Mercedes-Benz 280SLC/Mercedes-Benz 350SLC/Mercedes-Benz 380SLC/Mercedes-Benz 450SLC/Mercedes-Benz 450SLC 5,0/Mercedes-Benz 500SLC (C107). 1972–81 (prod. 62,781; other source lists 62,888 sold). 2-door coupé. F/R, 2746 cm³ (I6 DOHC), 3499, 3818, 4520, 4973 (V8 OHC). Longer-wheelbase, pillarless hardtop coupé version of SL Roadster, the only time Mercedes-Benz has derived a coupé from a convertible. Powerful engines, competently built. First Mercedes with a first-aid kit. Five-litre unit débuted in a top-of-the-line 450SLC in 1978; 3·8 introduced in 1980 with the début of Mercedes-Benz S-Klasse (W126).

Manufacturing location: Germany

Marque: Mercedes-Benz | Model: Mercedes-Benz SLC | Predecessor: Mercedes-Benz W111 | Successor: Mercedes-Benz SEC (C126)