Highlights
- Factory automatic upgraded to 2.8-litre engine making it great for touring
- Bare metal 2017 repaint in attractive burgundy metallic
- New floors and rechromed at the same time as respray
- Stored in heated garage and never driven in wet conditions
- Regularly serviced under current ownership with invoices from SL Shop
- Recent service and brake overhaul, including callipers, discs and pads
The Appeal
Certain colours flatter Paul Bracq’s handsome W113 lines, and the rare burgundy metallic of this car is certainly one of them. The colour accents the bright chromework and works well with the car’s tobacco brown leather interior.
The vendor acquired the car around the time that it received a full bare metal respray, new floors and exterior rechrome. It has been little used since so remains in very good order. Beneath the lengthy bonnet, the factory 2.3L straight six has been replaced with the larger, longer-legged 2.8L engine, which is mated to an automatic gearbox. This is a car specified for road trips and touring.
The vendor tells us that he has regularly serviced it since purchase, generally using parts from a specialist, The SL Shop. Recent work includes another service and new brake callipers, discs and pads. This a pretty and tidy example of the perennially popular Pagoda.
The vendor says:
“The larger capacity 280sl engine and the automatic gearbox fit the car perfectly. A great balance of poise and power with the six cylinder engine. The car gains much admiration for its looks with the stunning metallic burgundy suiting the lines of this elegant tourer down to the ground.”
History and Paperwork
- UK market RHD car first registered 7th April 1967
- Nine registered keepers
- Current keeper since October 2016
- Purchased from Chelsea Cars London
- Vendor states that prior to purchase there was limited history file
- Bare metal repaint in 2017 changing colour from red to burgundy
- Previous colour change from cream/brown to red recorded in 1995
- DVLA records car as fitted with 2,306cc engine which buyer may wish to update
- MOT and tax exempt
- Regularly serviced under current ownership with invoices from SL Shop
- Stored in heated garage
- Never driven in wet conditions, we are told
- Recent service and brake work detailed below and above
The Condition
- Very attractive car in burgundy metallic following the 2017 repaint
- Paintwork continues to present well with few marks to note in photos
- New floor panels fitted in 2017
- Underside is wellkept as shown with the vendor stating it is solid underneath
- Brightwork rechromed in 2017
- Steel wheels with polished chrome hub caps with red Mercedes stars
- White banded tyres fitted all round
- Dark brown leather interior with lighter brown carpets
- Vendor tells us that interior is standard and original
- Factory Becker radio upgraded with Bluetooth and electric aerial
- Cabin veneers appear in good order as shown
- Black folding fabric hard top in good condition as shown
This car’s respray, rechorming and structural work may have been undertaken nine years ago, but you would struggle to tell from the photos. There are a few signs of age, likely helped by sparing use, dry storage and a strict dry weather driving regime.
The colour scheme works well, the burgundy metallic paintwork accenting the brightwork and complementing the tobacco brown leather interior, which we are told is original. The car retains its desirable Becker stereo but with useful Bluetooth connectivity.
The Mechanics
- Upgraded to a 2.8-litre Mercedes straight-six engine
- 4spd automatic transmission
- Engine starts first time we are told
- Regularly serviced by the current keeper using SL Shop parts
- Recent full service, including complete brake overhaul (callipers, discs and pads)
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