Pagoda SL Group

W113 Pagoda SL Group => General Discussion => Topic started by: andyburns on May 09, 2014, 08:02:14

Title: 300sl 113?
Post by: andyburns on May 09, 2014, 08:02:14

http://www.beverlyhillscarclub.com/1966-mercedes-benz-230sl--c-2959.htm

mmmmmmmmm. Not to sure.  Like the accessories but not won over by the concept.  What you say?

Title: Re: 300sl 113?
Post by: badali on May 09, 2014, 15:01:56

I don't like it.  Notice the cars this place sells are mostly very poor run down over priced cars.  Some have potential but most are so over priced you would be upside down before you start...

Title: Re: 300sl 113?
Post by: iftykhan on May 09, 2014, 20:20:11

Dash looks a bit too cluttered for me.
Prefer the cleaner look of original.

Title: Re: 300sl 113?
Post by: Kemal on May 09, 2014, 20:31:16

The dash, the boot/trunk, the seats, my O my  :-[

Title: Re: 300sl 113?
Post by: Flyair on May 09, 2014, 21:46:42

One may like the the dashboard or not, but this is something reversible, I guess. But for the rest it looks like a lot of external make up and very poor structure. The undercarriage is all rotten. In other words a superficial renovation that the ZF5 speed is supposed to sell >:( >:( >:(

Title: Re: 300sl 113?
Post by: andyburns on May 09, 2014, 22:21:45

And what is the 5 speed worth.  At a guess 10k which would bring what they are asking for a rotten 230 back to 39k still.  I dont know if there is much value in the guages?

Title: Re: 300sl 113?
Post by: Jonny B on May 11, 2014, 01:35:59

Sure in agreement with the overall sentiment here. Why would you go to all the trouble of the crazy dash when there are so many other issues, readily apparent from the photos that need to be addressed??

Title: Re: 300sl 113?
Post by: andyburns on May 11, 2014, 05:19:48

What about their latest.  http://www.beverlyhillscarclub.com/1961-mercedes-benz-190sl--c-2956.htm

Interesting choice.  Not my cup of tea but guess it would please some.  The four pot was always a bit underpowered  :P

Title: Re: 300sl 113?
Post by: Jonny B on May 11, 2014, 15:09:01

Indeed,

Here's another "Mercedes Bent"
http://www.hotrodscustomstuff.com/photos/mercedes-bent-1961-190-sl.html

This one is in SoCal, and I have even seen it on the street a couple of times, and at the hot rod shows of course.

Not my cup of tea, as Andy so aptly puts it.

Title: Re: 300sl 113?
Post by: Rolf-Dieter ✝︎ on May 11, 2014, 16:54:37

I never did like the 190 ... Glad the Pagode/pagoda surfaced in 1963 ... As most of us are