London dealer selling a couple of pagodas

[iftykhan]

A couple of pagodas for sale with this dealer.
No affiliation with cars or seller.

http://www.graemehunt.com/

Ifty

[Flyair]

there are actually three, but the early 230SL looks that it has certain incorrect details, such as the headrests, which must be later add-ons ...

But the prices...... WOW

[jameshoward]

There are a couple of funnies on those cars that are add-ons, or - more worryingly - missing. But the engine bays are certainly pretty too look at.

Never head of the seller. Great name for a car dealer, though; if one is an alliteraist.

[iftykhan]

I know, it seems as though a nice looking rhd 280 can command anything from £85k upwards!

James, whatever do you mean?

[jameshoward]

You're right, Ifty; you smoked my in accurate grammar. Clearly it isn't alliteration, but I was seeking to be subtle. And failing. Badly.

[iftykhan]

Something to do with rhyming slang?

[Rolf-Dieter ✝︎]

There seams to be quite a few on the market in the UK …

Here --->http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/list/31/pagoda/

Also here (a few Pagoda's a 190 SL and a 300 SL as well as a JFK Presidential Car. Some interesting reading in the following PDF fuel.

Here ----> http://images1.bonhams.com/original?src=Images/live/2013-09/25/S-21396-0-1.pdf

I would never purchase one from a dealer, prices seam quite inflated to me.

[hkollan]

There are a couple of funnies on those cars that are add-ons, or - more worryingly - missing. But the engine bays are certainly pretty too look at.

Oops and I was just thinking how horrible all three engine bays appeared. In that price range one could expect more even from a dealer like that, or maybe not?

[jameshoward]

Hans,

I know what you mean. They're not 'correct' but to get those 3 cars looking like that they clearly have a system for cosmetic tarting-up. I wish my engine bay was that tidy, but still maintained its correctness. So, same bits, and layout, just less oil, grease, fewer dead flies, moths, etc.

JH

[lamakdaddy]

The green one is truly shocking  97k GBP and under offer- I am in the wrong business!  missing rear qtr trims, suspension towers crudely painted and overspray on engine compartment components etc etc.  I was going to reserve judgement on the ryhming nature of the dealers name..but this car makes any such rhyme justified...."that dealer is a right Graeme Hunt"  

[iftykhan]

I vaguely remember the green 280 being advertised a couple of years ago at an auction house and selling for around £28k.
It has clearly had some work cariied out  to it but nearly £100k. Wow indeed!!

[JamesL]

Mr Hunt's prices seem generally on the high end. Have a look at what he's asking for old Range Rovers (his speciality) - and his location is hardly the low-rent district