Highlights

UK market RHD car
Comprehensively restored with extensive supporting invoices
Matching numbers engine
Stored in a heated garage
Matching hardtop present
Recent cylinder head overhaul and new carpet set completed in late 2025

The Appeal

Few cars wear their contradictions as gracefully as the W113 SL. It was the first sports car built around crumple zones and a rigid safety cell, yet the world remembers it for its dished, temple-like roof and for gliding along the Riviera with the hood down. Mercedes set out to make the sensible successor to the wild 300SL, and somehow created the most effortlessly glamorous car of the 1960s.

Designed by Paul Bracq and engineered with the mechanical sophistication for which Mercedes-Benz was already renowned, the W113 combined grand touring refinement with genuine sporting credentials. Today, the Pagoda is among the most coveted of all classic Mercedes models, and rightly so.

This 1967 230SL benefits from a thorough restoration carried out in 2021, covering bodywork, brightwork, drivetrain, interior and underside. Since then, the car has continued to receive careful and well-documented maintenance, most recently a comprehensive cylinder head overhaul and a new carpet set in late 2025. The vendor reports that it starts and runs very well. Kept in a heated garage and supported by a strong file of invoices, this Pagoda has everything going for it.

History and Paperwork

First registered in 1967 in the United Kingdom
Purchased by the current owner in 2018
Matching numbers engine reported
MOT/road tax exempt
Comprehensive restoration carried out in 2021, with invoices documenting the work
Continued maintenance documented by invoices from 2022 through to 2026
89,368 miles indicated, believed correct by the vendor

The Condition

Stored in a heated garage
Exterior in very good condition with no scrapes, following a full respray in 2021
Rechromed brightwork, including the hardtop
The vendor states the interior is in very good condition, having been recently renovated
New leather interior and wood trim kit fitted during the 2021 restoration
New carpet set in Cognac fitted in late 2025
New soft-top hood and hardtop headliner fitted in 2021
Full rubber seal kit fitted during restoration
Alloy trim kit and alloy sill step kit fitted
New left and right inner entrance chrome rails fitted in late 2025
The vendor reports the car presents very well and receives many compliments

Finished in elegant gray, this 230SL Automatic benefits from a comprehensive restoration in 2021, including a full respray, rechromed brightwork and a complete rubber seal kit. It comes with both its hardtop and a new soft-top hood, and sits on chrome hubcaps and whitewall tires. Inside, tan leather seats and trim are set off by Cognac two-tone loop carpets, fitted in 2025, and a wood-trimmed console. The ivory steering wheel and chrome-rich dashboard complete a beautifully presented cabin.

The Mechanics

2.3-litre inline six-cylinder engine
Four-speed automatic transmission
The vendor reports the engine starts and runs very well
Transmission rebuilt in 2021
Fuel injection pump reconditioned in early 2022
Brake booster overhauled and rear brake shoes, return springs and wheel brake cylinders fitted in 2022
Chrome tailpipes, rear silencer box and exhaust clamps fitted in 2023
Cylinder head overhauled with new inlet and exhaust valves and oversize valve guides in late 2025
Engine oil and filter change carried out in late 2025
New battery fitted in October 2026

The car's transmission was rebuilt during the 2021 restoration, and the injection pump was reconditioned in 2022, when the brake booster was overhauled and the rear brakes renewed. A new rear exhaust followed in 2023. Most recently, the cylinder head was comprehensively overhauled in 2025 with new valves, guides, stem seals and gaskets, followed by an oil service and a new battery.

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