Pagoda SL Group

W113 Pagoda SL Group => General Discussion => Topic started by: norton on April 02, 2006, 18:34:28

Title: 250SL with a sunroof in hardtop on ebay
Post by: norton on April 02, 2006, 18:34:28

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-SL-Class-250SL-SUPER-RARE-1967-MERCEDES-250SL-FACTORY-GOLDE-SUNROOF-AT_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6338QQitemZ4628033439QQrdZ1

Mike Halleck
Chesterfield Mi
71 280SL
68 250SL (parts car)
94 E320 Coupe

Title: Re: 250SL with a sunroof in hardtop on ebay
Post by: Chad on April 02, 2006, 18:57:09

Of note, this car does also appear to be a 2+2 coupe, meaning NO SOFTTOP. Overall I think the balance of those two is definitely still in the negative column.

Having picked up a spare hardtop that has a Webasto sunroof, it's my opinion that they are well constucted but having a hole in the hardtop is definitely just an unusual gimmick. The softtop, while it seems that there's a lot of criticism about it, I think is constructed very well and an essential part of an open tourer. I just don't understand why they constructed these so-called 2+2 "California coupes." But I don't know much about the cars in general.

Our softtops, while maybe not the most foolproof features of the chassis, are certainly two standard deviations above the mean on the bell curve for softtops of the era. Certainly with respect to Italian and British tops.

Additionally, the car is described as mechanically "perfect." The car does not appear to be one that is kept mechanically perfect. I would simply investigate the car in person before becoming one of the "private bidders."