The classic 1972 – 1989 Mercedes SL spanned 18 model years without one body panel change

small Mercedes 560SL aero bumper

Spy photos such as this one circulated in mid-1980s car magazines prior to the 560SLs introduction showed 107s desert testing with one-piece, integrated plastic bumpers in place of the 1974 design units. For whatever reasons, they never made production and the classic style bumpers were retained through 1989.

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