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Should we get a Mercedes 450 SLC or do we go for a 500 SLC?

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What are the odds? Not one but two factory Mercedes SLCs come up for sale at the Paris auctions next week. RM Sotheby’s has a 1979 Mercedes 450 SLC 5.0 on offer, whereas Artcurial sells a 1980 Mercedes 500 SLC. Basically, they are the same thing.