The Mercedes-Benz 250SL is the rarest of all three ‘Pagoda’ models, with production numbers far overshadowed by the much more numerous earlier 230SL and later 280SL. Manual gearbox cars are always desirable, particularly European models due to the restrictive emissions regulations that impacted the output of American export market cars.
This exceptional 250SL in Silver with Red belonged to none other than The SLSHOP’s very own Sam Bailey. Sam restored the car for his personal use, enjoying it for a number of years before it eventually found a new home with one of our regular customers.
Silver with Red is a striking combination for a Pagoda, and it looks simply sublime in the studio photographs displayed here.
Chassis | Engine | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | Total | US | |||
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230 SL | W113.042 | 2.3L | 1,465 | 6,911 | 6,325 | 4,945 | 185 | 19,831 | 4,752 | ||||||
250 SL | W113.043 | 2.5L | 17 | 5,177 | 2 | 5,196 | 1,761 | ||||||||
280 SL | W113.044 | 2.8L | 143 | 6,930 | 8,047 | 7,935 | 830 | 23,885 | 12,927 | ||||||
48,912 | 19,440 |
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The Mercedes-Benz 250SL is the rarest of all three ‘Pagoda’ models, with production numbers far overshadowed by the much more numerous earlier 230SL and later 280SL. Manual gearbox cars are always desirable, particularly European models due to the restrictive emissions regulations that impacted the output of American export market cars.
This exceptional 250SL in Silver with Red belonged to none other than The SLSHOP’s very own Sam Bailey. Sam restored the car for his personal use, enjoying it for a number of years before it eventually found a new home with one of our regular customers.
Silver with Red is a striking combination for a Pagoda, and it looks simply sublime in the studio photographs displayed here.
Chassis | Engine | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | Total | US | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
230 SL | W113.042 | 2.3L | 1,465 | 6,911 | 6,325 | 4,945 | 185 | 19,831 | 4,752 | ||||||
250 SL | W113.043 | 2.5L | 17 | 5,177 | 2 | 5,196 | 1,761 | ||||||||
280 SL | W113.044 | 2.8L | 143 | 6,930 | 8,047 | 7,935 | 830 | 23,885 | 12,927 | ||||||
48,912 | 19,440 |
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