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Title: My 230 SL
Post by: dante53 on October 05, 2013, 08:30:22

I'm a new member and this is my new old Pagoda.

Title: Re: My 230 SL
Post by: Peter van Es on October 05, 2013, 14:35:04

Welcome. Nice car!

Peter

Title: Re: My 230 SL
Post by: dante53 on October 06, 2013, 17:30:29

Thank yoy Peter!

Title: Re: My 230 SL
Post by: Garry on October 06, 2013, 21:43:13

Dante

Posted you some window decals this morning. Let me know that you got them in a week or so.

Title: Re: My 230 SL
Post by: dante53 on October 07, 2013, 12:36:06

Ok Garry.
Thx

Title: Re: My 230 SL
Post by: andres.pena1122 on November 01, 2013, 05:26:12

This is such nice car.. :o

Title: Re: My 230 SL
Post by: Flyair on November 01, 2013, 09:26:03

Dante
welcome!
Your car looks great. For she has the US headlamps I gather this is a US version but still without the american bumper "adds-on", Did you recently import her or was she already in Europe when you bought her?

BTW, I did not know that the right mirror was an option in those years.

I am sure that the clement Italian climate will allow you to enjoy riding her much longer that us, located further North  :'(

Title: Re: My 230 SL
Post by: dante53 on November 01, 2013, 12:58:30

Hello Flyair. You are absolutely right. The car comes from the US. It still has tachometer gauge in miles and temperature gauge in Farenheit, and
I will keep them this way. It was imported in 2009 by the previous owner. I bought it in the conditions you see in the picture. Right mirror is an addition (absolutely useless because almost totally hidden by the windshield frame). Also door skins are somewhat fancy but little by little I will be fixing such details.

Title: Re: My 230 SL
Post by: Peter van Es on November 01, 2013, 15:39:54

It does indeed look like your mirrors are too far forward. I do make use of my right hand mirror… it's field of vision is small, but still better than nothing.

Peter

Title: Re: My 230 SL
Post by: dante53 on November 01, 2013, 15:50:14

Peter the right mirror was installed at the same distance from front fender than left one. It should be moved back 1.5 inches al least but it I do not wish to drill more holes on my left door ....... Maybe when time will come for a complete respray but oveall paint condition is very good so I think it won't be soon.

Title: Re: My 230 SL
Post by: Peter van Es on November 01, 2013, 15:57:25

Yes, I noticed that. But that mirror also looks pretty far forward. Compare it with my car in this picture… both mirrors are behind the A posts:

(http://www.sl113.org/imagebank/images/vanesp/2710131.jpg)

Title: Re: My 230 SL
Post by: thelews on November 01, 2013, 17:22:13

He has the good looking, earlier goose-neck mirror, as I do and it looks to be mounted in the same place. The mirror head sits more forward on the goose-neck.

Title: Re: My 230 SL
Post by: Artur on November 01, 2013, 17:24:13

Peter,

and the bottle is in the right place too...  ;)

Artur

Title: Re: My 230 SL
Post by: Flyair on November 01, 2013, 18:21:30

Artur,
i disagree on the bottle placement.Like Dante's mirrors, this bottle is placed excessively forward. :D 

In my opinion, such bottles are much better off in the cabin, ideally at my arm's reach, so that I can easily manipulate them and arrange for an quick intake, as necessary ;D.

Title: Re: My 230 SL
Post by: Artur on November 01, 2013, 19:20:04

Stan,

OK. We will check it out during our next "pagoding"  :)

Artur

Title: Re: My 230 SL
Post by: dante53 on November 01, 2013, 19:36:23

John your car looks great! Congratulations