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Looks like a germanic thumbs up
Mercedes-Benz and America, there looked for each other and found two. At first by William Steinway, which created later 1888 the Daimler engine company in Long Iceland, New York, and among other things by the US importer max Hoffmann, which the legendary 300 SL in the USA did not only market, was responsible but also for the birth 190 SL. But neither the 300 SL, nor the 190 SL reached the sales figures, those of the 190 SL-successors, that obtained “ Pagode ”.
In the USA this vehicle was extremely in demand and sold itself shining. There it does not take to miracle that around “ super+easily ” with the internal serial number the W113 kept round to today an active fan club. Michael Salemi, asset Mercedes-Benz club OF America (MBCA) is one of these fans and has now a book with the title “ Pagoda Style ” given change – 144 sides strongly and limited on 500 pieces at the price of 75 US Dollar zzgl.
Seeming of the book is high-quality. The book, printed on art paper and with a resistant to friction Schutzumschlag, bound set, in material and, provided, captivates by the almost boundless euphoria of the author. On one double side each proud and not less euphorisierte owners of beautiful “ Pagoden come ” all motorizing and equipment variants to word, which in each case tell their personal anecdotes and stories, which experienced it with the vehicle of their dreams. The Layoutstil is constantly constant. On the left of the mostly stretching (English) text and on the right of the pictures of the owners and their vehicles.
Little large world flow the excursions of the author, if this Pagodenfreunde lets come outside of the USA to word. The British, Australians, Dutchmen, Canadians, a Swiss, a Scot, Chinese, a Norwegian and a Lebanese give an idea of personal records, which the hobby brings with the W113 with itself.
To read beautifully the preface, both on French and English, is printed by no smaller as the creator of the SL and Mercedes Chefdesigner of the 60's, Paul Bracq. This is not a book for Pagodenfreunde, which at the genesis, which technical data or the changes taken place in the course of the construction period are interested in the W113. Developed a unterhaltsames reader for occasionally, in order to be able to quite adjust the own experiences with those other Pagodenfahrer from all over the world
