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pagoda no shows
« on: May 17, 2015, 19:19:06 »
my 1970 280 sl was the only pagoda at the boica raton concours fl show  their were no pagoda    at the amelia island concours fl. show    anybody know why

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Re: pagoda no shows
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2015, 20:06:28 »
When were the shows?

I didn't hear about the Boca show this year.

I had a judge at the Ferrari Cavallino event in January in Palm Beach stop me on Worth Avenue and tell me I should put my 280SL in the Amelia Island show, but I thought he was just being polite - my car isn't really show quality.

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Re: pagoda no shows
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2015, 21:13:29 »
Boca and Amelia are invitation only shows.  Amelia rarely ever has Pagodas on the show field. In fact I have been attending for ten years and can only recall one Pagoda there.
 
I even contacted Bill Warner at Amelia to remind him that 2013 was the 50Th anniversary.  He deffered to the MB Classic Center who made up a special poster commemorating the anniverasary, but no cars.

Amelia is pretty picky about the cars they invite.  For eaxample: Have you ever seen a 57Chey or a two passenger T-Bird there?

You should have attended Amelaia on Saturday during cars and coffee as there were six pagodas there.

Boca isn't as picky.  They have a European Sports class 1960-1975.  Pagodas can apply for that class.

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Re: pagoda no shows
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2015, 16:32:10 »
We had four in the post-war-to-1974 Mercedes class at Pinehurst.
Chuck Taylor
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1970 280SL #13027 (restored and sold)
1966 230SL #15274 (sold)
1970 280SL #14076 (sold)
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Re: pagoda no shows
« Reply #4 on: August 25, 2015, 19:34:58 »
The show class :European sports cars 1060-1974 is VERY competitive the car next to me at boca came from the ferrari museam in Modova Italy won two ribbons and later sold for 2 million      last year the show had a class for Pogoda  I am not sure the  cars for coffee at Amelia was judged

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Re: pagoda no shows
« Reply #5 on: August 25, 2015, 21:17:13 »
The Boca show is in late Feb. I was invited to show my 600 in 2014 but could not make it. For one thing, it's in the middle of winter, maybe not in Florida but it sure is round here. The second and bigger reason is cost. Getting the car there, ( it's a long ways ) getting myself there, costs while being there, and then hauling the car all the way back home after the show.

     
1966 230SL 5 speed, LSD, header pipes, 300SE distributor, ported, polished and balanced, AKA  ''The Red Rocket ''
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1970  3.5 Coupe
1961  190SL
1985   300CD  Turbo Coupe
1981  300SD
2013  GMC  Sierra
1965  230SL
1967 250SL
1970 280SL
1988 560SEC