MERCEDES-BENZ W107

NO SHAPE is more instantly recognizable as a Mercedes-Benz than this one.

Not surprising either, because the square shouldered W107 Series first appeared in 1971 and stayed around for another 20 years, selling more than 300,000 units in that time.

This was the first sporty Mercedes-Benz to offer V8 power; beginning life as a 3.5-litre 350SL and peaking as the 5.6-litre 560SL. A longer wheelbase SLC version was offered here during the 1970s, but despite selling significantly above two-seat SL versions, the SLC today costs around 50 per cent less.