Bid now on this pristine 500SL with only 32,000 miles on the odometer, and you can live a life of luxury for only a fraction of the cost of a new one.

Daniel Monti’s 1969 Mercedes-Benz 280SL has been in his family for 30 years. Clearly, the two-seater has been loved.

At this point, Mercedes seems to be merely flaunting the next-generation SL around for advertising, and there is no actual testing going on. But there are still revelations to be had.

This brand new C300 looks great, but it looks even better next to a 1969 280SL. So good, in fact, that’s this is our MBWorld Photo of the Week.

Our crack team of spy photogs captured the new SL doing some testing, all wrapped in camouflage, and it gives us a few ideas about where Mercedes is going.

After the jump, check out the upcoming refresh to the Mercedes SL Roadster. Although the picture conceals a lot, it does offer a small glimpse of what we’ll be getting in the future. We can see M-B’s new design language peeking through.

A Nissan GT-R driver likely got the surprise of a lifetime when a Mercedes SL55 AMG pulled up to the line for a drag race.