W113 SL Archives

Mercedes 280SL Pagoda Driven

We're fortunate enough to have a number of talented friends throughout the petrolhead universe, and John-Joe Vollans is an indispensable friend [...]

THE 6.3 LITRE V8 POWERED PAGODA

It’s the late sixties, the W113 Pagoda has been on sale for approximately four years, with massive success across the European [...]

Restored 1968 Mercedes 280SL Pagoda

A 1968 Mercedes 280SL Pagoda is an interesting focal point here at SLSHOP - it was the first full 12 months [...]

Our Most Recent 280SL Pagoda Restoration

Simply Unique and Fabulous. Introducing our latest 280SL restoration, completed mid-September by SLSHOP’s Heritage team just in time for the Pagoda’s [...]

Setting up a US Imported 280SL for Driving

280SL Pagoda - Dark Green (268) with Green Leather (212) The trend of importing classic vehicles from the United States has been [...]

Why Should you Buy an SLSHOP Classified?

SLSHOP MarketPlace is the leading Mercedes-Benz digital buying and selling platform, catering for all models of Mercedes-Benz from the fifties right [...]

Mercedes W113 Pagoda 230 – 280 SL Buying Guide

When the Pagoda arrived in 1963, it had a huge role to play in the future of Mercedes-Benz’s luxury and sports car [...]

Mercs & Mates: Dates for Your Diary

What’s the point in owning a Merc if you’re not out with your mates? Our mission is to enable you to [...]

Mercedes 280 SL or SL 280, which is correct?

It’s a common phrase petrolheads hear when out on the road, at shows or with friends and family. But what does [...]

Why the Mercedes Pagoda is Unrivalled

Classically beautiful or beautifully classic, the ‘Mercedes Pagoda’ SL radiates style – no wonder consumers and celebrities alike can’t get enough. Buy [...]

Classic Car Owners Tread Carefully with Your Mobile Phones

Our partners, Heritage Classic Car Insurance produced this important guidance piece for Classic Mercedes owners, outlining the recent change in laws surrounding [...]

5 Things to Consider Before Driving Across Europe

Driving in Europe Over the past few years, driving your own car through Europe has become rather more complicated. Following Brexit, [...]

classic Mercedes rectification work

Spring at SLSHOP is always a fast-paced period of the year. Owners awake from winter slumber and realise that the driving [...]

SLSHOP SHIFTS GEARS

Quick-Shifting into a New Era of Classic Gearbox Repair and Restoration The motorcar has taken a battering over the past decade. [...]

Silver Mercedes Pagoda Restoration Project for Sale

Finding and committing to a Mercedes Pagoda restoration for sale online has never been easier. As we become more embedded in [...]

Rare 5-Speed Manual Mercedes 280SL Pagoda Recently Sold by SLSHOP

Since the beginning of the year, SLSHOP has been on the receiving end of a variety of inimitable classic Mercedes-Benz models. [...]

2022 Open Day Review

Spring rolls out the sunshine for our first Open Day of the year. We launched into 2022 with an ambitious plan [...]

‘White 280 SL’ Restoration Project

Pagoda perfection is a mindset: A belief amongst all sixty members of SLSHOP’s team, that every W113 Pagoda that we are [...]

Four 1970s Mercedes 280SLs for Sale

Internet searches are awash with ‘’1970s Mercedes 280SL for sale’’, but why? Production of the Mercedes 280SL Pagoda was less than [...]

280 SL Pagoda and 300 SL (R107) Fetch Record Amounts

- World-leading SL specialist set new Mercedes record sales benchmark for fully restored classic W113 and R107 SL - Fully restored 280 [...]

The Mercedes 250 SL Pagoda – The Forgotten Sweet Spot

Two simple letters. On their own, nondescript. Random even. But peel back that seemingly irrelevant cover page, and very quickly you [...]

IT’S THE TIME OF THE MERCEDES 230SL. WE ASK WHY?

In our recent market review, we outlined the stability of the W113 Pagoda’s financial and experiential appeal; with the international enthusiast’s [...]