The Ultimate Mercedes-Benz Resource Book

The SL Experience - The Ultimate Mercedes-Benz SL Resource

Whether you've owned three SLs or still seek your first, you'll love the pages in this book. The SL Experience brings you into the owners experience of each model in many ways. You'll find chronologies of all five decades, their changes, suggestions on care and restorations, who the experts are, and exciting field reports on driving adventures that are second nature for these hearty cars. John Olson has been reporting the activities of SL owners for over twenty years. In this book, John has invited leading enthusiasts in the SL hobby to join him, sharing their expertise for the Ultimate SL Resource book. For many SL owners their automotive experience is merely getting from point A to point B in maximum safety and luxury. This book is about the rest of the experience.

Book Orders and Pricing:

Table of Contents Page
Dedication: Rudolph Uhlenhaut 2
What Makes Mercedes Collectible? 10
Millstones Or Milestones? 13
The Marketplace 15
The Most Collectible Mercedes-Benz Cars 18
Eight Factors That Affect Values 21
The Birth Of The SL 29
1954-1964 300SL (Coupe and Roadster) 35
1955-1963 190SL 64
1963-1971 230/250/280SL 65
A Worthy Successor For The 1960s 81
Tech Point: Transmission Options 86
1971-1989 280 Through 560SL 99
1989-2001 300/500/600SL 115
SL 320/500/600 121
1996-2001 SLK 200/230/320 126
2001-2005 The Sixth Decade Of The SL 130
Driving Comparison Of Four Decades Of SLs 135
Desirable Options & Authentic Colors 150
Individualization 161
AMG-BRABUS-RENNTECH-LORINSER 164
Wheels And Suspension Tuning 167
Monitoring Price Trends 171
Cautions When Buying 174
Scams - Buyer Beware 182
Levels Of Condition 186
Photographing Your Mercedes-Benz 188
Collector Car Insurance, Or A Crossword Puzzle? 191
The Restoration Process 196
Tech Point: High-Tech Restorations 205
Why Rear Wheel Drive? 213
High Performance Driving School 214
Grand Touring-Vintage Style 222
The Mille Miglia Experience 233
Driving SLs in Europe 243
Grand Touring-V12 Style 249
America-Coast To Coast In 47 Hours 255
Long Distance Rallies 259
Vintage Racing 260
Racing The 190SL - Lime Rock 269
Racing The 300SL-Laguna Seca 274
Grand Touring - Mexican Style 281
Mercedes-Benz Art 299
Desirable Mercedes-Benz Books 308
The Hobby In Miniature 313
Photographic Art 314
Clubs And Magazines 326
100 Leaders In The SL Community 335
Photo Credits 351
Index Of People 356
Index Of Advertisers 358
Index Of Subjects 352
Permanent Record Of Mercedes-Benz Owned 361

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"This book is excellent for anyone looking to invest in one of these classic sports cars. There is plenty of information to provide you with a very good working knowledge of the car before you make a purchasing decision. The cost of this book is a small price to pay that can save you thousands of dollars..." - Patrick R.

"If you're considering buying an SL, or simply want to learn more about your existing one(s), I strongly recommend getting this book! I had spent countless hours searching the internet for specific information, but to no avail. However, once I bought the book, no more wasted time. All that I needed to know was between the covers...." - Joey P.


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By Heinz Hoppe, 325 pages, 1992, ISBN 3517 013609 Südwest Press.

If rare Mercedes books interest you, we have a limited number of “as new” copies of the out-of-print English language edition of this excellent book. This collectible is an uncommonly candid autobiography by the first president of Mercedes-Benz of North American (MBNA), Heinz Hoppe.

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