Pagoda SL Group

W113 Pagoda SL Group => General Discussion => Topic started by: mal on October 16, 2005, 00:59:32

Title: Wish Me Luck !
Post by: mal on October 16, 2005, 00:59:32

I bought this car from the US last year and shipped to Beirut, and started on its full restoration. The car is a bucket of rust, but luckily I had bought all the floor and boot panels, and the front patch panels etc.. also all the weather strips and a whole new leather interior from Gahh (seats, carpet, hood).
The engine will be completely overhauled, and the same goes for all mechanical components.
This is my second restoration of a W113, and things seem so much easier the second time round.

Wish me luck on this One!

I am also finishing the full restoration of a (W111) 1966  250Se convertible, will post photos when finished.
Regards
PS. Don't be scared from the photo!

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Malek Mrowa - Beirut, Lebanon.
280SL 71- Light Blue-/Blue
190SL 61 - Ivory/Red

Title: Re: Wish Me Luck !
Post by: Cees Klumper on October 16, 2005, 10:34:23

Good luck!

Cees ("Case") Klumper in Amsterdam
'69 white 280 SL automatic

Title: Re: Wish Me Luck !
Post by: Chad on October 16, 2005, 15:13:37

Good luck!  It is admirable that you have chosen a car in so much need.  You  are truly adding one back into the fleet!

-CD-
1967 230SL, 113.042 10
1983 300TDT, 123.193

Title: Re: Wish Me Luck !
Post by: Peter van Es on October 17, 2005, 15:31:42

Good luck... hopefully you won't need to much of that!

Peter

Check out http://bali.esweb.nl for photographs of classic car events and my 1970 280 SL

Title: Re: Wish Me Luck !
Post by: Bearcat on October 18, 2005, 06:14:42

Malek, my 280SL was in similar condition in 1997. It was brought from the UK to Cyprus and restored by a Paris Koupallis in Nicosia. It was then shipped to Italy and driven across europe back to the uk.