Modern SL- MERCEDES-BENZ, The modern SL cars, The R129

Bernd S Koehling

• 18 september 2015
• 9781517414542

Samenvatting:

The SL R129 has started to become a collectable and good examples sell at a premium. The V8 is naturally the most popular version. A special case is the V12. To buy one that is less than perfect is a guarantee to ruin you. This 230-page book was last updated in Feb. 2018 and tells you everything about the car’s history; it also explains in detail chassis number and data card and offers a comprehensive buyer’s guide. All this is accompanied by great recent non-Daimler AG photos, this includes pictures of the suspension. These are some of the topics covered:

The development of the R129

The safety standards and the first integral seat in an open car

The 500SL and 300SL-24

The V12 arrives

The 1995 facelift

The 1998 facelift

The navigation system

The AMG models, from the SL36 to the SL72

The special editions, from the 1995 Mille Miglia to the 2000 UK Heritage and Silver Arrow Edition

The tuning scene, from Brabus to RENNtech

The Middelhauve and Karman R129 Gullwing SL

The VIN/FIN explained

The data card explained

What is my R129 worth, with a value development from Feb. 2010 to Feb. 2018

R129 buyer’s guide

Which R129 should I buy

Technical specifications and production figures

This guide ends with a free e-book offer. Enjoy reading!

Why is this book not available as hard cover? Even today with modern digital printing services available, books with many color photos are expensive to produce. This book comes with some 200 high quality photos, most of them in color, and would cost retail as hardcover version over US$ 80 (or the corresponding amount in £ or €), which the author finds excessive. That is why the choice to offer the more reasonable to produce soft cover option. Thanks for your understanding.