In the September 2006 issue, the 280SL is one of 15 vintage roadsters/best collector sports car in a variety of budgets. The Pagodas were "the most civilized roadster of its day". "The second-generation SLs are among the most understated beautiful car Mercedes-Benz has ever produced (and we already knew that
). Our faviorite is the 280..." The market value for "investment grades" was listed at $35,000 to $50,000.
The other cars that were also pictured and also had a small write up were: Corvette C1, Porsche 550 Spyder, Shelby Cobra 427, Ferrari 250 GT Lusso, Jagauar E-type, Austin-Healy 3000, Lotus Elan, MGA, Lamborghini Miura, Porsche Speedster, Morgan Plus 4, BMW 2800/3.0 CS, Alfa Romeo Duetto, and the Saab Sonett II. The Corvette is on the cover.
Danny
1970 280SL silver Euro Manual