Another $175,000 car?

[badali]

Does this original clamp make my car worth $175,000?  Top pic is theirs bottom mine.  (My engine is cleaner now by the way)

[66andBlue]

Brad,
The clamp may be worth something but your Castrol sticker on the brake booster ruins everything!   

[Naj ✝︎]

I'm surprised you did not route the HT leads thru the 'tube' 

Naj

[badali]

The sticker has the milage and date on it.  I left it to document the milage.  My car was a "barnfind" in storage for over 20 years.  I currently have 59,000 miles.  There are only a few records with the car so I left the stickers in place.  My car is very original but surely not even a $50,000 car

I still need a set of plug wires with removable ends to run through the bracket.

[66andBlue]

Brad,
I have created a new topic about your car, lets keep the discussion (http://www.sl113.org/forums/index.php?topic=14298.0) on Motoringinvestment's 280SL in focus.
Thanks.

[badali]

No problem,  I got a little off the main topic...

[MichaelB.]

Ohhh that's a great looking firewall pad.

Looking at my engine bay I think I am without clamp too... I want my car to be $175,000.

[W113SL]

Brad:  Yes I saw that car on the web-site.  It is not only missing the 26mm clamp, but the battery hold down frame and one of the rectangular rubber bumpers on the cowl pinch weld.  This is not a $175,000 car in any currency.

I also looked at another recent restoration they competed, the engine compartment also left much to be desired.

BTW, are you coming to Gemutlichket 2011 in May?  We need Pagodas and especially largely original ones.,

Pete Lesler
Chief Judge Gemutlichkeit 2011

[badali]

Pete,
I have to see what my new work schedule will be.  Currently my vacation is in July.  If I can get the days off I will try to make it.

[glenn]

Brad, If you polish the valve cover, you get 3 miles per gallon more. ..

Its German karma. ..

[john.mancini]

Brad,
Will you take $195,000.00??
John

[badali]

John,
I'll take cash only... no checks

[Tom Colitt]

Well, this definitely IS a rare example and I think it might be worth up to $100000 to someone if they really were willing to spend that much money to have this well-preserved example. The question is whether someone will value the history so much that they'd rather have this car than a perfectly restored one. I restored a car that was also in very good original condition (not excellent like this one) and the owner had me do an all-new paint job and full restoration, even though I would have been very happy to drive that car as is for many years to come. Now it doesn't get driven at all because it's too precious, as I suspect this car hasn't been as well, for most of the past few decades.

It looks like Brian Peters has read my article on how the Pagodas were painted at the factory since he accurately noticed that the rubber plugs (only on late 60s Pagodas) were painted along with the engine bay :-) Not only that. I am quite certain that the engine hoods were already installed and propped open when the engine bay and inside of the hood were painted. Metallics without clear coat for the interior!...
I am a little surprised not to see any stamps on the brake booster. Do any other people still show traces of these ATE inspection stamps on their cars?

[69280sl]

Tom:
Where was your article on painting published? I would like to see it.

Gus

[badali]

Here is a paint stamp and red ATE sticker.

[bootes]

...I am a little surprised not to see any stamps on the brake booster. Do any other people still show traces of these ATE inspection stamps on their cars?
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Perhaps they are not visible in the picture??  Mine face forward on my original '71. Take a look.