R107 SLC Rally Car + more

[GrahamC230K]

On my hols last week I could not ignore the handily timed local rally action.........where the first car to draw my interest was this R107 SLC rally car.

Some pics:

There are some pics of the build here:
Macala Car

The rest of my pics from the rally are here:
Rallye Tatry - Poprad July 2013 - a set on Flickr

And some video footage (including the SLC):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tANZ4M1zGtg


The following day there was a veteran car club display

All the pics from the veteran car club display:
Tatra Veteran Car Club 2013 - a set on Flickr

 

[grober]

Love that MB V8 roar at around the VIDEO 5 minute mark.

 

[219]

The R107 was only the SL roadster ; the SLC would have been C107 , although W107 would have covered both .

The car looks to have been loosely based on Andrew Cowan's SLC which was campaigned in various rallys in the late 70's .

 

[GrahamC230K]

Some shots from the offical event gallery.....

 

[WDB124066]

Did I ever post these pictures, mid engined SLC 500+rwhp....??

 

[grober]

Thanks for posting this. Love these tricked out RALLY SLC's Bet it had the all alloy block E50 engine SLC Racing : manufacturer of Mercedes SLC 500 Rally Cars

And this is nice excerpt from Brian Long's EXCELLENT BOOK Mercedes-Benz SL & SLC 107 Series: 1971 to 1989 Mercedes-Benz SL & SLC 107 Series: 1971 to 1989 - Brian Long - Google Books