Pagoda SL Group
W113 Pagoda SL Group => Pagoda Spotting => Topic started by: Ulf on May 27, 2013, 11:40:26
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I'm at a meeting in our Norwegian office and having difficulties focusing on the subject as there is a brown US-spec 280 SL parked just across the street (Drammensveien), it has unpainted hubcaps, a brown soft top - anyone in here?
Best
Ulf
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You've got to be kidding Ulf ::)
Does anyone ever say " yes it is me!!
I've almost given up, maybe in the future we should take a side picture of a pagoda and just post that!
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Ulf,
I fully understand your difficulties to focus on meeting affairs while a beautiful Pagoda is in sight ;D
In boring meetings a view of pretty curves that Pagoda has can help you kill the time while looking engaged and nearly intelligent ;D
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Kemal - seen quite a few norwegians in here and there certainly can't be many pagodas in Norway, so I would think odds are quite good :-)
Ulf
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Hei Ulf, I work in the same street (Drammensveien 126) and I admire the very same car from my office window almost every day - small world! It looks glorious in the autumn sun among fallen leaves.
It also serves as a painful reminder for me to fix the injection pump of my own 1969 280SL, the German lady has been languishing in the garage far too long.
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the German lady has been languishing in the garage far too long.
Solbekk,
Neglecting ladies, especially by refusing good injections, is a mark of disrespect and a nasty flaw…
The fact that she is German (Brown or not) gives you very little absolution ;).
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Maybe I should drive my Pagoda there next time instead of flying and we could have an official Pagoda-meeting in the parking lot ;-)
Guess the odds of me making it back and forth without issues in a 49 year old car is about the same as flying with Scandinavian...
Ulf
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Ulf, I already had a pre-meeting this morning :) As per the photos: the handsome brown Pagoda parked in its usual spot, the silver beauty next to it is mine and recently acquired - I now need to shift a red 280SL…
As you can see the brown is a US version, and has a regular license plate rather than a vintage registration (I deleted the digits) – meaning it is most likely the owner’s daily driver. Funnily enough the prefix is DK, as in the country code for Denmark.. I had a quick peek inside, it seems to be in a very pleasant condition.
I have actually driven my Pagoda to Denmark for summer vacation, and have even made the drive from Oslo to Malmø south in Sweden a couple of times – 1120 km/700 miles return without any issues :) Well, except my girlfriend then whining about the noise, and the heat from the engine. The petrol bill was a bit harsh as well.. but other than that it was a great experience.
Flyair; I guess being mean will not make these German iron maidens keen!
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Surely if you're parked next to the brown Pagoda, the owner will notice you when they come out. Even if they are not already members, they can't be completely dis-interested!
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Well I only parked there for a couple of minutes while taking the photos, as I have no parking permit for these particular spots (I work across the street). I can get a good look of the car from my office every day though :)
I've seen another dark green SL often parked in the street in a residential area not far from this place, it also seems to be in daily use. I've had a Pagoda since 1998, and use it with religious devotion as a daily driver in the dry (well, more like temperate) months of the Norwegian seasons - usually May through October. Best favour you can do the car I think :)
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Still, I hope you and Ulf can meet up with the mystery owner, and persuade them to join our community. Maybe it will be Maria Montell :-)
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I was there Tuesday, but I'll be there again (the Leo Burnett office) Wednesday and Thursday next week - will leave a note in his window if the car is there :-)
Ulf
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Hey Ulf, I hear they serve a pretty decent lunch in that building - I'm two minutes away so let me know if you want to have a chat about SL's one day :)
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If a lot of salmon and "myseost" is your idea of a great lunch, then yes :-)
I'll let you know when I'm there next time...
Ulf