Highlights
- Remarkable late model W113 with only 41,025 documented miles
- Three keepers with current one since 2003
- Extensive maintenance records to verify the low mileage
- Comprehensive respray in 2024 in original silver costing £15,000
- 2025 £5,000 mechanical overhaul including new fuel system and brake components
- Original black leather interior and complete set of factory booklets
The Appeal
The timeless appeal of the W113 Pagoda explains why demand and values remain strong, and likely too why this car has had just three keepers in its 55 years. The current one has held onto it for 22 years.
The comprehensive history file shows it has covered a shade over 41,000 miles in its life. Classically finished in factory-correct silver metallic following a £15,000 2024 respray, it presents at a high level. Inside there is an original black leather interior whose light patina adds a nice touch of character. You could easily bring it to the standard of the exterior, or enjoy it as it is.
The mechanicals have received similar investment in recent years. In 2025 alone £5,000 has been spent on overhauling the fuel system and improving the brakes.
This is the sort of Pagoda for the collector who values provenance alongside condition. As the desirable 2.8L version with auto box, there’s scope to jump in and add to those low mileages on a European road trip or two. However you choose to use it, we wish it well with its fourth keeper.
History and Paperwork
- First registered 2nd July 1970
- Three registered keepers
- Current keeper since February 2003
- Original service book present
- This documents maintenance from first service through to 38,889 miles
- Current odometer reading of 41,025 miles
- Vendor believes mileage to be genuine and supported by service history
- Comprehensive history file including invoices dating back to the 1980s
- History file highlights and recent work shown in photos
- Complete set of original booklets accompanying the vehicle
- Maintained by Mercedes specialists TM Motors in recent years
- Extensive recent maintenance documented below
- 1 set of keys
The Condition
- Bodywork professionally resprayed in 2006 and in 2024 at a cost of £15,000
- Repainted in correct silver metallic with matching hard top all in good order
- Paintwork presents with a deep shine and appears free from notable defects
- Bodywork in very good condition following respray as shown in photos
- Chrome presents well with only a couple of small marks/pitting on the front bumpers
- Front windscreen rubbers show some age-related wear but remain watertight
- Fitted with steel wheels with chrome body-colour trims showing light edge marks
- Steel spare wheel included
- Underside as shown in photos
- Hard top in good order with roof lining displaying some discolouration
- Original black leather interior presents well with seats in good condition
- Charcoal carpets and original switchgear appear well preserved
- Wooden trim on dash top shows some warping and evidence of past water ingress
- Retains its factory two-spoke black-rimmed wheel and Becker Mexico stereo
This car looks very sharp in the photos thanks to a 2024 £15,000 respray in the original silver metallic. The paint finish is of a good, even quality and matches the hard top and wheel embellishers. The bodywork presents well with close inspection of the arches, sills and underside returning a positive impression.
Inside the black leather interior is said to be original. There are some minor signs of age such as to the dash top veneer trim and the hard top headlining, but they are not unsightly and would, in any event, be fairly easy to remedy.
The Mechanics
- 2,778cc M130 170bhp straight six engine
- 4spd automatic transmission
- We are told the engine is running well
- Engine has been recently tuned by Mercedes specialists
- Cylinder head refaced and rebuilt at 34,000 miles
- Extensive list of mechanical work summarised below
- History file supports vendor’s belief that mileage is genuine
Recent work includes:
2025:
- New fuel tank
- Fuel pump and filter installed
- Brake lines
- Servo rebuild
- New fuse box
- Total cost over £5,000
2024:
- Recommissioning of fuel system
- Draining and cleaning of fuel tank
- Replacement of fuel hoses
- Work carried out on the underside
- Clean, preserve and paint suspensions parts and exhaust
- Undersealing the floorpans and arches.
2023:
- Transmission service completed
- Oil leak resolved through new cooler pipes
Often with a sparingly-used, low mileage car there is a temptation to cut corners on maintenance. The long-term keeper of this car hasn’t fallen into that trap. As you can above, the car has been maintained to a very high degree, key areas receiving attention include the cylinder head, gearbox, underside, fuel system and brakes. It has also been recently tuned up by a Mercedes specialist.
The result is a very low mileage car where someone else has put in all the hard work so that the buyer doesn’t have. We are told the car runs and drives very well.
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