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The SL Experience: a book for people who live with these cars
Whether you have owned several Mercedes-Benz SLs or are still working towards the first, The SL Experience is written for you. Three hundred and sixty-five full-colour hardbound pages that go well past reference — the stories, the history, and the adventures across five decades of one of the most recognisable cars Mercedes-Benz has built.
What is inside
- Complete chronologies — detailed timelines of SL models from 1954 to 2002.
- Expert advice — care, maintenance, and restoration from specialists who do the work.
- Enthusiast insight — leading Mercedes-Benz collectors on what they have learned.
- Field reports — driving adventures that catch what the SL is actually like to own.
The book is not a list of specifications and statistics. It is about living with, driving, and keeping a Mercedes-Benz SL.
About the author
For over thirty years John R. Olson has been a trusted figure in the Mercedes-Benz SL community. As the former publisher of the SL Market Letter, and an SL owner himself, he has spent that time in touch with the best enthusiasts in the world and has put what they know into this book.
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