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1969 Mercedes-Benz 280 SL Pagoda

113.044.12.011369roadGermany
Engine
2.8L six-cylinder, matching numbers
Colour
Grey Blue Metallic

A July 1969-built Mercedes-Benz 280 SL 'Pagoda', finished in Grey Blue Metallic over Blue and delivered new to the United States with automatic transmission, power steering, and other options. The car remained stateside until the early 2010s before being acquired by The Silver Star Collection via Mercedes-Benz Classic and returned to Europe, where the Kienle workshop carried out a comprehensive bare-metal restoration between 2014 and 2016. It retains its matching-numbers 2.8-litre engine, though the gearbox has been replaced.

Ownership

  1. —Auction sale
    Sold €201,250 (≈ $221K)

    RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →

  2. Date unknownAcquisition unknown
    US-based owner near Orlando, Florida
    partial documentation

    Final American owner, based in the Orlando area. Car remained in the United States from new until the early 2010s.

  3. Date unknownPrivate sale
    The Silver Star Collection
    full documentation

    Purchased directly from Mercedes-Benz Classic upon the car's return to Europe; subsequently commissioned a comprehensive restoration at German specialist Kienle between 2014 and 2016, including conversion to European specification.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

  1. 2014Restoration
    Kienle

    Comprehensive restoration at Kienle workshop spanning 2014–2016: specification converted from US to European standard including speedometer changed to km/h and odometer reset; body stripped to bare metal and refinished in correct factory Grey Blue Metallic; soft top replaced; interior retrimmed in Blue leather with new carpets and dashboard covering; engine overhauled. Gearbox was replaced at some point.

    A written restoration report is included in the car's documentation file.

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