Highlights
- Very rare and factory correct Tobacco Brown with matching hard top and tan MB Tex
- Over £12,000 spent at SL Shop since arriving in UK
- Comprehensive brake overhaul completed in March 2026
- Recent repairs to hard top seals, fuel lines, wiring and seat rails
- Reported long-term Canadian ownership from at least 1976 until 2022
- Desirable 2.8L M130 160bhp car with 4spd auto box
- £5000 spent with Roger Edwards garage
The Appeal
Just 4% of all W113 Pagodas were finished in this car’s fetching combination of Tobacco Brown, a colour that suits the car’s understated lines. As such, here’s a chance to stand out from the usual silvers and whites with a car that also has an interesting back story. It was originally supplied to Canada in April 1968 and is said to have remained with a previous long-term keeper from the 1970s to the 2020s. It arrived in the UK in 2022 and has been with the current keeper ever since.
We’re told that the car has received welding repairs and a repaint in the past and presents in good, usable order. The tan MB Tex interior is reported to be original and remains in good order. The soft top has been replaced and the hard top refurbished with new seals since arriving in the UK. There is scope to improve the exterior and interior, but if you want a W113 you can use and enjoy, it fits the bill.
Since arriving in the UK, the car has received £12,000 of work by SL Shop. In 2026, the car received a brake overhaul with new callipers, discs and pads. Earlier work featured attention to the fuel system, wiring and seat rails. It is said to start easily and run well.
The vendor says:
"She is an excellent weekend driver in great driving condition - starts up first time every time, lots of power when needed, a joy to drive. Most of the work needed is the usual car of this age rust forming on the undercarriage."
The vendor says:
"She is an excellent weekend driver in great driving condition - starts up first time every time, lots of power when needed, a joy to drive. Most of the work needed is the usual car of this age rust forming on the undercarriage."
History and Paperwork
- Delivered new to the Canadian market on 2nd April 1968
- Left-hand-drive, US-specification example
- Owned in Canada from at least 1976 until 2022, we are told
- Imported to the UK circa 2022 by the current owner
- Single UK keeper since first registration in June 2022
- Five-digit odometer is believed to have rolled over
- Indicated mileage of 53,135 miles is likely to be higher
- Approximately 5,000 miles added since arriving in the UK
- Over £12,000 spent on refurbishment at SL Shop since arriving in UK
- Copies of factory data card and service records available
- MOT-exempt as a pre-1977 vehicle
- UK V5C present
The Condition
- Tobacco Brown (423) exterior repainted by a previous keeper
- Paintwork described as good but not show quality
- Bodywork in overall solid shape with evidence of past welding
- Vendor notes a rust hole on the firewall
- Passenger's side suspension mount previously replaced
- Weld repair aft of the crossmember behind the driver's seat will need attention
- Some age to sills and underside noted by vendor requiring future attention
- Areas of corrosion noted in the engine bay
- Colour-coordinated hardtop with original headlining intact showing some wear
- Hardtop weather seals replaced by the SL Shop since 2022
- Replacement parchment mohair soft top reported as in good condition by the vendor
- H4 headlights retrofitted and car is fitted with fog lights
- Aerial antenna replaced
- Parchment MB-Tex bucket seats reported as intact and original
- Original wood dash trim present but perished at the ends
- Interior shows some age such as door cards and steering wheel
- Square-weave carpeting with some fraying and fitted with sisal mats
- Blaupunkt stereo with speakers mounted in the rear bulkhead
- Dashboard illumination rewired by the seller
- Seat rails repaired
- Michelin tyres on 14" wheels with body-colour-accented covers
For enthusiasts who value driving and enjoying their Pagoda, rather than secreting it away in a dehumidifier garage, this W113 is at the usable rather than show end of the condition scale. The attractive Tobacco Brown paintwork is factory correct but an older respray and the body has received various repairs over the years. There are points to note in the description above and in the photos. The hard top matches the paint and features new seals and original headlining
The cabin is trimmed in what we are told is the original hardwearing MB Tex tan with matching carpets and quallity sisal mats. There are a few signs of age inside, noted above and in photos.
The Mechanics
- 160bhp 2,781cc M130 inline-six with Bosch mechanical fuel injection
- Four-speed automatic transmission
- Brake callipers, discs, pads, and handbrake shoes replaced in March 2026 by Roger Edwards Motors
- £12,000 of work by SL Shops since 2022 advised
- Braking system flushed and bled at the same time
- Fuel lines replaced in 2022
- Shift bushings replaced under current ownership
- Indicator relay module changed
- The vendor reports the car fires up readily and shows good oil pressure when warm
- Power-assisted steering reported as functioning quietly
- Leaks from a transmission hose and the rear pinion seal noted on records
Work advised by seller within next 12 months:
- Steering box bottom plate leak, to be monitored
- Transmission hose leak, to be monitored
- Pinion seal to be replaced during next service
The W113 was built for high-speed cruising on American Interstates. It’s perfect for European touring too, especially when fitted with the bigger 2.8L M130 160bhp straight six and the relaxing auto box, as here.
This car is said to start and run well and comes to market with a long list of recent maintenance. That includes £12,000 of work by The SL Shop since 2022 and a 2026 brake overhaul by Roger Edwards Motors, detailed above.
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