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Andi_Heritage

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Re: Who has information about my pagoda?
« Reply #25 on: April 24, 2021, 18:04:21 »
Thanks! I am wondering if I have the eye on the body side to fix the spring. Perhaps this detail makes the difference between an original soft top car and my modified california version  :)

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Re: Who has information about my pagoda?
« Reply #26 on: April 24, 2021, 22:03:38 »
As you can see in Garry's reply (#1) in my link, the other side of the spring hooks over a "peg" not through a hole
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Re: Who has information about my pagoda?
« Reply #27 on: April 24, 2021, 23:24:23 »
If you don't have a data card to see what the original options were, you can look at the "data plate' the metal plate riveted to the inner left fender.
The second line of numbers should have a single digit "7" as the last number if your car really was a California Coupe
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Andi_Heritage

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Re: Who has information about my pagoda?
« Reply #28 on: April 25, 2021, 07:28:21 »
Hello Mike. I have a data card and there is a entry under „wenig gewünscht“ with the figure 288 - which, according to my information is a certain indicator for a california version.

And in addition to that there is the „7“ on the data plate.

So all together, I am quite sure, that my car was like the one on picture at the beginning of this thread before it was modified to its actual look.
« Last Edit: April 25, 2021, 11:22:11 by Andi_Heritage »

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Re: Who has information about my pagoda?
« Reply #29 on: April 25, 2021, 07:52:59 »
Ok. No pegs in my soft top compartment. Seems this has been forgotten in course of the modifications.  :'(

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Re: Who has information about my pagoda?
« Reply #30 on: May 08, 2021, 06:53:40 »
I’d love to see your car in person and have it alongside a car that came from the factory as a coupe/roadster.  All I can say, at least based on the pictures, is that someone did a masterful conversion.  As it stands today your car is beautiful and I don’t believe anyone with the exception of some of this clubs most sharp eyed and knowledgeable members would ever guess that a conversion had been done.  Enjoy and be proud of a lovely car!
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Re: Who has information about my pagoda?
« Reply #31 on: November 15, 2022, 21:21:28 »
I know, ancient thread here, but I think there is mis-information that needs corrected for future people that find old threads in their searches for information.

People are saying the "7" following the paint codes mean "California coupe".  Doesn't it just mean USA delivery?

Also, if the owner doesn't have a data card, why does he think his car was a California Coupe?  The pick of the brown car in the beginning of the thread is not of his actual car, the OP says it is a picture of a car like his.  He needs a data card from MB Classic Center (not local MB dealership!!) to know if it was a coupe.  I think there was a lot of discussion where there were not facts.
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Re: Who has information about my pagoda?
« Reply #32 on: November 15, 2022, 22:00:39 »
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People are saying the "7" following the paint codes mean "California coupe".

Correct !
For example : 180 G 387 H 7 means "California Coupé".
A 6 would indicate softtop plus hardtop mounted .... and so on. See the Wiki

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Doesn't it just mean USA delivery?

Yes, that is the one following the type designation:
like
113 044 12 7   -          that's an US delivery then.

A friend of mine has got 113 042 10 5   there - for European delivery (not Germany)
... and so on.

 ;) :D

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Re: Who has information about my pagoda?
« Reply #33 on: November 16, 2022, 02:18:59 »
Ok, so a car delivered hard top only, no rear seat is a 5.  Thanks, I got the rows on the ID plate mixed up.
« Last Edit: November 16, 2022, 02:26:42 by rwmastel »
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Re: Who has information about my pagoda?
« Reply #34 on: November 16, 2022, 02:37:28 »
Have you confirmed that the body number matches the Hood stamp and the hard-top Stamp?
Doesn't the underside of the soft top boot lid have the same number stamped as the hood and trunk?  This would show original or not original - another clue to the story.
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Re: Who has information about my pagoda?
« Reply #35 on: November 16, 2022, 11:19:45 »
I don't think the soft top lid or the trunk are numbered. Not sure though.
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Re: Who has information about my pagoda?
« Reply #36 on: November 16, 2022, 13:40:14 »
My 230SL is a German market car and does have the body number noted on the soft top cover as shown in the attached picture

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