Factory-Original Mercedes SL ─ The original guide to Mercedes-Benz SLC Models, 1963-2003

This originality guide covers the Mercedes SL sports cars from the W113 'Pagoda' of 1963 to the R129 which ended production in 2003. Model-by-model, with hundreds of pictures, it gives you all the details of correct factory specifications and equipment, including body panels, external trim and badging, paint colours, interior trim and trim colours, dashboard, instruments and switches, under-bonnet components, engine and transmission, lamps, and all other features right down to the tool kit, from the beginning of production to the end. All this detailed information is vital to the buyer, owner and restorer.

James Taylor is a well-known writer in various automotive fields, and Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars – particularly those covered in this book – are a special interest. Highly respected for the meticulous research he brings to his work, he has written over 80 books. Some of his books have appeared in foreign languages, and his own linguistic ability has seen him translate other books from German and French. He lives in rural Oxfordshire.