Pagoda SL Group

W113 Pagoda SL Group => General Discussion => Topic started by: striperboy on July 24, 2015, 12:33:21

Title: 1969 survivors
Post by: striperboy on July 24, 2015, 12:33:21

I understand that 8047 280sl's were produced in 1969.
Does anyone know approximately are left?

Title: Re: 1969 survivors
Post by: batman on July 24, 2015, 12:42:40

No one really knows as there is no international or aggregate register of these cars, so its a combination of guesswork, gut feeling, sightlngs, patchy statistics per country, local car club memberships etc.

I was led to understand that UK registrations are tracked and more than 50% of Pagodas first registered remain registered (on the road).

Many on the forum believe that maybe 50% of all Pagodas manufactured still exist, and it seems reasonable that the later the year the higher the survivor proportion

Title: Re: 1969 survivors
Post by: Benz Dr. on July 25, 2015, 03:57:30

Yes, but how many are driveable cars? 50% of the 50%?

Title: Re: 1969 survivors
Post by: striperboy on July 25, 2015, 13:38:03

Great question.
It doesn't look like there is a good way to track that information.

Title: Re: 1969 survivors
Post by: dldubois on July 25, 2015, 13:55:10

There's one in my garage. 8)

Title: Re: 1969 survivors
Post by: Rolf-Dieter ✝︎ on July 25, 2015, 14:01:58

One in my garage too ... Runs great thanks to the Benz Dr. And of course brilliant German engineering :)

How many are actually road worthy no one knows ...

Title: Re: 1969 survivors
Post by: striperboy on July 25, 2015, 15:10:29

I'm going with probably 2000 +- driveable.  We're in a pretty exclusive club.

Title: Re: 1969 survivors
Post by: hauser on July 25, 2015, 15:26:26

I have one too but in many pieces.  :o

Title: Re: 1969 survivors
Post by: Rolf-Dieter ✝︎ on July 25, 2015, 15:50:42

Hello hauser, get out there and put her back together ... PUB. Is just around the corner :) we like to see all you have done !

Edit ... Just checked you are not coming to PUB, sorry about that ... We'll post some pictures then of your fine work ;)

Title: Re: 1969 survivors
Post by: striperboy on July 25, 2015, 19:04:02

2001 real soon?