Publisher's Synopsis
How often have you heard yourself saying: "Yes, I want to know more about those earlier SL cars, but I didn't have the time to look for books on the subject." Well, don't look any further, this is it and it comes all in a single package! Updated in November 2017, this 250-page book gives you the facts about the Mercedes SL cars from the 1950s and 1960s. And these are some of the topics covered:
- The time that made the 300SL possible
- Development of the 300SL Coupe and Roadster
- The secret and unique 300SLS that survived in private hands until today
- The racing history
- Two famous SL owners
- Development of the 190SL
- A larger engine is needed
- The racing history
- Driving a 190SL Turbo in 1959
- Development of the 230SL
- The 230SL, 250SL, 280SL
- The coachbuilders
- The in-house conversions
- How the pagoda SL was seen by its owners in the 1960s
- The racing history
- Chassis number and data card explained
- Technical specifications and production history of each model
- All this is accompanied by superb recent non-Daimler AG color photography; this includes pictures of the suspensions.
