1971 Mercedes Benz 280SL Pagoda

Description for Mercedes-Benz SL-Class 1971

Mercedes Benz 1971 280SL Pagoda Offered for sale- a stunning, lean, echanically sound, atching numbers and very rare -only 520 exported to the USA. This 1971 280SL is a one family owner car; it comes with two tops (soft and hard- Pagoda) and a stand for the hard top. It was restored in 1997. The body was repainted to the Mercedes Dark Olive Green body color. The black soft top and black interior were also restored as was the green hard top. Included are the car /roof covers and stand. The car is equipped with an automatic transmission, ower steering, ix cylinder engine, eriod correct thin white wall tires, ercedes full hub-caps, dealer installed original FrigiKing, original Becker stereo radio. The trunk carries a spare tire and the Mercedes tool kit plus a jack. This particular example remains extremely original with an interior, instruments and dash all in good and working order. This rare 1971 280SL drives and performs beautifully. On the exterior the paint is in good condition and the panel fit is good all around. This car has been taken care of very well and can continue to provide many pleasures to its owner. The market continues to rise on the Pagoda, specially one in as good condition as this one. No collector would want to be without this fine wonderfully driving classic. In 1963 Mercedes introduced the W113 chassis on which an all-new SL was built. The new SL line was a complete departure from the 190SL (W121) and a different car compared to the 300SL (W198). The body was designed by Paul Braq and was offered with both a soft top and, s an option, removable hard top. The design of the hardtop incorporates a concave roof shape and when viewed from the front resembles a Japanese Pagoda. Thus Pagoda became the adopted name for the series of three generations - 230SL, 50SL and 280 SL. Production on the W113 ended in the spring of 1971, ight years after its introduction, ith the new R107 chassis. Production of the 280SL started in 1967. A total of 23,885 cars were produced during 1967-1971 and 12,927 were destined for the US. In 1971, according to MB records, nly 830 of the 280SL were built before switching over to the R107 chassis- making this a rare car. In 1968 the 280SL got an engine upgrade to a bored/stroked 2.8 liter version of the Bosh-injected inline six. The majority of production was with the four- speed automatic transmission. In the time of the W113 production, ercedes did not offer factory installed air-conditioning in Germany. But there was demand for it in the US and it became a dealer installed option. Please contact Suzanne 610-444-2222 for more photos and further information. We try to be as accurate as possible. This vehicle is being sold as is, here is with no warranty, xpressed written or implied. The seller shall not be responsible for the correct description, uthenticity, enuineness, r defects herein, nd makes no warranty in connection therewith.