Vehicle Description
1969 Mercedes 280SL Roadster W113 Pagoda
#'s Matching, 2-Owners, Books, Records, Soft/Hard Tops
1969 Mercedes 280SL Roadster for sale. This highly original, numbers matching Pagoda was sold new on May 19th, 1969 finished in Light Beige with Red MB Tex interior at Gauthier Motors in Salem, Massachusetts and kept by it's first owner for 36 years until selling to a friend here locally in the California wine country in 2005. The car moved to Sonoma, California about 25 years ago where it has remained since.
Interior appears mostly original, except newer rugs and dash pad. Original door/kick panels. Nicely preserved wood and the desirable three-point Kangol seat belts. This car still has it's original side and rear factory installed Sekurit glass.
The exterior has seen one re-paint and been touched up as needed. The body looks solid and the floors are in good condition. The cloth top is older, has a small half-inch tear on the drivers side lower corner but the rear window has good viability. All of the chrome, trim and lenses look to be original and in good, usable condition.
The car is nice to drive. The original 280SL factory installed engine starts right up and is smooth and quiet with no smoke or undesirable sounds. The shifting feels accurate and tight.
I received the documentation and have scanned all of it for your review. It looks like a speedometer replacement occurred at 106,428 with a used unit. There is also an engine rebuild receipt at 46,248 (146,248) which would indicate that this rebuild has just under 50k miles on it. Also, please note that service booklet documents the period between new and the first repair order accounting for the initial 39k miles up until April 5th of 1972. The car shows to be regularly maintained and well cared for. Click link below to review or
