Pagoda SL Group

W113 Pagoda SL Group => General Discussion => Topic started by: m300cab on April 06, 2016, 23:52:16

Title: Italian 280SL
Post by: m300cab on April 06, 2016, 23:52:16

there is a guy on Long Island that claims his 280SL has no belt molding (chrome around the doors and fenders)
because it is an Italian 280SL, anybody ever hear of this?

Title: Re: Italian 280SL
Post by: wjsvb ✝︎ on April 07, 2016, 03:03:08

Can you reach under the hind quarters or pop a door panel?  Best way to tell.  Methinks he wrong.  Jon

Title: Re: Italian 280SL
Post by: mbzse on April 07, 2016, 08:31:05

Quote from: m300cab

.../...no belt molding (chrome around the doors and fenders)
because it is an Italian 280SL.../...

I have a 280SL that was originally delivered to Italy. Details that differ are tiny orange side markers on front wings, orange lens for indicators in the taillights, and no orange inside headlight assembly. No chrome strip low at rear betweeen the rear bumpers.
All else is just like a normal Euro delivery SL; i.e. the side mouldings (chrome trim) are certainly present (they were factory fitted on all W113 cars)
/Hans S

Title: Re: Italian 280SL
Post by: perry113 on April 07, 2016, 13:54:48

Quote from: m300cab on April 06, 2016, 23:52:16

there is a guy on Long Island that claims his 280SL has no belt molding (chrome around the doors and fenders)
because it is an Italian 280SL, anybody ever hear of this?

Do you mean the lower chrome and aluminum finishers that run along the bottom of the front fenders behind the front wheels, along the bottom of each door and on the rear quarter panel in front of the rear wheels, and the chrome finisher on the lower part of the rear quarter panel behind the rear wheel?
If so your Long Island guy is wrong!

Title: Re: Italian 280SL
Post by: Benz Dr. on April 07, 2016, 18:41:42

My car is also export to Italy and it has the side moldings.

Title: Re: Italian 280SL
Post by: mbzse on April 07, 2016, 18:57:04

Quote from: Benz Dr.

My car is also export to Italy and it has the side moldings

All the 48 912  W113 delivered from Sindelfingen had these...
/hans in sweden