Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC

Car Coupe ๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ Classic

1 production run ยท 1 variant ยท 4 registers with powertrain counts ยท 1 source

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC on record.

Netherlands
1972โ€“1982
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1978โ€“2021
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 40% worldwide

Measured from real registration and fleet counts, not clicks or hype.

Where it's been spotted

Australia Finland Netherlands New Zealand Norway Spain Switzerland

Evidence of real vehicles in each country's official register. Grey imports count, because they're real vehicles on real roads.

Production history, variants & sources

1 production run ยท 1 variant ยท 4 registers with powertrain counts ยท 1 source

Researched from Wikipedia, with the sources listed.

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Registration history

1972: 1 vehicle 1973: 39 vehicles 39 1974: 28 vehicles 1975: 39 vehicles 1976: 25 vehicles 1977: 24 vehicles 1978: 21 vehicles 1979: 19 vehicles 1980: 9 vehicles 1981: 1 vehicle 1982: 1 vehicle 1972 1982
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1978: 1 vehicle 1993: 1 vehicle 2002: 3 vehicles 3 2008: 1 vehicle 2009: 1 vehicle 2010: 2 vehicles 2012: 1 vehicle 2016: 1 vehicle 2018: 1 vehicle 2019: 1 vehicle 2021: 1 vehicle 1978 2021
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1972 1
1973 39
1974 28
1975 39
1976 25
1977 24
1978 21
1979 19
1980 9
1981 1
1982 1
Finland
1978 1
1993 1
2002 3
2008 1
2009 1
2010 2
2012 1
2016 1
2018 1
2019 1
2021 1

From official registers, as of 2026.10.3. Bases differ per country, so never compare across panels.

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{
  "id": "car/mercedes-benz/450-slc",
  "name": "450 SLC",
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    "ch",
    "es",
    "fi",
    "nl",
    "no",
    "nz"
  ],
  "regions": [
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    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
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    "mass_decile": 4,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [
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  ],
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  "era": "classic",
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}

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