Purchased 1967 Pagoda

[MikeSimon]

Don't know if this is the same car. was seen in Akron in late 2019. Still interested if the records show jack Eby (sp?) as a PO

https://www.sl113.org/forums/index.php?topic=30093.0

[Dehcho]

Not the same car.  The owner of this car was David B Russell. he lived in the Ohio area for several years. He has just been inducted into the Cleveland Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 2022..

[Peter van Es]

Dehcho,
This is a large forum, with lots of sections for specific things.  I'll ask the moderator to move this introduction thread to the appropriate area, pictured below.

Sorry, as this set of messages is its own thread now, merging it into a topic (not moving it to another board) will not make sense as the messages would be interspersed with all other messages in that topic. And therefore difficult to follow.

[Bshaunessy]

DEHCHO ( Sidney , BC 🇨🇦):
  Welcome to the group and congrats on buying a bit of rolling history!  I’m from the Far East side of BC, in the East Kootenays ( INVERMERE). Mine is the only 230, 250, 280 SL in the Columbia Valley as far as I know.  1970 280 SL / auto that started in San Diego but spent most of its life in Vancouver.  Interesting to find a large number of Canadians as PAGODA owners ( finding more all the time).
  You will find this site to be an invaluable resource. 

[Rolf-Dieter ✝︎]

Hi Brett,

Welcome to our Pagoda SL Group you will find it is a truly international group with members from all around the world. You can see this by sorting our Member list by Location (click on Members then Memberlist and click the headings "Location" it will sort the entire member list by location. You will find we have 69 Full Members in Canada and 21 of them are in British Columbia.

I just posted a welcoming PM to you it contains various links that will get you familiar with our site.

As for the Data Card, it used to be free, however, now they charge $150- US for it. You can order one thru your nearest Mercedes Parts Department or from the classic centre in California. They will e-mail you a data card once you provide them with proof of ownership, your VIN Number and a Photo of your car.

===> https://www.mbusa.com/en/classic-center

Once again Welcome!

Dieter

[Dehcho]

Data cards received, printed and cut to size.  They look pretty good IMO.

[BobH]

That was quick, you were only talking about ordering the copies from MB less than a month ago

[su8pack1]

Congrats, looks great. Enjoy your new ride.

[FILIPPO458]

Hello I have an SL 230 from 1967 ,it has the engine of the 250 SL (M129III 129.982).
The previous owner has told me that it has not been swapped and that has been assembled with that engine directly from the factory .
Do you think it is possible?
Do you know also how can I obtain a data card of the vehicle ?
Thanks in advance

[BobH]

Hello, i believe you need to contact the MB Classic Centre with proof of ownership and they'll send you a copy of your card

if you need help to decipher the codes post it on here, someone will help you, or you can join the forum as a full member to enable you to search the technical manual to decipher the card yourself

Classic Centre contact email classicdatacards@mbusa.com

[rwmastel]

FILIPPO458,  You are in Italy, so maybe the German classic center is easier for you than the one in USA?

Mercedes-Benz Classic Contact Center
Open Monday to Saturday from 9.00 a.m. – 6.00 p.m.
tel.: +49(0)711-17 30 000
fax: +49(0)711-17 30 400
e-mail: classic@mercedes-benz.com

[john.mancini]

Welcome Dehcho. Congrats on your 230SL!!  FYI, the tour manager for Pink Floyd is now, and was, from London. Maybe the gentleman you bought the car from was a local music promoter. Anyway, good luck with your Pagoda. They are great cars.

[JamesL]

You've found Revelstoke, I presume
The member, from the town!

[rwmastel]

Not the same car.  The owner of this car was David B Russell. he lived in the Ohio area for several years. He has just been inducted into the Cleveland Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 2022..

FYI, the tour manager for Pink Floyd is now, and was, from London. Maybe the gentleman you bought the car from was a local music promoter.

Here's the guy:  https://obits.cleveland.com/us/obituaries/cleveland/name/david-russell-obituary?id=28946019

[FILIPPO458]

 I finally obtained it .
Looks like the engine is swapped can someone please help me to decipher the data card ?

[Garry]

To interpret each area of your data card, refer to this area of the Tech Manual as there is a lot of info there.


https://www.sl113.org/wiki/DataCard/DataCards

[alpina]

If you would like the old photocopy data card recreated into a set of data cards that exactly match the originals. Just let me know. I created the ones for Dehcho that
he showed in his post. Best regards DM