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W113 Pagoda SL Group => General Discussion => Topic started by: teddyk on February 20, 2021, 21:35:06

Title: How Many 1971 Pagodas Are Still in Service?
Post by: teddyk on February 20, 2021, 21:35:06

Hi All, odd question, but does anyone know or have a guess as to how many 1971 280SLs are still on the road today?  I know there were 830 manufactured, but curious how many are still left.

Thanks, TK

Title: Re: How Many 1971 Pagodas Are Still in Service?
Post by: Cees Klumper on February 21, 2021, 04:40:39

My guess is about half

Title: Re: How Many 1971 Pagodas Are Still in Service?
Post by: MikeSimon on February 21, 2021, 13:06:53

830 - you are talking about CY 1971 cars, not MY 1971?

Title: Re: How Many 1971 Pagodas Are Still in Service?
Post by: teddyk on February 22, 2021, 01:10:52

I'm not sure what CY means, but I think I'm talking about model year.  Wikipedia has the production numbers by year for all W113s:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_W113#cite_note-17

Title: Re: How Many 1971 Pagodas Are Still in Service?
Post by: MikeSimon on February 22, 2021, 01:35:03

CY means Calendar Year. The 280SL was produced in January and February of 1971. MY is Model Year and that started sometime in July of 1970.
I am sure there were more than 830 cars produced for Model Year 1971.
The Tech Manual lists serial numbers for MY 1971 as about 3850 and for CY 1971 as 833

Title: Re: How Many 1971 Pagodas Are Still in Service?
Post by: teddyk on February 22, 2021, 02:17:52

Ah - that's very helpful distinction.  Makes a lot more sense that 3850 1971s overall were manufactured than 830.  When I saw that wiki article I was surprised that MB would've even bothered with <1,000 cars.  Thank you for setting me straight!  :)