The Mercedes Pagoda SL

The Pagoda W113 is for many the ultimate SL. The combination of design, speed, comfort and reliability makes it today an unbeatable proposition. Updated in April 2018, this 220-page guide walks you through the car’s development and history, explains chassis number and data card and comes with a comprehensive buyer’s guide. Superb recent non-Daimler AG color photos highlight many features of the SL W113, this includes pictures of the suspension. These are some of the topics covered:
•The development of the W113
•The technical aspects
•The 230SL
•The 250SL
•The 280SL
•The racing history
•The coachbuilders
•A unique 280SL
•How was the SL seen in the 1960s
•W113 chassis number explained
•W113 data card explained
•W113 buyer’s guide
•What is my W113 worth, with a price development of each model from March 2010 to March 2018
•Paint and interior options
•Technical specifications

A separate chapter is devoted to Karl Wilfert, whom most people will not know today. He ran for two decades the Daimler-Benz styling department, which was responsible for the design of automobile icons such as the W113. This guide ends with a free book offer. Enjoy!

The author Bernd S. Koehling has over 25 Mercedes books and e-books to his credit. They cover cars from the 1947 170V to the 2012 SL R231. This includes all SL from the 300SL Gullwing to the SL65 AMG.