Pagoda SL Group

W113 Pagoda SL Group => General Discussion => Topic started by: terry shores on December 07, 2005, 18:35:23

Title: THIS LOOKS LIKE A NICE ONE!!!
Post by: terry shores on December 07, 2005, 18:35:23
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CALIFORNIACLASSIX-70-Mercedes-280SL-Mint-100-PIX_W0QQitemZ4596064345QQcategoryZ6338QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Title: Re: THIS LOOKS LIKE A NICE ONE!!!
Post by: Chad on December 07, 2005, 19:35:18
A nice car. Surrised the Buy-It-Now has not been clicked yet.
The service records, cleanliness and originality (by that I mean it has seemingly not been touched) put it far above restored examples, in my opinion. If only it were a 230 or early 250 and a manual...
Title: Re: THIS LOOKS LIKE A NICE ONE!!!
Post by: Douglas on December 08, 2005, 05:30:17
Wow, the famed White Diamond! I've read about it . . . on ebay. (Note sarcasm.)
Title: Re: THIS LOOKS LIKE A NICE ONE!!!
Post by: Chad on December 08, 2005, 06:57:57
Yeah. That's fleaBay!
Title: Re: THIS LOOKS LIKE A NICE ONE!!!
Post by: Vince Canepa on December 08, 2005, 07:21:28
Looks like a beautiful car, but someone painted the underside of the car black.  That seems a shame since the car looks like it could really score high at a concours.

Vince Canepa
1967 250SL
113.043-10-001543
568H Signal Red
116 Caviar MB-Tex
Title: Re: THIS LOOKS LIKE A NICE ONE!!!
Post by: Douglas on December 08, 2005, 10:01:38
I like the factory Panasonic speakers in the rear parcel shelf.
Title: Re: THIS LOOKS LIKE A NICE ONE!!!
Post by: norton on December 08, 2005, 13:24:04
Wasn"t there also a "Blue Diamond" on ebay a couple of months ago :D

Mike Halleck
Chesterfield Mi
71 280SL
68 250SL (parts car)
94 E320 Coupe
Title: Re: THIS LOOKS LIKE A NICE ONE!!!
Post by: Chad on December 08, 2005, 21:40:47
Norton, You're right. There was a "Blue Diamond."  Probably the same seller, I think.  

How cheesy and lame, check out this link...

http://www.californiaclassix.com/archive/69_280SL_p3.html
Title: Re: THIS LOOKS LIKE A NICE ONE!!!
Post by: 66andBlue on December 10, 2005, 09:48:11
Perhaps the car does have a problem since it didn't even come close to the Buy-it-now price of $44.9K whereas two others did, one for $37.5K and the other for $50.5K. Did the expert group here ever pick that one apart already?
Here they are:
[$50.5K]:http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=4595229409&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT
[$37.5K]http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=4595406741&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT

Alfred
1966 blue 230SL automatic
Title: Re: THIS LOOKS LIKE A NICE ONE!!!
Post by: KevinC on December 10, 2005, 10:53:34
On the blue '71 they list the car as having V6. Never noticed THAT on the options list! ;)  

quote:
Originally posted by 66andBlue

Perhaps the car does have a problem since it didn't even come close to the Buy-it-now price of $44.9K whereas two others did, one for $37.5K and the other for $50.5K. Did the expert group here ever pick that one apart already?
Here they are:
[$50.5K]:http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=4595229409&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT
[$37.5K]http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=4595406741&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT

Alfred
1966 blue 230SL automatic


Kevin Caputo
Boca Raton, FL
1967 230 SL Automatic
670 Light Ivory
113 Bronze/Brown MB Tex
Title: Re: THIS LOOKS LIKE A NICE ONE!!!
Post by: Douglas on December 10, 2005, 12:03:47
I don't mean to pick the car apart. It could very possibly be a decent example, but it is impossible to tell from pix over the Web--particularly since it's from a dealer who we've collectively questioned in the past and it's 050 white which is a very forgiving color in photos. I just think all the sales hype is silly. I can almost see their next restoration candidate. It'll be called the "Brown Diamond" . . . .
Title: Re: THIS LOOKS LIKE A NICE ONE!!!
Post by: Chad on December 10, 2005, 17:09:43
And then of course there will be the project car, "The Diamond in the Rough."