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History write up of a 230 SL that rolled off the assembly line in 1963
« on: November 30, 2013, 00:09:54 »
Came across this good little History write up of a 230 SL, it might be of interest to some of you that drive one.

Includes some technical talk and data as well. Enjoy!

To open the link click here ----> http://www.mister-cars.com/Article/Mercedes-Benz-230-SL-1964-/785/ 
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Re: History write up of a 230 SL that rolled off the assembly line in 1963
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2013, 08:59:38 »
Nice car. It would easily gain in the look if the fuel cap and the gear shift knob were changed, in the first case for a chromed one and in the second case for a white ball to match the wheel
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Re: History write up of a 230 SL that rolled off the assembly line in 1963
« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2013, 18:38:09 »
Since we rarely see RHD cars around here, I noticed something different on this one. If you look at the gas pedal you will notice a shield placed over the carpet on the right inner sill. Is this a factory part? I see can why they would have placed it there because carpet wear would have been very high in that area.
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Re: History write up of a 230 SL that rolled off the assembly line in 1963
« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2013, 20:28:23 »
Thats how they come and here is new carpet provided by KHM with the protective piece.

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Re: History write up of a 230 SL that rolled off the assembly line in 1963
« Reply #4 on: December 01, 2013, 11:16:15 »
And the sill is modified in that area too to accommodate the driver's foot on the gas pedal. RHD sills are NLA from any supplier and I have to modify LHD ones when restoring this area of the car. It's not straight forward as the jacking point is different too.
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