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1969 Mercedes-Benz 280SL Roadster

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$175,000
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35,420
RWD
2.8 Liter Inline 6 Cylinder
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Leather
Automatic
113044.12.012656
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1969 Mercedes-Benz 280SL
Design by Paul Bracq
Chassis no. 113044.12.0122656
Engine no. 130983.12.008071
2,778cc SOHC Inline 6-Cylinder Engine
Bosch Mechanical Fuel Injection
160bhp at 5,700rpm
4-Speed Automatic Transmission
4-Wheel Independent Suspension
4-Wheel Hydraulic Disc Brakes

*Fastidiously well-documented example with original build sheet and factory paperwork on file
*Much restoration work recently completed by Mercedes-Benz marque specialists
*Offered with both the original 'Pagoda' hard top and folding soft top
*Matching numbers example of the classic 280SL

Few cars are as well-documented as this Beautiful 280SL 'Pagoda'. A peek into the comprehensive history file accompanying the sale of the car reveals fastidious record-keeping from the two long-term caretakers of this fine machine. Completed at the Stuttgart-based Mercedes-Benz factory during September of 1969, this 280SL had been ordered by first owner Mr. R. C. Findlay, a VP at the Inland-Ryerson Construction Products Company based in Chicago, Illinois. A 3-inch ring binder reveals the original letters of correspondence between Mr. Findlay and the Mercedes-Benz factory in Stuttgart, where Mr. Findlay orders the car to be manufactured as it appears today in DB50 White over code 131 MB Tex interior, equipped with a factory hard top, Becker radio, specified as a US-market car and equipped with a rare factory ski rack! Mr. Findlay appears to have taken delivery of the car in Europe, and presumably kept it at his Milano, Italy residence for about a year before shipping it from Genoa, Italy to New York, USA in August of 1970. He would retain the Mercedes-Benz in the US in his ownership until 1980, when a Mr. Ron Weller of Paradise Valley, Arizona would acquire the car. Further fastidious record keeping can be found in the history file from Mr. Weller's ownership, which appears to have continued for more than three decades. We are very fortunate to add this wonderful 280SL to our collection. Please feel free to call James Krueger with any questions at 775-629-6167.

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1969 Mercedes-Benz 280SL Roadster

35,420 miles, RWD, 6 Cyl 2.8 Liter Inline 6 Cylinder

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