Pagoda SL Group

W113 Pagoda SL Group => General Discussion => Topic started by: nick350 on May 15, 2007, 13:52:45

Title: trunk rack for my 113
Post by: nick350 on May 15, 2007, 13:52:45
Hi guys

Can anyone recommend a nice looking and good quality stainless steel trunk rack? I am driving to Italy and could do with some extra storage space onto which I will strap a suitcase.. Thanks a lot.

Nick350
r107 SL red
w113 SL white
Title: Re: trunk rack for my 113
Post by: Douglas on May 15, 2007, 13:58:55
Are you driving with the hardtop on or off?

Douglas Kim
New York
USA
Title: Re: trunk rack for my 113
Post by: nick350 on May 15, 2007, 14:03:57
the hard top will be at home, and I will have the soft top down.

Nick350
r107 SL red
w113 SL white
Title: Re: trunk rack for my 113
Post by: tuultyme on May 15, 2007, 19:32:09
Years ago I had one for our Triumph Stag for just that reason.  It had suction cups and straps with rubber coated clips to hold it on.  My only worry would be if the rack would dent the aluminium trunk.  I just saw on the Hyman site out of St Louis a 280SL with a trunk rack permontly mounted.

Bruce; 268Blaugrun(green) 1970 280SL; IL
Title: Re: trunk rack for my 113
Post by: Douglas on May 15, 2007, 19:54:11
Here's an interesting trunk-mounted chrome luggage rack on a 300SL Roadster. It uses rubber feet and clips onto the edges of the lid. I've always thought it would be fun to have a similar setup on a Pagoda:

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This is supposedly a factory one-off part, but I'd think it would be easy to fabricate something similar for a Pagoda.

Douglas Kim
New York
USA
Title: Re: trunk rack for my 113
Post by: hauser on May 15, 2007, 21:23:40
Here's on on a 280sl.

http://www.hymanltd.com/search/Details.asp?stockno=3407&recordCount=64

1969 280sl 5 spd
Gainesville, Fl.
Title: Re: trunk rack for my 113
Post by: hauser on May 15, 2007, 21:24:10
Here's on on a 280sl.

http://www.hymanltd.com/search/Details.asp?stockno=3407&recordCount=64

1969 280sl 5 spd
Gainesville, Fl.
Title: Re: trunk rack for my 113
Post by: nick350 on May 16, 2007, 00:49:39
thats a very good point. I will contact Classic and Sports car and see what they think. Thanks for that point.
quote:
Originally posted by tuultyme

Years ago I had one for our Triumph Stag for just that reason.  It had suction cups and straps with rubber coated clips to hold it on.  My only worry would be if the rack would dent the aluminium trunk.  I just saw on the Hyman site out of St Louis a 280SL with a trunk rack permontly mounted.

Bruce; 268Blaugrun(green) 1970 280SL; IL


Nick350
r107 SL red
w113 SL white