Mecum Auction Pebble Beach '71 280SL

[Nate]

Does anyone know what the '71 280SL Dark Blue/Parchment sold for, if at all?  Bidding stopped at $80K.  Was anyone there to see the car?  Would be interested to hear what the originality (spot welds, numbered hood, etc.) was like and the overall condition of the car if someone had a chance to see the car in the flesh.

[Jonny B]

We stopped at Mecum on Friday afternoon, and looked over several of the Pagodas on offer. I am not able to speak to the specific one typed about here, but overall I was not impressed with the level of quality or finish on the ones we looked at (brown one and a red one).

[Rolf-Dieter ✝︎]

If the bidding stopped at 80K then the a sellers reserve may not have been meet and the car was not sold. I saw a yellow Pagoda sell at the RM Auction in Plymouth at the Concourse d' Elegance last month for $77K US

[Hans2012]

I did look at the 1971 Pagoda at Mecum.  I did not find it particularly well finished.  The results indicate "No Information" on this car, which is unusual.  I agree with Jonny B that the other Pagodas on offer at Mecum were generally rough around the edges but they all sold apart from the '71.  Prices were not record breaking.  I suggest looking at the Mecum site for more information. 

Goodings offered a three-owner 1970 Pagoda in red DB 576 with black hardtop,original black MB Tex, matching numbers, with about 70,000 miles from new.  It had good provenance. It was well preserved with one respray.  Estimated at $90-110,000.  Sold for $107,250.

Regards
John

[Nate]

The red 250SL and white 68 280SL both looked pretty rough, especially the white 280SL which looked like it at least had the right front fender replaced. Hope the new owner who was in the crowd knew what he was getting.

[floatinghat]

Nate,  are you saying you hope the new owner know what he is getting into because the fender replaced or the general condition?

[Nate]

Because of the fender replacement.  Since he was in the audience I'm assuming he had a chance to go over the car very closely and assess the overall condition.  Fender replacements don't usually stand out to buyers who aren't intimately familiar with our cars.

[66andBlue]

Unless the car was advertised as "original" I don't see why an expertly done fender replacement should be of concern.
I would be much more upset if I were to find out that the famous (infamous?) welding spots are fake and were added to fool a buyer when the fender was replaced. IMO, that would be fraud.