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1980 Mercedes-Benz 350SL (white, classic)

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Updated 26 September 2026

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Make: Mercedes-Benz
Model: 350SL
Year: 1980
Decade: 1980s
Colour: White
Types: Classic Sports car

This catalogue entry records a 1980 Mercedes-Benz 350SL in white, a sports car, from the 1980s.

The 1980 Mercedes-Benz 350SL in white is filed under Classic and Sports car, within the 1980s picture cars.

1980s on screen

A business park offers different background traffic from a residential close, so the location references should guide the mix of cars before the lineup is chosen. An eighties car outside a home or workplace can carry the date unobtrusively, while the people arriving explain why it belongs in that particular scene. Researching the age mix of eighties traffic can make a parked street feel lived-in, rather than a display organised around the date of the script.

Possible roles in a production

A sports car can appear in a quiet personal arrival, with no need for fast movement to give the vehicle a place in the story. Access for performers should be tried with the exact sports car, especially when bags or formal costume have to be managed during an entrance. For a leisure-location scene, greetings and waiting can explain why a sports car is present without inventing a racing background or previous use.

About this listing

The 1980 Mercedes-Benz 350SL appears in the Classic and Sports car selection, with white recorded as its colour. For this model, our catalogue has 3 Mercedes-Benz 350SLs. Browsing by year shows model listings from 1978 through to 2013. Colour details elsewhere in this selection mention silver. 140 Mercedes-Benz vehicles sit in the make selection, with 379 cars from the 1980s available through the decade link.

Questions about this car

Can I hire this 1980 Mercedes-Benz 350SL in white for filming?

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What if this Mercedes-Benz 350SL isn't available?

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Can it be driven on camera?

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