my 280 SL roadster

[nixcolley]

still need photo with british plates but this is the car douglas kim sold to me!
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[Cees Klumper]

Nice!
Cees ("Case") Klumper in Amsterdam
'69 white 280 SL automatic

[TR]

Yes, nice indeed.  Congratulations.
Do you intend to keep it in its US configuration ... i.e., headlights, bumper uprights, etc?  Just curious.
Tom in Boise
'71 280SL 4-spd, signal red w/lt. tan interior, restored/enhanced

[rob walker]

Nicola, if its Doug's old car then you have one of the best cars around!
Have you managed to get through all the customs and licencing formalities?
Rob Walker
1968 280SL papyrus white/green leather
2004 230 SLK silver

[Douglas]

Just this once, I'm going to post a link to a pretty large photo of my former SL since Nicola clearly wants to share here. (Seeing as it is no longer my car, I will not do this again. I promise!)
This photo was the last photo taken of the car before it was left in the hands of the company that loaded it into the container:
http://home.nyc.rr.com/mrdjsk/side.JPG
I've owned two Pagodas now and each was fun in its own way. I'm sure it's only a matter of time before I find another. As we all know, these cars are all pretty special and quite addictive. :-)

[admin]

Nicola's car with British plates is here...
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[rob walker]

Douglas...Pagodaless...wow!   Mr Bilstein?
Rob Walker
1968 280SL papyrus white/green leather
2004 230 SLK silver

[Jonny B]

What is the small black device/item at the hood line, on the right side, just behind the headlight?
Jonny B
1967 250SL Auto

[Naj ✝︎]

Nicola,
Are you ready to  show it off yet to London members?
Johnny,

quote:What is the small black device/item at the hood line, on the right side, just behind the headlight

Hood Checkstrap??
naj
65 230SL
68 280SL

[JamesL]

Absolutely, London crowd should get together to wet the head of your new car...

[nixcolley]

hey yes thanks and glad you liked the photos, I would love to hook up in london with fellow pagoda heads! how exciting, by the way thats not me in the driving seat but eddie, my new best friend, mechanic extraordinaire..
douglas, why dont you put that link to that showreel you have of the car - cos those photos are fab and their are loads of the car - thats if you dont mind of course and I certainly dont..

[nixcolley]

tosh and naj email me on nicola.colley@bbc.co.uk to discuss a meet in town and a spin i guess!? im parked in bloomsbury so let me know which weekend suits i can do next saturday if you want or shall we wait until the summer?!

[Cees Klumper]

Does look like the hood strap. Are the chrome exhaust tips missing?
Cees ("Case") Klumper in Amsterdam
'69 white 280 SL automatic

[Douglas]

I guess you could say the chrome tips are missing. The car is fitted with an early Timevalve stainless system. In fact, one of their first for a Pagoda. Like many s/s systems, it's a little longer than the factory unit, so it seemed unnecessary to put chrome tips on.

[Bob G]

Has Douglas goen to the dark side? Perhaps a Mini Dark side ?
stay tuned will his wife let him own another German car again ?
Will Douglas have to hide pictures of his secert inabition with his four wheel mistress, will they meet again?
Stay tuned for as the pagoda world turns:
Bob Geco

[Nirmal]

Congratulations Nicola, Lovely Car!
Nirmal
1969 white 280 sl

[JamesL]

Nix/Naj - It may be a few weeks for me as the new bairn is due on Tuesday and I may well be grounded
Which will give me time to puzzle out a childseat... :mrgreen: