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The affordable 'baby 300SL' positioning

Mercedes-Benz 190SL (W121) · market

The 190SL's core value proposition, repeated across listings, is that it delivers most of the visual appeal of the seven-figure 300SL for a small fraction of the cost and maintenance. Onlookers routinely mistake it for its expensive sibling, which commenters see as a large part of its appeal and future upside.