This 1970 Mercedes-Benz 280SL Pagoda is a true
incarnation of class and style. If you're intrigued, you may want to pay a trip
to the Warwickshire Exhibition Center, in UK, to bid for it. Of course, that
means having a suitcase full of cash lying around, as it's expected to change
hands for £ 50,000-£ 55,000 when it hits the auction block on
June 10.
That kind of money could land you a newer, smaller,
and loaded Mercedes-Benz SLC, but then you would have to go around without the
coolness provided by this Pagoda, which is the nickname for the W113 series,
and its French Riviera history.
First registered in Paris back when it left the
factory, this Tunis Beige example has been owned by the Guidicelli family since
then, and spent most of its days under the sunshine of the Cote D'Azur, before
being imported to the UK more recently.
It's said to be in 'good' running condition, with
95,900 km on the clock, and despite turning 47 this year, its
exterior is 'in almost pristine condition', the vendor says, and so is the
cabin, the 2.8-liter engine, and the manual gearbox.
Contributing to its historical flair are the
original manuals, bill of sale, and service book, which documents its
maintenance until the mid-nineties.
