Tool kit variations?

[cascadia]

I sell a few Pagodas a year and have noticed a variation in the tool kits.  I've had some covered in smooth vinyl, some cloth and some with what looks like MB tex.  The one I have now is the MB tex type and it's actually the same color as the interior, green!  The last one I had was a royal blue.  Any word on this?
Bob

[Douglas]

Bob,

They were made from scraps of materials found elsewhere in the cars, so this is no surprise. There were at least two "levels" of kits for Mercedes of the era -- one had the snaps and the other had a piece of cloth that tied around it. The SLs got the former.

So was the royal blue kit the type that tied? If so, I suspect it was originally from a W 114.

Douglas Kim
New York
USA

[cascadia]

quote:Originally posted by Douglas

Bob,
So was the royal blue kit the type that tied? If so, I suspect it was originally from a W 114.

Douglas Kim
New York
USA

It had snaps.  It came with a 67 230SL, whether it was original to the car or not I can't say...
Bob

[JPMOSE]

Hello....read through this thread that I started earlier this year about tool rolls:

http://www.sl113.com/forums/index.php?topic=4647

Best Regards,

J. P. Mose
1968 250SL

[joelj]

mine is a cloth with two snaps. I am looking for a mercedes logo in the tool roll but I can't find any. I am hoping this is an original but I can't say.  Can someone post a photo of an original tool roll  for a 280sl?

thanks

Joel-j

1969 280sl auto
White exterior
Blue interior

[Douglas]

http://www.sl113.org/forums/uploaded/admin/20021231161322_toolkit2_280SL.jpg

Joel, I would say yours is most likely original, even though it's missing the logo.

Douglas Kim
New York
USA