1967 Mercedes-Benz 280 SL

A product of the 2nd-generation Mercedes-Benz SL-Class, the Mercedes-Benz 280 SL was manufactured between 1968 and 1971. It was the successor of the equally beautiful but not as powerful 230 SL and 250 SL. Three designers were involved in creating the model: the automobile designers Paul Bracq and Friedrich Geiger and the Austro-Hungarian inventor/engineer Béla Barényi.

Built on top of the Mercedes-Benz W113 platform, the 280 SL boasted a 2.8 L M130 I6 engine and a 5-speed manual transmission. The 280 SL was followed by the 350 SL, the first SL-Class vehicle to feature a V8 engine.