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W113 Pagoda SL Group => General Discussion => Topic started by: mbzse on March 24, 2020, 22:25:46

Title: 230 SL in Geneva; 57 years ago
Post by: mbzse on March 24, 2020, 22:25:46
British Pathé film clip from Geneva Auto Salon, March 1963.
You can see the Pagoda 230 SL and a pair of beautiful Ladies between minutes 1:29 and 2:06.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qhFkosrqQM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qhFkosrqQM)
Title: Re: 230 SL in Geneva; 57 years ago
Post by: 114015 on March 25, 2020, 02:11:17

Oh wow..., great, Hans!   8) :D
I did not know that one before.
Sad it isn't colored because of this interesting color of the 230 SL (orange).
Well,
interesting also to see the steering wheel hub pad, which is not factory correctly colored (grey (or so) instead of black.
Definitely the interior hardtop lighting with two neon tube lamps is surely non standard...  ;) :D ;D


Achim
(Geneva 1963 aficionado)
Title: Re: 230 SL in Geneva; 57 years ago
Post by: star63 on March 25, 2020, 07:55:28
Thank you, Hans - Very interesting film!

1963 was a good year  :)
Title: Re: 230 SL in Geneva; 57 years ago
Post by: WRe on March 25, 2020, 08:05:01
Great, thanks for sharing!
...WRe
Title: Re: 230 SL in Geneva; 57 years ago
Post by: Peter on March 25, 2020, 11:17:47
great this kind of movies, I love this.
Thanks
Title: Re: 230 SL in Geneva; 57 years ago
Post by: lowpad on March 25, 2020, 16:27:35
Great vid -- like the shot of the wheel-less Citröen DS!
Title: Re: 230 SL in Geneva; 57 years ago
Post by: Bonnyboy on March 25, 2020, 20:43:27
Awsome film - I think the bonnet (hood) on the passenger side is sitting a bit low.

The Sabra is sure a nice looking car even if a bit "cat fish-ish". .   
Title: Re: 230 SL in Geneva; 57 years ago
Post by: Mike Hughes on March 25, 2020, 23:25:16
The Sabra is sure a nice looking car even if a bit "cat fish-ish". .   

I had a chance to sit in Israel's only homegrown sports car a few years ago.  I recall it being fiberglass, like a Daimler Dart (SP250), so maybe the catfish thing was contagious back in the day!  As tight as the roadster was I can only guess at what the accommodations might have been like in the coupe...
Title: Re: 230 SL in Geneva; 57 years ago
Post by: Merc_Girl on March 25, 2020, 23:59:33
Great film footage! How do you know it’s orange, perhaps you had sound? Tried all buttons on my tablet but no sound 😔