When you’re behind the wheel of a Mercedes S-Class, you feel like you own the road. But when you’re behind the wheel of an S-Class with a Big-Block under the hood…you DO own the road. Introduced at the 1974 Geneva Motor Show, the 450SEL 6.9 was intended to pick up where the 300SEL 6.3 left […] More »

Often called the German Corvette, the W107 was Stuttgart’s replacement for the famous ‘Pagoda’ SL of the 60’s. Unlike its predecessor, the new SL was available with a V8 engine. And of course, buckets of snob appeal came as standard equipment. In the 1970’s and 1980’s, the W107 Mercedes SL was the ultimate status symbol […] More »

If your last name was also the name of your office building, you happened to have your own personal country/Republic/Federation, or if people called you “King”, then the Mercedes “Big” was the car for you. It featured the same monstrous M100 V8 engine found in the 300SEL 6.3, and it could be spec’d anyway your […] More »

The Mercedes 300SEL 6.3 was “earth’s fastest production saloon” when it was introduced in 1968. And we’re talking about the three box body style, not a biker bar. The 300SEL was available as a special order car until 1972. So if you wanted a groovy rocket ship, this was the one for you, man. Company […] More »