As V8’s were making their way on the brand’s saloon range due to demand overseas, the successors of the famed ‘Pagoda’ SL’s were outfitted with some of the newer 3.5 and 4.5-litre powerplants. Built on Mercedes’ tradition of engineering excellence, these motors soon proved to be robust, torquey and reliable, and were eventually developed into 3.8, 4.2, 5.0 and 5.6-litre units.

This particular car is one of the few ‘Cayenne Orange’ (406H) examples of the R107 to leave the assembly line.