Description
Finished in its original colour scheme of Silver metallic with contrasting Navy Blue leather interior and Blue mohair soft top roof, this beautiful 280 SL Pagoda has been owned by the current owner for the past 25 years, with just one previous owner. It was then kept in storage for many years prior to the restoration.
The restoration was carried out by Classic
Classic Preservation. Since being restored, the car has been kept in a climate controlled environment to keep the car in pristine condition.
Possibly one of the best examples of a 280SL in the UK due to the extremely good service history, original paperwork, 2 owners, genuine low mileage and quality of restoration.
The car has recently been inspected by Roger Edwards who took it for the current valid MOT. They advised that subject to some minor adjustments in their view the car is stunning throughout.
The car has the original document wallet with all contents including a service book stamped by a Mercedes dealer at 3274, 7036, 10598, 13903, 17818, 23074 , 25130, 27, 000 and again at 36, 000. It also contains the owners handbook and all other books when it was supplied new plus the original Britax seat belt envelope and the card with wheel changing instructions. There are also two original Mercedes key fobs.
The previous owner told had maintained the car personally for the next 35, 000 miles but unfortunately no documents to confirm.
There are two hard top handles in their original wallet. A full correct tool kit in a canvas roll.
The original jack and original spare wheel cover. There are two sets of keys with original Mercedes key fobs.
The car has had a full restoration with no expense spared. Virtually every rubber mounting/ bush, nut, bolt, screw, self- tapper, washer, and clip/ jubilee clip has been replaced.
All the chrome was either re-chromed or replaced. All the wood has been re-veneered. Even the bonnet strap and the white gear lever gate were replaced.
All suspect metalwork was replaced both front and rear inner and out wings, front and rear valances and front chassis rails. All the spot weld distances which held the original wings were measured and replicated on the new ones. The shell was on a 360% jig when the work on it was being carried out.
The car has been resprayed in the correct Mercedes silver metallic and had a rust preventative chemical injected inside the sills, front chassis rails, etc. The underneath was also sprayed silver utilising the jig. The lower door sills have been sprayed in the correct Mercedes dark grey as per the original.
The engine and box were taken to Roger Edwards, who have a jig to run it outside the car so they could check it and replace any parts/ make running adjustments as necessary. The zinc on the injector pipes was renewed, rocker cover polished and the engine “detailed” by them.
Whilst all the remaining mechanical / electrical components were off the car they were inspected cleaned checked and replaced or repainted as necessary. When viewed from underneath the car is as new.
List of items:
Rear axle dismantled/ stripped and shot blasted along with brake back plates and repainted. New centre bearing fitted.
Fuel Tank interior cleaned and any sediment removed, shot blasted and repainted. New fixings purchased to remount it.
Fuel pump stripped and rebuilt with new seals.
Brake calipers replaced. I have been told that these were the last original gold coloured ones from Mercedes.
Steering box rebuilt.
New brake pipes.
New alternator
New engine and gearbox, mountings and suspension rubber bushes.
New exhaust and all mountings
Main radiator stripped and rebuilt with new core with improved capacity.
Heater radiator stripped and rebuilt with new core.
Aluminium door strips replaced including new clips
Wider brass door strips re-chromed , rubber inserts replaced, new clips used.
All chrome parts re-chromed or replaced with new.
All rubber seals replaced – door, screen etc.
Brush seals on tops of doors either side of windows replaced with new.
New tinted windscreen.
All hoses replaced
Wheel rims shot blasted and re-painted.
New Michelin tyres 185HR14 MXV-P
New Hub caps painted with the same paint used on the car.
The rear lights are the correct ones for the year with angled lenses rather than the later flat ones.
The headlights have glass lenses.
New number plates in the correct style for the year.
New electric aerial.
Interior.
Seats stripped and recovered with correct Mercedes Tex as original in blue colour.
All sound deadening replaced and door cards, kick plates and area behind seats retrimmed.
Top of dash recovered / retrimmed.
New carpets.
All wood re-veneered.
Hardtop headlining replaced
New temp gauge including pipe to engine.
New components for rear hardtop handles which hold the hardtop to the body.
The white plastic at the bottom of the gear selector and bonnet strap were replaced as the old one had discoloured.
Radio sent to London Chrome who checked it and replaced some components with modern equivalent to improve sound quality and volume .
New radio speaker.
There is a very large file of receipts.
It has a current MOT certificate.
