Pagoda SL Group

W113 Pagoda SL Group => General Discussion => Topic started by: ZwoachtzigSL on July 03, 2005, 15:25:27

Title: No. 1 lives..!!!!!!!
Post by: ZwoachtzigSL on July 03, 2005, 15:25:27: http://www.pagodentreff.de/diskussionsforum/showthread.php?p=7025#post7025&conly=

Hello Cees.

Thank you for your fast translation.
And here is the rest of the photos.

Detlef
Stern-Garage

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Title: Re: No. 1 lives..!!!!!!!
Post by: Cees Klumper on July 03, 2005, 15:34:29: Here is the abbreviated, free-format English translation of Zwoachtzig's (280's) post:

"Hallo,
habe heute bei schönstem Pagodenwetter eine Tour durch den Nordschwarzwald gemacht. Dabei habe ich in Weissach bei einem schönen Oldtimertreffen einen Stop eingelegt. Es war auch eine schöne blaue Pagode 230 SL da. Ich bin dann mit dem Besitzer ins Gespräch gekommen und es hat sich herausgestellt, dass es sich bei seiner Pagode um die Nr. 1 handelt!!"

Today, at an oldtimer event here in Germany, I happened upon the very first Pagoda.

"Er hat die Pagode 1992 in einem sehr schlechten Zustand gekauft und dann über 4 Jahre aufgebaut bzw. aufbauen lassen. Dabei hat er dann die Pagode nicht in der Originalfarbe (050!!was hat sich Mercedes nur dabei gedacht die erste Pagode in 050 zu lackieren.....ich weiß es ) sondern in seiner Wunschfarbkombination lackieren lassen."

The current owner bought it in 1992 when it was in pretty bad shape, and restored it during the next four years. He painted it blue, which is not the original (050), lackluster color.

"Bei dem Fahrzeug handelt es sich um die Pagode, die 1963 in Genf auf der Ausstellung stand!
Beil. Foto von der Nr. 1 mit stolzem Besitzer und die Fahrgestellnr.
Gruß
Thomas..............der den Ötzi aller Pagoden gesehen hat !"

This is the car that, in 1963, was in the Geneva car show, at which the W113 was presented to The World ...

Cees ("Case") Klumper in Amsterdam
'69 white 280 SL automatic
Title: Re: No. 1 lives..!!!!!!!
Post by: Naj ✝︎ on July 04, 2005, 01:50:39: Detlef,
Thanks for sharing the pictures.
Do you have any of the engine?

naj

65 230SL
68 280SL
Title: Re: No. 1 lives..!!!!!!!
Post by: ZwoachtzigSL on July 04, 2005, 04:45:00: Hello Naj.

Unfortunately, I have no more photos.

Detlef (Bad Homburg, Germany)

quote:
Originally posted by naj

Detlef,
Thanks for sharing the pictures.
Do you have any of the engine?

naj

65 230SL
68 280SL

Stern-Garage
Title: Re: No. 1 lives..!!!!!!!
Post by: Ben on July 04, 2005, 09:54:09: Mmmmm incorrect tail lights !!

Didn't someone post a chassis number recently for what they thought was No.1 .......I recall it had a peculiar number that didn't follow the usual format that we are used to...........is this it !

Regards,
Ben in Ireland.
'64 230SL 4sp.
Title: Re: No. 1 lives..!!!!!!!
Post by: Cees Klumper on July 04, 2005, 15:36:02: Ben - what was posted here recently was about a pre-production car that supposedly should have never been sold to the public but in fact was (in the US). The whole thing seemed authentic enough.

Cees ("Case") Klumper in Amsterdam
'69 white 280 SL automatic
Title: Re: No. 1 lives..!!!!!!!
Post by: Ben on July 05, 2005, 09:25:01: Mmmm ahh yes that was it ! Was the other car ever authenticated ??

Regards,
Ben in Ireland.
'64 230SL 4sp.
Title: Re: No. 1 lives..!!!!!!!
Post by: n/a on July 05, 2005, 09:36:56: So is this car authenticated?

"Seven days without pizza makes one weak".
Title: Re: No. 1 lives..!!!!!!!
Post by: iceberg on July 05, 2005, 14:15:03: Hi Guys,
Since we are on this subject and I see that interestingly enough there was a mention of the Geneva Autoshow I would like to share that I have been told that my car was there aswell...Maybe. I have a very early 230 SL. It came with a copper poly colour (DB 463H) and I was told that although the colour was on the MB palette, that is was still a special order colour. Also mine had a factory power/hydraulic steering which did not showup on these cars till 1966 adn since mine did come with one, I was told that either this car was at the Paris/Geneva Autoshow or it was specially commissioned for some one. I don't know what which one but just wanted to share that info with you guys. Please do give some feed back. My chasis number is 113 042 10 00166
Regards,
Hassan
Title: Re: No. 1 lives..!!!!!!!
Post by: Ben on July 06, 2005, 05:05:30: I believe the power steering you mention was an option from day one ! It is certainly mentioned in the original owners manual in my '64 230 SL !

Any photos of the colour ? Sounds very interesting !

Regards,
Ben in Ireland.
'64 230SL 4sp.