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0 SL "PAGODA", 1967
63, Mercedes-Benz mette in In June 1963, Mercedes-Benz launched its new spi-
er, formalmente Serie W113 der, officially known as Series W113 SL. However, the
ezzata” Pagoda, un sopran- car was quickly dubbed the Pagoda, on account of
mo con la forma del tetto its shape when wearing its hard-top. The “father” of
montato l’hard-top. Il papà this line was Paul Bracq, who worked at the Mercedes
q, in forza al centro stile del- design center and was the “artist” behind some of the
une tra le vetture più belle most beautiful cars ever to come out of Stuttgart. The
Il motore è un sei cilindri in Pagoda had a six-cylinder in-line 2.3-liter engine, which
erà nel corso degli anni, di- evolved over the years to become first a 2.5- and then
di 2,8 litri. La versione 2.3, la a 2.8-liter unit. The 2.3 engine, the first version mar-
tra le più difficili da trovare, keted, is among the hardest to find, especially if you
motore originale. La vettura want an original one. This particular car is a 1967 230 SL,
967, nasce per il mercato te- built for the German market. Having said that, this one
came to Italy, in 2010, from the USA. Little is known of
che, nel 2010 arriva in Italia. its early history. In 2013 it underwent a high-level res-
iziale. Nel 2013 è restaurata, toration, during which its original color scheme (white
lo, che ha mantenuto il co- over black MB-Tex interiors) was retained. It will be sold
interni in MB-Tex di colore together with its hard-top.
gnata dal suo hard-top.
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