Pagoda SL Group

W113 Pagoda SL Group => General Discussion => Topic started by: Shvegel on June 09, 2015, 12:39:14

Title: 350,000 USD
Post by: Shvegel on June 09, 2015, 12:39:14

A beautiful car but slightly over restored on the underside. Very similar to Brabus:

http://cprclassic.com/mercedes-benz/2093/

Title: Re: 350,000 USD
Post by: mbzse on June 09, 2015, 12:58:39

Heh, I notice that at that price, you don't even get the correct Bosch type signal horns  !!
/Hans in Sweden
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Title: Re: 350,000 USD
Post by: Cees Klumper on June 09, 2015, 15:32:17

That would be $5,000 extra Hans ...

So this car is not really worth 7 times what mine probably is? Mine has at least one original Bosch horn (the other was replaced with an incorrect Bosch one sometime during its life)

Title: Re: 350,000 USD
Post by: Rolf-Dieter ✝︎ on June 09, 2015, 17:24:13

I am shocked to read this on there web site .....

QUOTE "CPR is excited to announce that it will be the exclusive sales company for the wonderful SLs coming out of Germany from SL Classics. These cars are meticulously restored to the highest standards by German master certified technicians. Full rotisserie, nut-and-bolt restorations of the highest quality. Every car arriving from Germany is thoroughly inspected by CPR's factory-trained Mercedes technicians. New cars will be arriving monthly from Germany - For information on what cars and colors are in the pipeline, please contact us at (760) 723-8900." END OF QUOTE

How is it possible that the German master certified technicians don't know the difference of a stock horn and an imitation one LOL

I wonder why there be this exodus of cars from Germany all the way to California LOL Something fisshy here for sure.

Title: Re: 350,000 USD
Post by: JamesL on June 09, 2015, 17:39:19

Rolf-Dieter
My guess is those nice German Pagodas are following the money. While the Fed prints and ZIRP exists to a greater degree than in the Eurozone, that's likely to continue...

Title: Re: 350,000 USD
Post by: Rolf-Dieter ✝︎ on June 09, 2015, 21:05:07

James, don't they fetch more in Europe then the U.S.? The price for the car in this thread is way over the top IMHO. Then there are people with very little knowlage about the Pagoda and money to burn (what I mean is, for them a $100K would be what for most of us is $1K) those are the once that pay this kind of price.

Title: Re: 350,000 USD
Post by: Shvegel on June 10, 2015, 02:13:47

I just looked at pictures of a Brabus car.  Same horns as this one.

http://www.bobforstner.co.uk/product/1969-mercedes-benz-280sl-pagoda-restored-by-brabus-classic/

Title: Re: 350,000 USD
Post by: 66andBlue on June 10, 2015, 04:18:46

Its is also on the Brabus web site: http://www.brabus.com/cars4sale/car_088C.html?lang=en
EUR 269K - without VAT and without original horns.

Title: Re: 350,000 USD
Post by: 66andBlue on June 10, 2015, 04:24:33

And here is a 5-speed for $25K less .. perhaps they could not afford to buy correct hose clamps!
http://cprclassic.com/mercedes-benz/2072/

Title: Re: 350,000 USD
Post by: Flyair on June 10, 2015, 10:38:14

soon we will have to hire bodyguards to keep an eye our dear (in both senses) vehicles ;D

Nice piece of car though and great pictures

Title: Re: 350,000 USD
Post by: Peter van Es on June 10, 2015, 16:23:07

I'd gladly sell them mine for € 100,000 so they have a new base to build one from....

Peter

Title: Re: 350,000 USD
Post by: Erics on June 11, 2015, 16:44:25

Brian at sl-classics.com sells what looks to me like an equivalent product (better with correct bosch horns?) for $190-210k.
Pricing of these cars all over the place.