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For Sale at Auction: 1970 Mercedes-Benz 280SL in Paris, France

Vehicle Description

To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sothebys' Paris event, 5 February 2020.
Estimate:
€60,000 - €80,000

  • Offered from the Poster Car Collection
  • Delivered new to the U.S.
  • Lovely dark-red-over-beige colour combination


Produced in August of 1969, this 280 SL was sold new to the U.S. and remained there for most of its life, allegedly passing through just two owners there, with the second owning it for thirty years. In 2011 the car had a full repaint in its current shade of dark red, and the engine was fully rebuilt at 27,000 miles. The following year it was exported to the UK from California following a light recommissioning. Importantly, the car is fitted with the automatic transmission and comes supplied with both its soft top and the iconic 'Pagoda' hard top. Furthermore, it is equipped with air conditioning, power windows, a modern Sony stereo, and colour-coded seat belts.

Just as fashionable today as it was fifty years ago, the W113-generation 280 SLs have proven to be an enduring Mercedes-Benz icon, second to only the first-generation ancestors, the 300 SL Gullwings and Roadsters. Paul Barcq's styling created a car that was sophisticated and timeless, perfectly matched to the top-of-the-range 280 SL engine. More than capable of handling duties as a warm-weather daily driver, the 280 SL will surely remain popular for the next fifty years or more.



  • Issue de la Collection "Poster Car"

  • Livr�e neuve aux Etats-Unis

  • Ravissante harmonie de teintes, rouge fonc� et beige


Cette 280 SL, produite en ao�t 1969, a �t� vendue neuve aux Etats-Unis. Elle y a pass� la plus grande partie de sa vie, entre les mains semble-t-il de seulement deux propri�taires, pendant plus de trente ans pour le second. En 2011, elle a �t� repeinte dans son actuelle teinte rouge fonc�, et son moteur a �t� totalement refait � 43 400 km. L'ann�e suivante, apr�s une remise en �tat l�g�re, elle a quitt� la Californie pour le Royaume-Uni. Il est � noter que cette voiture est �quip�e d'une bo�te automatique et qu'elle est propos�e avec sa capote et son l�gendaire hard-top "Pagode". Elle dispose de plus de l'air conditionn�, de l�ve-vitres �lectriques, d'une installation audio moderne Sony et de ceintures de s�curit� de couleur assortie � l'habitacle.

Les 280 SL type W113 sont toujours aussi �l�gantes qu'il y a cinquante ans ; ce sont des valeurs s�res de Mercedes, qui suivent imm�diatement leurs anc�tres de la premi�re g�n�ration, les 300 SL ailes de mouette et cabriolet. Paul Bracq avait donn� � cette voiture une ligne raffin�e et intemporelle, qui s'accordait parfaitement � sa motorisation haut de gamme. La 280 SL est bien plus qu'une automobile faite pour se promener par beau temps, et elle continuera � coup s�r � conna�tre le succ�s pendant au moins les cinquante ann�es � venir.

Please note that the correct chassis number is 113.044.12.012558.

To view this car and others currently consigned to this auction, please visit the RM website at rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/pa20.

Vehicle Details

  • 1970 Mercedes-Benz 280SL
  • Listing ID: CC-1309432
  • Price: Auction Vehicle
  • Location:Paris, France
  • Year:1970
  • Make:Mercedes-Benz
  • Model:280SL
  • Odometer:0
  • Stock Number:830801
  • VIN:11304412012558
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