Mercedes-Benz 280 SL Pagoda

This 280 SL is a left-hand-drive, US-specification Pagoda, first supplied to Los Angeles and registered there on 1 July 1971. That makes it one of the last cars built before the W113 SL gave way to the R107. The 2.8-litre fuel-injected six was the final and most flexible engine in the line, and here it is paired with an automatic gearbox.

It is finished in brown over a tan interior. It came to the UK in 2004 from California, a dry state that is kind to bodywork, and shows 43,000 miles on what is believed to be the original odometer.

An unusually complete service history from its American years comes with the car, along with the Mercedes-Benz Datacard. It has recently been maintained by Pagoda specialists Roger Edwards, and the dealer says the last receipt is available on request.