1969 Mercedes-Benz 280SL Pagoda California Coupe

indiGO Classic Cars proudly offers this 1969 Mercedes-Benz 280SL “Pagoda” California Coupe in Ivory over a Red Leather interior.

Statistics on this classic Mercedes include: 180 hp, 2,778cc fuel-injected six-cylinder engine, four-speed automatic transmission, independent front suspension with coil springs, unequal A-arms, independent rear suspension with low-pivot swing axles, trailing arms and coil springs, and hydraulic four-wheel disc brakes. Wheelbase: 94.5”

Fitted with a floor shifted four-speed automatic transmission
Ivory / Red color combination
California Coupe model with hardtop
Odometer indicates 48,245 miles

When it was introduced in 1963, the Mercedes-Benz 230SL two-seater marked a huge improvement over the outgoing 190SL roadster. For one thing, it boasted a 170 hp six-cylinder engine, instead of the 190’s four-cylinder. Surrounding that was a crisp, angular design, with an unusual concave hardtop roof that led to the sobriquet “Pagoda Top,” by which the model has since been known. It led to a successful dynasty that would be produced until 1971 with engine displacement gradually increased throughout the run to the most desirable 2.8-liter 280SL.

While not intended as an out-and-out sports car, Eugene Bohringer succeeded in winning the rugged Spa-Sofia-Liege Rally in the 230SL’s competition debut, which Sporting Motorist called “the sort of debut one would expect from the Stuttgart factory.”  Mostly, though, the pagoda top SLs became the choice of celebrities and the wealthy, more likely to be seen cruising sunny coastal roads, or parked in front of trendy restaurants and grand hotels, than covered in mud with rally numbers on the sides.

The car on offer is the unique “California Coupe” model, so named because it is fitted with a detachable hardtop, but not with a soft top. The red leather interior with red carpeting is in superb condition. Recently tuned up, this roadster is fitted with the most desirable 2.8-liter, fuel-injected, 180-horsepower six-cylinder engine, providing 0-60 mph in 10 seconds and a top speed of 120 mph.
 
This 280SL is fitted with a floor shifted four speed automatic transmission. The ivory white paint is excellent and the panel fit typically precise. With only 48,245 original miles, this Ivory on Red 280SL is ready for some spirited sprints or a casual cruise around town.

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