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- January 19, 2022
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5-Speed 280SL
A Challenging Project
A painted body shell arrived with parts in boxes having bounced between various shops in aborted attempts. Our initial research and ‘discovery’ period revealed that many of the important major components had been swapped or were missing. Significant original items now gone were the ZF 5-speed transmission, the holy grail option on W113 cars; the soft top frame and the limited slip differential. Our task was to bring this rare car back to mostly factory standards, additionally adding a few modern and practical mods to the owner’s preference.
Video Narrative
Arrival in boxes
’71 Mercedes 280SL, preservation-type car, 42k miles
Silver/Black leather, auto, a/c, both tops- January 8, 2022
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This car is featured in 5 videos on our YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5YJhIaxkiGoI-5eEA7h-rQ/
Click here for a nine-minute showroom walkaround and functionality test.
If you had purchased a W113 Pagoda in 1971 and serviced it regularly, while allowing it to age gracefully for decades, this would be that car. This is a classic example of a late series, preservation award-level 280SL that was “loaded” with all the creature comforts of that time. Options like a 4-speed automatic, air conditioning, Becker Europa stereo radio with electric Hirschmann aerial, leather seats, and removable hardtop were the state of luxury for a German two-seater in 1971. This was how 280SLs looked as they neared the end of their production, complete with polymer coolant expansion tank and heated rear window in the hardtop.
Until just four years ago, this was a one-owner Pagoda. Records confirm that despite the fact [...]
- December 27, 2021
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Building a world-class W113; a full restoration.
Video narrative of the restoration
A brief film on the work process that went on during the restoration with guided narrative. This restoration was done without regard to costs and had no cut corners in the process. More complete imagery narrative can be found below the video should you choose to dive deeper.Beginning The Process
The always humbling process of stripping paint was the first task. This customer preferred his dream car to be Mercedes Benz 180 [...]- December 21, 2021
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