Pagoda SL Group

W113 Pagoda SL Group => Photo Gallery => Topic started by: Mmshul on October 21, 2017, 22:00:14

Title: One owner since new.
Post by: Mmshul on October 21, 2017, 22:00:14

My Father in April 1970 purchased his 280SL. Been in the family ever since. He drove it daily for a couple years, accumalting over 160,000 miles over its lifetime.
In 1980 there was an attempt on stealing the car, and because they couldn’t they put a knife to the seats and door panels. The interior was replaced with Connolly Leather throughout. To this day, the smell and feel is like new! Sometime in the late 90’s the car sat in a garage until most recently. Mom only drove it to the cemetery to visit Dad who passed in ‘96. I kept it up over the years, with a respray in 2002 to freshen it up.
Original drivetrain as a matter of fact, the only missing parts were the books (ugh) and the spare tire cover.
Two months back, my 97 year old Mother gifted me the car. So, for the first time it sits outside of Southern California, now in Idaho.
I will continue to pamper our 280SL, with the upside of driving in the most beautiful part of our country, the Northwest!
Thank you Dad for providing such lasting memories and enjoyment!

Title: Re: One owner since new.
Post by: Rothko on October 23, 2017, 20:04:18

Very nice looking car.  What a treat to have a family heirloom like that!

Title: Re: One owner since new.
Post by: Mmshul on October 23, 2017, 21:17:33

Thank you, I am very grateful to have such a gift!

Title: Re: One owner since new.
Post by: Taleb on October 23, 2017, 21:34:48

I know how you feel toward this car , because I have same story but with w111 1965 inherited from my dad ...

Title: Re: One owner since new.
Post by: Mmshul on October 23, 2017, 21:59:21

To have those memories and the keys to such a car makes life wonderful!

Title: Re: One owner since new.
Post by: Rolf-Dieter ✝︎ on October 23, 2017, 22:56:14

Once again Welcome to our Group Michael,

Very nice car your father left there for you to look after. You certainly found the right group of like minded people, some with priceless knowledge about our cars. So be sure to ask questions.

Happy Motoring

Dieter