Pagoda SL Group

W113 Pagoda SL Group => General Discussion => Topic started by: 66andBlue on March 25, 2013, 17:34:00

Title: Another 37.5K miles original 280SL
Post by: 66andBlue on March 25, 2013, 17:34:00

Looks like we have another very original 280SL car for reference.
Go to: http://www.motoringinvestments.com/MainPage.htm
and look at this 1970 280SL - absolutely stunning!

Title: Re: Another 37.5K miles original 280SL
Post by: 71Beige280SL on March 25, 2013, 18:43:51

That is really beautiful.

Title: Re: Another 37.5K miles original 280SL
Post by: 49er on March 25, 2013, 19:19:42

Very nice indeed! always great to see another original car.

John

Title: Re: Another 37.5K miles original 280SL
Post by: dseretakis on April 02, 2013, 00:50:13

That's amazing! I think the asking price is actually too low! Cars like that are far superior to any concours resto in my mind.

Title: Re: Another 37.5K miles original 280SL
Post by: Alan Smithee on April 03, 2013, 23:36:52

Can anybody explain why one of his 'holy grail' cars appears to have undercoating, and the other does not?

Title: Re: Another 37.5K miles original 280SL
Post by: Flyair on April 04, 2013, 04:52:43

Quote from: Alan Smithee on April 03, 2013, 23:36:52

Can anybody explain why one of his 'holy grail' cars appears to have undercoating, and the other does not?

That's because one of the Graals is a bit more holy than the other ;)

Title: Re: Another 37.5K miles original 280SL
Post by: 66andBlue on January 22, 2014, 05:03:25

The 'Holy Grail" has sold and is leaving the country.  :(
http://www.motoringinvestments.com/Z104.htm

Title: Re: Another 37.5K miles original 280SL
Post by: Flyair on January 22, 2014, 06:24:23

Alfred,
do you know where the car is going?

Title: Re: Another 37.5K miles original 280SL
Post by: ja17 on January 23, 2014, 06:13:01

Very nice Pagoda.  One thing not original................... the battery hold down.  It's missing !  As is the distributor coil wire boot and possibly the plastic distributor cover.

Title: Re: Another 37.5K miles original 280SL
Post by: ctaylor738 on January 24, 2014, 21:25:55

The battery hold-down isn't just missing, it's got one of those awful universal hold-downs because it has the wrong type of battery.  It has the lowered posts that prevent the use of the original hold-down.  Maybe they left it in there so the buyer could do one thing to improve it. 

Look at the alignment of the glove box door - best I have ever seen.

Title: Re: Another 37.5K miles original 280SL
Post by: mdsalemi on January 24, 2014, 21:31:12

Quote from: 66andBlue on January 22, 2014, 05:03:25

The 'Holy Grail" has sold and is leaving the country.  :(
http://www.motoringinvestments.com/Z104.htm

Don't worry…he always finds another Holy Grail… ;)

Title: Re: Another 37.5K miles original 280SL
Post by: Rolf-Dieter ✝︎ on January 25, 2014, 01:03:20

Quote from: mdsalemi on January 24, 2014, 21:31:12

Don't worry…he always finds another Holy Grail… ;)

Somehow I think of mine as the "Holy Grail"  ;D on my street anyway :)

Title: Re: Another 37.5K miles original 280SL
Post by: ja17 on January 29, 2014, 00:08:16

The "Holy Grail"  also has it's muffler clamped-on instead of welded as was the original.  In addition the chrome tail pipe ends are after-market, the originals are notched at the top and are longer. Also the heat shield is missing from the front of the rear muffler hangar assembly. May as well add that the third hood/firewall rubber bumper strip is missing.