Mercedes-Benz 280SL Automatic '76

In 1971, Mercedes-Benz revealed the successor to its legendary SL Pagoda: the SL type R107. No more Pagoda roof, but the SL still has its hard-top, a true trademark of the SL. But even more than the car itself, the SL type R107 symbolizes for an entire generation an image of American success. All the most famous characters, real shots of American success, appear in movies or TV series driving an SL type R107: Bobby Ewing in Dallas, Richard Gere in American Gigolo, Jonathan Hart in For love of risk, and even Eddy Murphy, in the first opus of the Beverly Hills Cop. A true star on four wheels, which Mercedes-Benz fully claims.

The range will successively (or simultaneously) include:

• The 350SL between 1971 and 1980
• The 450SL between 1973 and 1980
• The 280SL between 1974 and 1985
• The 380SL between 1980 and 1986
• The 500SL between 1980 and 1988
• The 300SL between 1986 and 1988
• The 420SL between 1986 and 1988
• The 560SL between 1986 and 1988
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• Specifications
• Bodywork
• Length : cm (in): 439 (172.8)
• Width : cm (in): 179 (70.5)
• Height : cm (in): 130 (51.2)
• Wheelbase : cm (in) : 246 (96.9)
• Weight: kg (lb) : 1500 (3311)
• Mechanics.
• Displacement : inline 6 2746 cc, front-mounted
• Valve gear : 12
• Fuel system : Bosch K-Jetronic injection
• Gearbox : 4 speed, automatic
• Driven wheels : rear-wheel drive
• Maximum power : 182  bhp at 5800 rpm
• Maximum torque : 245 Nm at 4500 rpm
• Maximum speed : 205 km/h (127 mph)
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