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Where to Find A Paint Code on A Mercedes-Benz

Have you lost the paperwork for your classic Mercedes-Benz? Are you unsure if the colour is original to the vehicle? Perhaps [...]

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Common Mercedes-Benz Gearbox Problems

A closer look at Mercedes automatic gearbox problems with the 1960s - 1990s transmissions. Coal-face advice from some of the UK's [...]

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Sluggish Gear Changes – A Troubleshooting Overview

We speak to the UK's most qualified technicians about potential reasons why your classic Mercedes Automatic Gearbox is not changing gear. [...]

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SLSHOP Mercedes 280SL Pagoda on Display at MB World Brooklands

‘’If you desired, you could most probably eat your lunch off the undercarriage…’’ To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the W113 [...]

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#SLSHOP60 Pagoda Pilgrimage – July 14th

With the winter almost over and the official anniversary of the W113 Pagoda well underway, there is much to be excited [...]

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60 years of the 230SL – the Most Important SL of All?

Alex Riley, Comedian, Presenter of The Car Years and former script writer turned Top Gear Presenter gives an honest and heart-warming [...]

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Make my Mercedes Pagoda SL more Reliable

The term reliability is thrown around a lot, but what does it mean in the context of a classic Mercedes-Benz W113 [...]

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I’ve Owned my W113 Pagoda For Years

Have you owned your W113 Mercedes for years? Perhaps you have inherited it from your parents or grandparents like Alex in [...]

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I’ve Just Acquired my W113 Pagoda SL

So, you’ve just acquired a Mercedes 280SL Pagoda? This is a momentous occasion – one that should be celebrated; and especially [...]

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Breaking Mercedes R107 SL, R129 SL and W113 Pagoda for Parts

With over 100 cars on site at any given time, the tendency for some to become a Mercedes SL breaking for [...]

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60 Facts About the Mercedes Pagoda

Six decades ago, one of the most elegant, and dare we say iconic, open-top machines ever made was revealed at the [...]

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Mercedes W113 Pagoda Paint Codes

The Mercedes-Benz W113, nicknamed the 'Pagoda' due to the design and shape of its concave hard top, portable roof, was produced [...]

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2022 End of Year Market Review

Last year it was the 50th anniversary of the R107 SL and the reveal of the last generation of petrol-powered SL [...]

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The Perfect Petrolhead Pressies

Struggling to find something unique to your partner, friend or relative with petrolhead genes? Struggle no more with the choice of [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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