Copious work with respected specialists, including Colin Ferns and Roger Edwards
Factory right-hand drive UK car
Matching numbers
Features the 'kinderseat', a rare factory option
Comes with both a new soft top hood and factory-supplied hardtop
The Appeal
Still heralded as one of the most beautiful, well-engineered convertibles of all time, the W113 SL 'Pagoda' remains as desirable as ever. Designed by Mercedes-Benz stalwarts Friedrich Geiger and Paul Bracq, the W113 and its contemporaries earned the company its enviable reputation for quality.
SLs of this era are challenging and expensive to restore, so fabulous examples such as this matching numbers 230 SL from 1965 are rightly in high demand. As a right-hand drive UK market Pagoda, this SL ticks all the right boxes. Better still, it comes with the rare factory 'kinderseat', a transverse rear seat intended for children. As the photographs attest, this car presents impeccably throughout, and it benefits from a great deal of recent work carried out by some of the very best marque specialists.
It isn't often such fine examples come to market, so be sure not to miss this excellent opportunity to acquire one of the very best W113 SLs we've had the privilege of offering.image.png3.57 MB
The History and Paperwork
64,964 miles indicated
Supplied new to the UK and originally registered on 1st June 1965
Matching numbers
Comes with a current V5C registration document
230 SL Owner's Manual
Exempt from road tax and MOT
Several recent invoices from Roger Edwards (Motors)
Details of the restoration work with Colin Fearns LTD and several substantial invoices which are included in the gallery below
Restored to factory original condition and very well-kept ever since
All-new panels, paint soft top, leather upholstery fitted during the custodianship of a previous keeper
Matching 'Pagoda' hard top present and in superb order
barely any signs of wear to the upholstery, carpets and controls
We understand the cabin electrics to be in good working order
Rare 'kinderseat' still in place
New windscreen, window, roof seals side trims, and new Ivory steering wheel by Colin Fearns LTD
Hubcaps repainted by Roger Edwards (Motors) in 2023
A textbook example of how to restore a car properly, this SL shows just what the UK's foremost specialists can achieve when they're given free rein to spend time and money where it's needed. This car is simply stunning from every angle and the colour combination couldn't be more elegant if it tried.
Even fine details like the Becker Europa radio and period-style Michelin tyres are just right. It's these final touches that make or break a restoration, and this is without doubt among the very best we've ever come across. Correspondence from Colin Fearns LTD suggests all bodywork and interior restoration was carried out prior to their time with the car, as it was they who then carried out the mechanical restoration. It's reported that all panels were replaced, as was the soft top, carpeting, and leather upholstery. The car has evidently been very well-kept since all this work was done, as it continues to present impeccably.
2.3-litre inline-six with mechanical petrol injection
Four-speed automatic gearbox
Pristine engine bay
New Michelin tyres supplied by Longstone Tyres in July 2023
Inertia reel seat belts added by Colin Fearns LTD
Mechanical rebuild by Colin Fearns (full invoices included in the gallery):
Overhauled steering box
Overhauled HVAC system
New ignition system
New engine and gearbox mounts
Replacement thermostat
New drag link
New battery
New gear lever bush
New door switches
New rear wheel cylinders
New front callipers
New windscreen finishers
New exhaust manifold gaskets
All shock absorbers replaced
New alternator
Rectified cold start issue
New rake hoses
New prop shaft coupling
Further recent mechanical work by Roger Edward (full invoices included in the gallery):
Radiator re-core and fresh coolant
New fuel filter
Front brake pads changed
New fuel hoses and clips
If you haven't done so already, we advise you take a good look at the invoices included at the bottom of our gallery below. Sobering sums have been spent during recent years to ensure this car is exactly as Mercedes-Benz intended it to be back in 1965. As a result, we're assured that this SL drives beautifully, making effortless progress down any road, a characteristic that would go on to become synonymous with Mercedes-Benz thanks to cars like the W113 SL.image.png3.24 MB
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