Pagoda SL Group

Off Topic => Other cars => Topic started by: GGR on March 22, 2015, 08:34:34

Title: What car is this?
Post by: GGR on March 22, 2015, 08:34:34

(http://www.nast-sonderfahrzeuge.de/MB-Exotenforum/img/uploaded/image32272.jpg)

found here: http://www.nast-sonderfahrzeuge.de/MB-Exotenforum/forum_entry.php?id=45159

Title: Re: What car is this?
Post by: Dave H on March 22, 2015, 09:17:26

Did it begin life as a sunbeam alpine ?

Title: Re: What car is this?
Post by: scoot on March 22, 2015, 13:06:49

I was going to guess it was a Pininfarina 230 SL but I am probably wrong...

Title: Re: What car is this?
Post by: nirmal on March 22, 2015, 13:28:25

It is a Pininarina 230sl coupe. Based on a 230sl chassis and running gear, this one off special was built by Pininfarina for a German businessman in 1964 it is featured in Laurence Merediths's book  ORIGINAL MERCEDES SL on pages 92 and 93 with all details.

Will try and add more photos in my next post.

Nirmal
1969 280 Sl
2012 Jaguar XJ
1953 MG TD

Title: Re: What car is this?
Post by: nirmal on March 22, 2015, 13:47:56

Got some pictures from the magazine.

Nirmal
1969 280 sl
2012 Jaguar XJ
1953 MG TD

Title: Re: What car is this?
Post by: mdsalemi on March 22, 2015, 13:54:28

No, no, NO! It is clearly NOT "the" Pinanfarina 230SL. It may be "a" Pinanfarina 230SL, but when one talks of the former, the one on pages 92 and 93, this most definitely did not have the Sunbeam Alpine "fin" treatment in its styling.

The one shown in the photo at the first post shows sedan like headlight lighting, which is not part of that car, and not standard on the W113. The fins are not part of that car either.

This could be just be one guys "one off".

Title: Re: What car is this?
Post by: Louis on March 22, 2015, 14:26:04

Yes , it's a completely different animal..... ???    https://drive-my.com/en/test-drive/item/1769-mercedes-benz-300-sel-6-3-pininfarina-coupe.html

Title: Re: What car is this?
Post by: cabrioletturbo on March 22, 2015, 14:36:11

The car looks like MB parts slap-on.

Title: Re: What car is this?
Post by: JamesL on March 22, 2015, 19:02:49

It's got very modern seats
And
No windscreen wipers

Title: Re: What car is this?
Post by: UJJ on March 23, 2015, 12:03:23

Does it need windscreen wipers running upside down? ;D