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66andBlue

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Another 37.5K miles original 280SL
« on: March 25, 2013, 17:34:00 »
Looks like we have another very original 280SL car for reference.
Go to: http://www.motoringinvestments.com/MainPage.htm
and look at this 1970 280SL - absolutely stunning!
Alfred
1964 230SL manual 4-speed 568H signal red
1966 230SL automatic 334G light blue (sold)
1968 280SL automatic (now 904G midnight blue)

71Beige280SL

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Re: Another 37.5K miles original 280SL
« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2013, 18:43:51 »
That is really beautiful.
- 1971 280SL Beige/Cognac Leather
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Re: Another 37.5K miles original 280SL
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2013, 19:19:42 »
Very nice indeed! always great to see another original car.

John
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Un Restored, All Original, including the paint
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4 speed manual, PS. 77217 miles
7280 miles since awoken from her 20+ yr "nap" in 2010

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Re: Another 37.5K miles original 280SL
« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2013, 00:50:13 »
That's amazing! I think the asking price is actually too low! Cars like that are far superior to any concours resto in my mind.

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Re: Another 37.5K miles original 280SL
« Reply #4 on: April 03, 2013, 23:36:52 »

Can anybody explain why one of his 'holy grail' cars appears to have undercoating, and the other does not?

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Re: Another 37.5K miles original 280SL
« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2013, 04:52:43 »
Can anybody explain why one of his 'holy grail' cars appears to have undercoating, and the other does not?

That's because one of the Graals is a bit more holy than the other ;)
Stan
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2011 GL
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Re: Another 37.5K miles original 280SL
« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2014, 05:03:25 »
The 'Holy Grail" has sold and is leaving the country.  :(
http://www.motoringinvestments.com/Z104.htm
Alfred
1964 230SL manual 4-speed 568H signal red
1966 230SL automatic 334G light blue (sold)
1968 280SL automatic (now 904G midnight blue)

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Re: Another 37.5K miles original 280SL
« Reply #7 on: January 22, 2014, 06:24:23 »
Alfred,
do you know where the car is going?
Stan
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Re: Another 37.5K miles original 280SL
« Reply #8 on: January 23, 2014, 06:13:01 »
Very nice Pagoda.  One thing not original................... the battery hold down.  It's missing !  As is the distributor coil wire boot and possibly the plastic distributor cover.
Joe Alexander
Blacklick, Ohio
1969 Dark Olive 280SL
2002 ML55 AMG (tow vehicle)
2002 SLK32 AMG (350 hp)
1982 300TD Wagon turbo 4spd.
1963 404 Mercedes Unimog (Swedish Army)
1989 flu419 Mercedes Unimog (US Army)
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Re: Another 37.5K miles original 280SL
« Reply #9 on: January 24, 2014, 21:25:55 »
The battery hold-down isn't just missing, it's got one of those awful universal hold-downs because it has the wrong type of battery.  It has the lowered posts that prevent the use of the original hold-down.  Maybe they left it in there so the buyer could do one thing to improve it. 

Look at the alignment of the glove box door - best I have ever seen.
Chuck Taylor
1963 230SL #00133
1970 280SL #13027 (restored and sold)
1966 230SL #15274 (sold)
1970 280SL #14076 (sold)
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Re: Another 37.5K miles original 280SL
« Reply #10 on: January 24, 2014, 21:31:12 »
The 'Holy Grail" has sold and is leaving the country.  :(
http://www.motoringinvestments.com/Z104.htm

Don't worry…he always finds another Holy Grail… ;)
Michael Salemi
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1969 280SL (USA-Spec)
Signal Red 568G w/Black Leather (Restored)
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Re: Another 37.5K miles original 280SL
« Reply #11 on: January 25, 2014, 01:03:20 »
Don't worry…he always finds another Holy Grail… ;)

Somehow I think of mine as the "Holy Grail"  ;D on my street anyway :)
DD 2011 SL 63 AMG and my 69 Pagoda 280 SL

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Re: Another 37.5K miles original 280SL
« Reply #12 on: January 29, 2014, 00:08:16 »
The "Holy Grail"  also has it's muffler clamped-on instead of welded as was the original.  In addition the chrome tail pipe ends are after-market, the originals are notched at the top and are longer. Also the heat shield is missing from the front of the rear muffler hangar assembly. May as well add that the third hood/firewall rubber bumper strip is missing.
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Joe Alexander
Blacklick, Ohio
1969 Dark Olive 280SL
2002 ML55 AMG (tow vehicle)
2002 SLK32 AMG (350 hp)
1982 300TD Wagon turbo 4spd.
1963 404 Mercedes Unimog (Swedish Army)
1989 flu419 Mercedes Unimog (US Army)
1998 E430
1974 450SLC Rally
1965 220SE Finback