Mercedes Benz 280 SL Pagoda

Our company is proud to offer this beautifully restored and highly factory correct original European Specification Mercedes 280 SL 4 speed manual transmission Pagoda with soft and hardtop.

The vehicle was originally built for the Italian market and is therefore a European specification car from new and not a US conversion like so many cars for sale in today's market. Early in its life it was exported to the USA and lived in a dry state for many years. Our collector client discovered this rust free and highly original example and decideded to comission a full nut and bolt restoration.

The body was stripped and carefully sanded to maintain the factory primers and was meticulously painted in its original factory colour (568H Signal Red) using Glasurit 2 stage paint. All chrome parts were triple plated to perfection. The original undercarriage was carefully cleaned to reveal the factory undercoating. All suspension parts were sand or bead blasted and correctly finished with new bushes and fittings throughout. The power steering box was stripped and resealed.

The engine compression was measured and wear of the gearbox and differential were checked. All were found to be on excellent condition and were resealed using genuine mercedes seals. All pipework and fittings were correctly cadmium plated or bead blasted to create a factory finish engine compartment. In particular our client was keen to not have the highly polished finishes that make so many Pagodas look over restored.

Attention then turned to the interior with new wood being fitted and all dials and clocks being carefully restored to perfection. Important details such as a single key for all locks and retention of the soft top removal handles and Becker radio were all retained.

Finally all body seals and rubbers were replaced-once again using genuine seals. The project was completed by the fitment of a haartz black softop and the total stripped refinishing of the hardtop also in black (as per original)

The car now a stunning factory correct car which retains all its important features that confirm originality including spotwelds for the engine to fender compartment; correct notches on the fenders and all matching body numbers on the hood and rear deck; original firewall pad (rare and irreplaceable). In addition it features all the important European specifications such as hard door pockets, different axle ratio, VIN plate on bulkhead, KM/h Speedometer etc.

This beautiful and timeless vehicle is offered in our Showroom in Cologne and free to be visited by awritten or telephone agreement with us.

Before we will deliver this beautiful piece of History a check up report on the state of the vehicle is carried out also a new service at the Mercedes workshop.

- Vehicle Type: used car
- Previous Owners: 3
- Body Type: convertible
- Year: 06/1970
- Mileage: 6.530 miles ( after restoration )
- Fuel Type: Petrol
- Power: 125 kW / 160 HP
- Transmission: Shifter
- Exterior Color: red
- Doors: 2