Description
PRINCIPAL FACTS:
A 1965 right-hand drive W113 230 SL finished in Anthracite Metallic with a contrasting deep red interior, this car has been lovingly maintained by its most recent owners. As such it’s in sensational overall condition, making this an astute buy for someone wanting a newly restored, useable, and beautifully presented 230 SL. Its odometer reveals it’s been used sparingly in the 60 years since it left the factory in Germany, that, and the money and attention spent on it underlining this is a 230 SL in near new condition.
CONDITION SYNOPSIS:
In the last four years this car has had a lot of money spent on it, and as such it presents beautifully. The interior is like new, with the deep red leather seats firm and supportive, the dashboard in front of you being immaculate, the odometer in the crisp, clear instruments reading just 41, 136 miles. Everything works as it should, even down to the Becker Europa II stereo, with other conveniences inside including a wind deflector, to make those top-down trips less blustery. There’s a hardtop, too, should you desire to turn this striking roadster into a cool coupe.
Opening the bonnet reveals more of the same presentation, with straight-six 2. 3-litre engine and its auxiliaries all looking factory fresh. The same is true in the boot, which looks like it’s never been used. A very nicely presented Pagoda, in a desirable colour combination, its bodywork and trim is in fabulous all-round condition.
HISTORY FILE:
As is so often the case, there’s scant information on this car’s earliest years, those details lost to time. What’s apparent, though, is that in the last five or so years there’s been a lot of care and attention lavished on this car, with sheafs of paperwork with some sizeable numbers printed on them attesting to that. They cover things like the re-trimming of the interior, with invoices covering off that as well as a number of new parts. It’s been in the SLSHOP workshops in more recent years, with our skilled technicians responsible for making sure it not only looks sensational, but also drives as well as it should.
SLSHOP SUMMARY:
An opportunity to buy a 230 SL Pagoda in the sort of condition that means aside from a bit of regular upkeep, it’ll need little else. It’s a car that’s in such fantastic condition it would add to a collector’s haul, but, really, it’s so nice all-round that it really ought to be bought by someone who’ll add to its value by actually using it and enjoying it. Unlike so many cars of this age, the 230 SL really is a car that can be used with little or no compromises, which is exactly what we’d do with this one.
