Mercedes Classic Cars
Specs, history, and buyer's guides for every collectible Mercedes.
Mercedes 190SL
1955β1963The elegant, more attainable companion to the legendary 300SL.
Sharing styling cues with its more famous 300SL sibling but built on a unibody platform with a smaller four-cylinder engine, the 190SL offered genuine Mercedes-Benz quality and style in a more accessible, everyday-usable package.
Mercedes 300SL Gullwing
1954β1963The engineering tour de force that remains one of the most desirable cars ever built.
Developed from Mercedes-Benz's W194 racing car, the 300SL introduced direct fuel injection to a production car for the first time. Its distinctive upward-opening "gullwing" doors were a necessity of its tubular space-frame chassis rather than a styling flourish β and became instantly iconic regardless.
Mercedes R107 SL
1971β1989The SL that outlasted its era, remaining in production for eighteen years of understated luxury.
The R107 succeeded the "Pagoda" W113 SL and became one of Mercedes-Benz's longest-running models ever, offering a durable, well-engineered luxury convertible that evolved gradually across nearly two decades of production while retaining its fundamental design.
Mercedes W123
1976β1985The car that defined "built like a tank" β over-engineered, over-built, and nearly indestructible.
Replacing the /8 series, the W123 became legendary for its build quality and durability, with many examples surpassing 300,000 miles on their original drivetrains β a reputation that has only grown as the model has become a favorite among collectors seeking genuine usability alongside classic style.