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Improving Your Classic Mercedes-Benz

We share our knowledge with you in the form of advice on how to improve your classic Mercedes-Benz, as well as how to fit specific parts from our Parts Store. All articles found here are essential for you to enjoy your vehicle.

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  • R107 Fan Speed Resistor Unit

Exclusive R107 Fan Speed Resistor Unit

Have you owned your R107 for years and just put up with some of the quirks characteristic of a classic Mercedes? [...]

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  • SLSHOP Memberhsip

SLSHOP Launches New Members Community

- SLSHOP launches its new owners’ community with four core benefits and ambitions to promote mindfulness - Members get an annual [...]

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  • Parts From SLSHOP

WHY BUY PARTS FROM SLSHOP?

‘’SLSHOP Parts Store scores 93% customer satisfaction rate in recent poll.'' In June, we introduced you to our relaunched Parts Store: [...]

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  • Classic Mceredes Parts

New Haul of Classic Mercedes R129 Parts For You

Our Purpose: Unearthing and offering rare parts to owners around the world. In 2020 we made headlines with our acquisition of [...]

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  • Mercedes CLK Black

AMG Saints: The CLK63 AMG Black Series

The second incarnation of Mercedes-Benz’s Black Series line, the CLK63 AMG Black Series would go onto become a legend in the [...]

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  • Parts from SLSHOP

Supercharged Feedback. Why buy Parts from SLSHOP?

If there's a reason to choose SLSHOP for all your Parts, don't let those reasons come from us...Take a read of [...]

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  • Mercedes Parts Search

New Digital Parts Store Launched

''Easier to search, explore and purchase the right parts for your Mercedes-Benz.'' 08/06/2022 Stratford-upon Avon: SLSHOP is delighted to announce that [...]

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  • Classic mercedes restoration

classic Mercedes rectification work

Spring at SLSHOP is always a fast-paced period of the year. Owners awake from winter slumber and realise that the driving [...]

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  • Mercedes SL gearbox

SLSHOP SHIFTS GEARS

Quick-Shifting into a New Era of Classic Gearbox Repair and Restoration  The motorcar has taken a battering over the past decade. [...]

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  • Mercedes Pagoda restoration for sale

Silver Mercedes Pagoda Restoration Project for Sale

Finding and committing to a Mercedes Pagoda restoration for sale online has never been easier. As we become more embedded in [...]

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  • Mercedes Sportline

VIBRANT BUT MENACING, R107 350 SL SPORTLINE RALLY CAR

Forget wide-bodied, slammed seventies saints with flared arches and excessively lowered profiles, we’ve created the undisputed cool of the R107 SL [...]

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  • SLSHOP CARE

CARE: Securing You a Return on your Investment

We’ve all been told to look for a well-documented service history when buying a classic Mercedes, but what about when you [...]

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  • R129 SL

The R129 SL Killer

''It’s the last of the over-engineered SLs with an abundance of tech and ‘cool’, but there are several unknown gremlins that [...]

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  • 190sl Tuned

A 190 SL Fine Tuned for Driving

This 190 SL W121 arrived at SLSHOP following a six-figure bottom-up restoration – work that was carried out externally at an [...]

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  • Mercedes 420SL

CARE Case Study: Pine Green 420SL

JAMES, 1984 PINE GREEN R107 420 SL, 62,000 MILES James acquired his 420 SL from a private buyer in 2014 at [...]

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  • Mercedes-Benz Specialsit

Trust in a Mercedes Benz Specialist. Part 2.

SLSHOP is often the Mercedes Benz specialist of choice for owners residing outside of the UK; we frequently find that the [...]

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  • White W113 SL

‘White 280 SL’ Restoration Project

Pagoda perfection is a mindset: A belief amongst all sixty members of SLSHOP’s team, that every W113 Pagoda that we are [...]

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  • Mecredes Concours

Creating a Concours Masterclass Winner

Classic Mercedes Magazine Feature February 2022 The Sidwells are well known throughout German StrassenKultur for their concours masterclass winning portfolio. With [...]

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R129 Issues Episode 2: MAF Sensors

The R129 SL was launched 33 years ago, moving this SL variant into the classic car territory. You wouldn’t think it [...]

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HOW THE R107’S STEERING WHEEL CHANGED

To the untrained eye, the R107 SL appeared to change very little over the course of its 18-year production line. But [...]

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  • Mercedes R107 SLC rear windscreen

Exclusive Mercedes Parts by SLSHOP

Understanding SLSHOP Parts Categories In our global role of supporting classic Mercedes-Benz owners, we have developed a unique tier system. It [...]

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  • R107 SL

KNOWING YOUR R107 SL

As we move into 2022, the nights are getting shorter here in the UK and despite the cold chills, the prospect [...]

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  • R129 SL600 and R107 560 SL Tracking on a Country Road

Modern Classic Mercedes Specialist

SLSHOP’s craftsmen have a reputation for creating exceptional cars that are ready to be driven, admired by passers-by, and cherished across [...]

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  • SLSHOP News

WHAT’S GOING ON AT SLSHOP?

END OF YEAR HIGHLIGHTS As the end of the year approaches and more people look to the exit, we’re manning the [...]

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