1970 Mercedes Benz 280SL
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W113 Pagoda Buyer's Guide. For sale automotive vintage collector car classifieds in California. Old Timer
classic center Pagode.
1970 Mercedes Benz
280SL
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ORIGINALITY GUIDE OR BUYER'S GUIDE FOR THE W113 280SL PAGODA - |
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| Look for a nice even hood gap as this is often times the first thing to go on a car that has suffered a collision. | |
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The famous factory headlight notches - many times missing on cars that have been crashed, rusted or re-painted by shops not expert in Pagodas. |
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| Body number repeated here on the soft top compartment cover and hard top match the data card and data plate under the hood. | |
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Data plate on the left front
wheel house under the hood. Body # is the last number on the bottom right. |
Body # stamped on the hood. |
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| All of the original books, tools, data card...and even the original spare Phoenix Firestone tire are still in the trunk! | |
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| Correct "1 key" locking gas cap. |
Original soft top
instructions still reside inside soft top stowage compartment. |
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| Correct original Kangol seatbelts | OEM Hirschmann antenna |
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| Round dots on the inner fender edges usually mean factory spot welds signifying original fenders (in this case they are indeed). | |
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Above, spot welds along the
bottom of the rear valence demonstrate originality as well. These are many times gone or obscured on cars that have suffered collisions or rust. |
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It is very rare to find a
virginal trunk floor in a Pagoda like this example. Most all have at
least surface rust or worse due to the rubber trunk mat holding moisture against the surface. This is one indicator of a GREAT car. |
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| Original windshield, correct "anti-freeze" decal. Also, not the correct "satin" finish on the wood rather than "gloss". | |
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| Not a repro but the original firewall pad! |
Original top spoons and case
(not to be confused with the large items from an R107 car) |
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Note correct beige color
undercoat as per factory practice along with body color transmission
mount (center of left photo) 280SLs never had black gooey undercoating from the factory. |
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| Wheel wells were typically body color from the factory. | |
| MORE GENERAL PHOTOS OF THIS CAR APPEAR BELOW.... | |
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| From the factory, rocker panel covers car held in place with small counter sunk "Philips" head screws, rough textured with "chip guard" and painted satin black. | |
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| Below right notice an example of the "dotology" or factory paint splotch code which we have duplicated. | |
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| Above left shows the tag for the very rare factory optional limited slip differential (LSD). | |
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