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Re: Poll - how often do you spot another Pagoda ?
« Reply #525 on: September 20, 2009, 14:43:27 »
Ouiz,  what is unusal about this photo??????
So, LHD and RHD, was that it?

If they were just in the opposite lanes, then they could have conversed so easily. What are the odds of that happening?
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Re: Poll - how often do you spot another Pagoda ?
« Reply #526 on: September 21, 2009, 11:04:45 »
yes one lhd and  one rhd.  Also one American, and one Euro style

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Re: Poll - how often do you spot another Pagoda ?
« Reply #527 on: September 23, 2009, 11:34:47 »
Sunday morning. White, hood down driving in front of the Marriott Marina del Rey. Looked like a 230SL. Great day for it!

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Re: Poll - how often do you spot another Pagoda ?
« Reply #528 on: September 23, 2009, 13:46:26 »
 ;D ;D >:(

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Re: Poll - how often do you spot another Pagoda ?
« Reply #529 on: September 23, 2009, 20:36:56 »
Roger....

does that mean you've been spotted and are here now?

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Re: Poll - how often do you spot another Pagoda ?
« Reply #530 on: September 24, 2009, 23:43:50 »
I have not seen one in more than a year, and I do about 40K km/yr of driving.  Does anyone know how many are actually still on the road?
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Re: Poll - how often do you spot another Pagoda ?
« Reply #531 on: September 25, 2009, 07:02:43 »
1970 280SL. System Admin of the site. Please do not mail or PM me questions on Pagoda's... I'm not likely to know the answer.  Please post on the forum instead!

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Re: Poll - how often do you spot another Pagoda ?
« Reply #532 on: September 29, 2009, 11:56:58 »
Papyrus white with hartop on M25 London 28th Sept:

Looked a very nice car and running well. Anyone on here?
« Last Edit: September 29, 2009, 16:10:51 by Peter van Es »

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Re: Poll - how often do you spot another Pagoda ?
« Reply #533 on: September 29, 2009, 12:29:47 »
 :o Hope it wasn't mine  :o

Its supposed to be in a body shop!

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Re: Poll - how often do you spot another Pagoda ?
« Reply #534 on: September 29, 2009, 16:10:00 »
They were just test driving it... it be worse if Rob had spotted it in Spain!... Ahhh, and we have a thread for this, so I just merged this into there!

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Re: Poll - how often do you spot another Pagoda ?
« Reply #535 on: September 29, 2009, 17:03:24 »
This past Sunday on my way home from church.   About 1:00pm heading into Grand Haven,  a 'off-white' / beige 113 pasted me.   First one I've ever seen in town besides mine.  Very nice looking car too.

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Re: Poll - how often do you spot another Pagoda ?
« Reply #536 on: October 07, 2009, 19:14:42 »
On Wednesday last week,I was in a basement parking lot in Dusseldorf(in the Alstad)There I saw a georgeous black 230sl,roof down,just waiting for someone to notice her.Armed with only my trusty Nokia cell phone camera,I went about taking some great pictures.Low and behold,two days later,I lost my cell phone,in a pub!So you guys will just have to believe me! 

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Re: Poll - how often do you spot another Pagoda ?
« Reply #537 on: October 18, 2009, 18:04:27 »
I know it's not a pagoda but it's still an SL:

300SL Roadster driving into Wandsworth (SW London) on the A3.

Silver, blue roof (raised).

Beauty.

Probably wouldn't have made it through Wandsworth unscathed however, so look out on ebay for 300 SL parts any time soon...
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Re: Poll - how often do you spot another Pagoda ?
« Reply #538 on: November 02, 2009, 12:19:22 »
Was in NY last week and spotted this nice 230SL in the SOHO area.Anyone from here?
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Re: Poll - how often do you spot another Pagoda ?
« Reply #539 on: December 13, 2009, 11:10:20 »
hey i'm new to the site, but having a blast with my 68 280sl driving around nyc. people look at me as a cross between james bond and tiger woods (pre-affair). considering i'm a newbie, where do you guys have any shows, or meets in the northeast? promise to leave my gold clubs at home...

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Re: Poll - how often do you spot another Pagoda ?
« Reply #540 on: December 18, 2009, 15:47:03 »
Last Saturday we had 3 Pagodas at the beautiful Mar Vista in Sarasota...a warm mostly sunny day with a breeze.  We lunched on the beach under big trees.  Into the parking lot pulled a nice white 190SL, which we had to admire.  We would have had more cars, but goodcompany and tobaccobrown280 arrived without theirs because they came from the rainy north.  We hope to get together again in March during the best weather of the year!
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Re: Poll - how often do you spot another Pagoda ?
« Reply #541 on: December 18, 2009, 16:25:00 »
Several times this summer saw a powder blue Pagoda driving around in Southold, NY.  Was never able to talk to the owner, but as I only see the car during summer months must assume that it belongs to someone who only vacations in our area.  Aside from that sighting, haven't seen a 230/250/280SL on the road for several years, not even the ivory 280SL belonging to my neighbor which is only visible if he leaves tha garage door open.

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Re: Poll - how often do you spot another Pagoda ?
« Reply #542 on: January 03, 2010, 13:03:28 »
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Re: Poll - how often do you spot another Pagoda ?
« Reply #543 on: January 03, 2010, 15:05:53 »
Two more Pagodas recently appeared on the local scene.  A red with black and a green with black , both 280SLs.  A former Maserati Dealer here in Central Ohio owns the red one and is selling the green one.  The green one is owned by the former owner of a MB dealership here in Columbus.  The have both been is storage for some time. They are both in very nice condition.
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Re: Poll - how often do you spot another Pagoda ?
« Reply #544 on: January 03, 2010, 15:32:26 »
What Naj said (I was there, too, but without my car until someone can tell me how to fit a childseat).

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Re: Poll - how often do you spot another Pagoda ?
« Reply #545 on: February 06, 2010, 05:33:56 »
Yesterday in San Luis Obispo I saw a silver 280SL with dark blue hard topdriving southbound on Hwy101.  This is only the 3rd sighting I have had on the Central Coast of California in the last year and a half.  I still get chills everytime.

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Re: Poll - how often do you spot another Pagoda ?
« Reply #546 on: February 14, 2010, 00:33:54 »
While in London on a visit, i spotted earlier today a Dark Navy in front of the Cumberland Hotel (Marble Arch).

Any of our British members?

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Re: Poll - how often do you spot another Pagoda ?
« Reply #547 on: February 23, 2010, 09:10:35 »
Was I driving ?

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Re: Poll - how often do you spot another Pagoda ?
« Reply #548 on: February 23, 2010, 11:45:17 »
yes the car was being driven by a gentleman (wearing eye glasses if my memory serves me right) with a female passenger....
was that you Paul?

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Re: Poll - how often do you spot another Pagoda ?
« Reply #549 on: February 23, 2010, 18:23:14 »
Richmond Circus, 10am today

Copper coloured, LHD
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