280SL versus 280SL/8

[twistedtree]

I've recently seen the SL/8 designation.  What does it mean?

[hkollan]

It means that the model(280 SL) was introduced in 1968.  Also a 300 SEL 6.3 is designated as a /8 model being introduced in 196(
If you take W111 280 SE 3.5 it will show that it is a "/9" since it was introduced in 1969.
AT least that's how I've always understood it.

[glenn]

MB had a major model change, introduction, in 1968(from the 1967s)

[Richard Madison]

Here's my old message about "strich/8"

http://www.sl113.org/forums/index.php?topic=419.0

Richard M, NYC

P.S. Don't forget to use the Search function before posting...you'll be surprised by what shows up.

[twistedtree]

Here's my old message about "strich/8"

http://www.sl113.org/forums/index.php?topic=419.0

Richard M, NYC

P.S. Don't forget to use the Search function before posting...you'll be surprised by what shows up.

Thanks for the pointer.  I did a bunch of searching but the "/" seems to have special meaning in a search, so it returned everything with a 280 and an 8, which was basically a haystack with a needle in it somewhere.