This 1969 Mercedes Benz 280 SL Pagoda Coupe

            This 1969 Mercedes Benz 280 SL Pagoda Coupe EVG829H The Mercedes W113 SL Pagoda range of cars were introduced at the March 1963 Geneva Motor show and were manufactured between 1963 and 1971 in three variants, 230, 250 and 280SL. The 280SL produced from January 1968 to March 1971 was the final iteration of the W113SL Pagoda and featured arguably the best Pagoda power plant of all.

The 280SL was equipped with a new M130 straight six engine featuring a high lift camshaft and displacing 2. 8 litres, the M130 engine produced 168bhp @5750rpm and 177ftlb torque at 4500rpm and incorporating all the improvements from the previous 250SL models, all wheel disc brakes and duplex timing chains with a more torquey touring focused set up which has made the 280SL version the model to have especially in favoured automatic gearbox format.

The car we have here was manufactured in December 1969, the year of largest Mercedes Pagoda production, and was first registered in the USA as were a significant number of the cars produced such was the popularity of the model in the USA. We have a Letter of Conformity from Mercedes Benz and the important Data Sheet to verify this.

Little is known about the cars early history in the USA until it was exported to Japan and registered there on 05 February 1997. The Japanese registration documents are in the history file and it’s probably at this point that the speedometer was converted to a metric KPH unit that is still fitted to the car. Japan is well known for having a very car friendly climate and very high standards of road worthiness requirements. The Pagoda remained in Japan until September 2015 when it was shipped to the UK and sold to its first UK owner.
An extensive documented full restoration of the Pagoda was carried out which was completed in October 2018 and the car was first registered in the UK. We have loads of invoices from the restoration and a photographic record of the work done. During the restoration the car’s colour was changed from White (050) to the current Anthracite Grey (172) and the interior changed from Black MTex (131) to Light Red Leather (204). The car was also Europeanised with the fitting of European headlights etc.  it was seen at Silchester Garage on the 4/2/24

Taken in: UK / England / Basingstoke and Deane District / Silchester (show map)

Taken on: February 4, 2024

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