996 cc
6 In-line
215 pk
Van Mossel Museum
Jan Vestersstraat 1
Waalwijk
Nederland - Netherlands
May 2024
Production: 1954 -
Generation: Sixth (2012 - 2020)
Engine: 4,6 litre biturbo V8 (petrol)
Power: 435 PS
Gearbox: 7 speed automatic
Layout: front engine, rear drive
Rallye Motors is a Roslyn Mercedes-Benz dealer with Mercedes-Benz sales and online cars. A Roslyn NY Mercedes-Benz dealership, Rallye Motors is your Roslyn new car dealer and Roslyn used car dealer. We also offer auto leasing, car financing, Mercedes-Benz auto repair service, and Mercedes-Benz auto parts accessories.
This red Mercedes SL convertible is clearly of fifties vintage. It looks like a restoration project.
If you thought I took this at C&G Auto Tech in Caldwell, New Jersey, you'd be half right. This car was actually at Precision Motors in Caldwell, half a block to the west. :-)
R230
Apart from a smoother design and redesigned headlamps, the 5th-generation SL introduced the 'Vario Roof' retractable hardtop, first seen on the 1996 SLK. Active Body Control, Keyless Go and Sensatronic Brake Control were also new features. A significant facelift followed in 2008, bringing new and revised engines and a new front end inspired by the classic 300 SL, featuring a large grille with a prominent 3-pointed star, twin power domes on the bonnet and redesigned headlights. Up until 2011, a total of 169.433 R230s were produced. The rarest is the SL 65 AMG, with only 3.055 units (350 of which were SL AMG Black Series with fixed roof).
4.973 cc
V8
326 hp
Mercedes - The Story of the Star
19/09/2025 - 22/02/2026
Autoworld
Brussels - Belgium
February 2026
Rallye Motors is a Roslyn Mercedes-Benz dealer with Mercedes-Benz sales and online cars. A Roslyn NY Mercedes-Benz dealership, Rallye Motors is your Roslyn new car dealer and Roslyn used car dealer. We also offer auto leasing, car financing, Mercedes-Benz auto repair service, and Mercedes-Benz auto parts accessories.
Rallye Motors is a Roslyn Mercedes-Benz dealer with Mercedes-Benz sales and online cars. A Roslyn NY Mercedes-Benz dealership, Rallye Motors is your Roslyn new car dealer and Roslyn used car dealer. We also offer auto leasing, car financing, Mercedes-Benz auto repair service, and Mercedes-Benz auto parts accessories.
A few statistics about this gleaming example of the legendary Mercedes-Benz SL Class:
Twin-turbo three-liter V-6 under the hood.
362 horses.
369 pound-feet of torque.
Zero to sixty in under five seconds.
Top speed of 155 miles an hour.
It doesn't get much better than that.
The AMG version does, but it's even more expensive. ;-)
Rallye Motors is a Roslyn Mercedes-Benz dealer with Mercedes-Benz sales and online cars. A Roslyn NY Mercedes-Benz dealership, Rallye Motors is your Roslyn new car dealer and Roslyn used car dealer. We also offer auto leasing, car financing, Mercedes-Benz auto repair service, and Mercedes-Benz auto parts accessories.
R230
Apart from a smoother design and redesigned headlamps, the 5th-generation SL introduced the 'Vario Roof' retractable hardtop, first seen on the 1996 SLK. Active Body Control, Keyless Go and Sensatronic Brake Control were also new features. A significant facelift followed in 2008, bringing new and revised engines and a new front end inspired by the classic 300 SL, featuring a large grille with a prominent 3-pointed star, twin power domes on the bonnet and redesigned headlights. Up until 2011, a total of 169.433 R230s were produced. The rarest is the SL 65 AMG, with only 3.055 units (350 of which were SL AMG Black Series with fixed roof).
4.973 cc
V8
326 hp
Mercedes - The Story of the Star
19/09/2025 - 22/02/2026
Autoworld
Brussels - Belgium
February 2026
W198 II
In 1957, the 300 SL Gullwing was replaced by the Roadster. Like its predecessor, it was created at the initiative of American importer Max Hoffman. It received an entirely new tubular chassis with lower sills, allowing the installation of conventional doors. The mechanical components remained largely unchanged, but the rear swing axles were replaced by an independent De Dion rear axle, providing smoother suspension and more reliable handling for everyday use. From 1961 onward, the front drum brakes were replaced with disc brakes, and toward the end of production the cast-iron block was replaced by an aluminum one. A stylish hardtop was available as a factory option. Production ended in 1963, with a total of 1.858 roadsters built.
2.996 cc
6 In-line
218 hp
Mercedes - The Story of the Star
19/09/2025 - 22/02/2026
Autoworld
Brussels - Belgium
February 2026
Here's a Mercedes Americans - especially Americans who lived through the sixties - would easily recognize. :-)
The second-generation SL Class was produced between 1963 and 1971 and was powered by inline sixes. This generation begat three separate models as the engine displacement increased, the names based as usual on centiliters - the 230SL (2.3 liters) produced from 1963 to 1967, the 250SL (2.5 liters) in 1968 and 1969, and the 280SL (2.8 liters) in 1970 and 1971.
I think this was a 250SL.
It came with either a four-speed automatic transmission or either a four-speed or five-speed stick shift.
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Rallye Motors is a Roslyn Mercedes-Benz dealer with Mercedes-Benz sales and online cars. A Roslyn NY Mercedes-Benz dealership, Rallye Motors is your Roslyn new car dealer and Roslyn used car dealer. We also offer auto leasing, car financing, Mercedes-Benz auto repair service, and Mercedes-Benz auto parts accessories.
R129
Aguttes
Autoworld - Auction & Motion
Estimated : € 40.000 - 60.000
Sold for € 42.929
Autoworld
Brussels - Belgium
October 2025
The 1989 Geneva Motor Show was marked by the presentation of the brand new version of the SL, dubbed the R129. This generation represented a real technological leap forward compared to the R107, with the introduction of advanced safety systems such as ESP and a retractable hardtop.
This model was delivered to its first owner on June 22, 1998. The color combination chosen is also one of the most elegant, combining “Midnight Blue” (code 904O) with an exclusive bluegray leather interior (code 518A). Today, the car has only 4,650 km on the odometer. Of course, this model is literally in mint condition, both in terms of its bodywork and interior. Both are extremely well preserved, as is its hardtop, which is still in place and in mint condition.
Our test drive showed us that the car was in good working order, despite the very low mileage in recent years. Of course, a general overhaul would be necessary if the next owner wanted to run this car. Like the other SL in this collection, our car is one of those “exceptions that prove the rule”... The vast majority of SLs, especially in the R129 generation, have clocked up tens of thousands of miles thanks to their outstanding road handling qualities. Finding a model with such reasonable mileage is already a challenge in itself, and will become even more so in the coming years. So don’t miss this opportunity to add to your collection the SL from the 1990s, a symbol of a generation, in such exceptional condition. This opportunity may never come again...