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Mercedes-Benz, The SL story, The Pagoda SL: From the 230, 250 and 280SL to the racing and coach-built version
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About Mercedes-Benz, The SL Story, The Pagoda SL: From
The Mercedes Pagoda W113 is for many the ultimate SL. The combination of design, speed, comfort and reliability makes it today an unbeatable proposition. This 200-page guide walks you through the W113’s development and history of each model, explains chassis number/data card, and comes with a comprehensive buyer's guide. Superb recent color photos highlight many features of the W113, this includes the suspension. A German version of this book is now also available here on Amazon. And these are some of the topics covered: Development of the W113 Technical aspects The 230SL The 250SL The 280SL Excerpts from W113 brochures Racing history Coachbuilders from Frua to Schaller 280SL tuners How was the SL seen in the 1960s European delivery program Chassis number and data card explained W113 buyer's guide Paint and interior options Technical specifications with power & torque curves and production history of each model A separate chapter is devoted to Karl Wilfert, whom most people will not know today. He ran for almost two decades the Daimler-Benz styling department, which was responsible for the design of automobile icons such as the W113 or 300SL W198.
