Description
280 SL, manual gearbox, power hood and power steering, a European-built car exported to California and brought back to France. Complete restoration including engine removal, dismantling by cutting, replacement of the floor pan sheet metal (6 modules), inspection of the front suspension following removal, removal of the carpet and fitting of new carpet, rewired electrical loom, new tyres with 10, 000 km total (30% tyre wear), new fuel tank, original Europa Becker radio. Bodywork completely rebuilt in the original two-tone colour (steel grey and anthracite grey), Baroque-style alloy wheels. Up-to-date routine maintenance, ignition reworked, brand-new suspension, fuel pump replaced. New *** exhaust system, new soft top, new clutch disc. Supplied with an electric hoist for removing the hardtop, and a brand-new electric antenna.
The compressions are good, as is the power (170 hp).
This Pagoda has been featured in a Tom LEEB clip (“Are we too late?”), which you can watch on YouTube.
Collector’s registration document (French carte grise).
