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W113 Pagoda SL Group => General Discussion => Topic started by: JN on July 15, 2021, 17:45:47

Title: early or late 250 sl
Post by: JN on July 15, 2021, 17:45:47

I know that there are early and late 250 sl
Does anyone know at what point the early models stopped
Was it vin number? or a gradual change do to parts available?
If so what time or vin number in the production was the change?

I have been looking everywhere for this info and cannot find it

Thanks JN

Title: Re: early or late 250 sl
Post by: mrfatboy on July 15, 2021, 17:51:36

Vin 2980 is considered the cutoff for early 250’s.

Title: Re: early or late 250 sl
Post by: JN on July 15, 2021, 18:57:18

Thanks very much for the info!

JN

Title: Re: early or late 250 sl
Post by: thelews on July 15, 2021, 19:40:35

why do you ask?

Title: Re: early or late 250 sl
Post by: MikeSimon on July 15, 2021, 20:48:43

This is funny. I have seen this issue before. For a car that was produced basically for one year, we have a discussion about early and late, and what is "better"....

Title: Re: early or late 250 sl
Post by: thelews on July 16, 2021, 12:04:39

Early is better

Title: Re: early or late 250 sl
Post by: JamesL on July 16, 2021, 14:07:38

But a 280 better still ;)

[Runs for cover]

Title: Re: early or late 250 sl
Post by: thelews on July 16, 2021, 14:23:51

Debatable, but certainly for resale.  I'm intimately familiar with both.

Title: Re: early or late 250 sl
Post by: Jonny B on July 16, 2021, 15:10:09

If you go to the tech manual, and scroll down near the bottom there is a listing of Premium Content, one of the listings is for all the copies of Pagoda Notes newsletter.

Volume 10 No4 gives a listing of all the changes to the 250 SL, and the big break at 2980.

These changes were in response to the US Dept of Transportation safety rules that went into effect as of Mid 1967.

Title: Re: early or late 250 sl
Post by: Shvegel on July 19, 2021, 01:17:29

I normally don't keep much in terms of magazines or paperwork but I kept the issue of Pagoda World with the 280 running changes.  It has helped me many times during the restoration of my car.  So much that I have scrawled a big "Do not toss!"  across the front of the issue in case my Wife or Daughter decide to clean out my desk someday.