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Mercedes-Benz 280SL Pagoda

1969 · 50,343 miles · Automatic · Dark Blue

£159,995

Listed today at Car-Iconics. Last checked today.

£40,000 below the median asking price

Compared with 3 other Mercedes-Benz 280SL Pagoda for sale on Vertar (1968 to 1970). Median £199,995.

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Key facts

Year: 1969
Mileage: 50,343 miles
Gearbox: Automatic
Engine: 2.8-litre straight-six
Fuel: Petrol
Drive: RWD
Body: Roadster
Colour: Dark Blue
Doors: 2
Previous owners: 10
Generation: W113

About this car

This right-hand-drive Mercedes-Benz 280SL is a W113 Pagoda first registered in the UK in March 1969. It is finished in dark blue with a blue hood, a parchment leather interior and blue carpets. It comes with the Pagoda hard top and a cream Bakelite steering wheel with a black centre boss. It has the four-speed automatic gearbox.

Its main appeal is originality. The car is described as unrestored apart from a repaint in the late 1990s, when the sills and door shuts were also treated with Ziebart. The seats, carpets and hood are believed to be original. The fuel-injection pipes still have their original cadmium plating.

The 50,343 miles are supported by a file of servicing receipts going back to 1986/87, when the car had covered about 26,000 miles, and by MOT history from 1992. It has had ten owners. The current keeper bought it from Car-Iconics in 2018 and kept it in a heated, dehumidified collection.

Written by Vertar from Car-Iconics’s listing. Check the details with the dealer before you buy.

Performance

The maker’s official figures for this model, not measurements of this car (Mercedes-Benz Classic factory data for the W113 280 SL (170 PS DIN, 200 km/h with manual gearbox); the factory gave 0-100 km/h only, not 0-60 mph; kerb weight not confirmed).

Power: 168 bhp
Top speed: 124 mph
Engine: 2,778 cc, 6 cylinders
Engine position: Front-engined
Induction: Naturally aspirated