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Daimler-Benz engineers developed a successor to the popular 300SL Gullwing, a legend to this day, the most sought after sports Mercedes in existence. The new SL design (W113) was contemporary, bright, comfortable, and spacious for its era. First seen at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1963 as the next generation sports car for Mercedes. This second generation SL became popularly known as the 'Pagoda' because of the concave bow in its roof. It was a touch of avant-grade.
The 230SL, 250SL, and last the 280SL, was available as a coupe with a removable roof and roadster top, as a coupe with a removal roof, and as a roadster. The 230SL, as it was introduced in 1963, had a 2.3 liter single overhead valve, six-cylinder, Bosch fuel injection engine, 170 bhp, with front wheel disc, rear wheel drum brakes, rear wheel drums, and as an option, power assist steering. An automatic gearbox was also available, as well as a ZF 5-speed transmission from May 1966. The 230SL proved its sporty qualities when the Stuttgart hotelier Eugen Bohringer, together with teammat Klaus Kaiser, won the 1963 Spa-Sofia-Liege Rally in a well-prepared car. 19,831 units were produced.
On 27 February 1967 the 250SL was launched as its replacement. Still the same body (W113) unchanged outwardly, though fitted with elements of the 250SE. Example, the engine was bored to 2.5-liters, however the power output remained the same though it achieved 10 percent more torque. Brakes wer now all four disc, and disc size was increased and a servo added for driver relief. The fuel tank was enlarged to 84 liters. A further version offered to customers, the 'California model'; a rear seat replaced the roadster and its boot. The 250SL is the rarest of the model W113, with 5,196 units.
This 280SL has number 113 044 10 015779 (Colour #180, Top #740, Upholstery #242, Tauschaggregat/Engine Block # 130.983-10-005917, options: #740, #248, #345 (soft-top black, rear window heater, and power assist steering), left the factory in Stuttgart on 11 February 1970, at which time auto broker Leo K&C then contracted it's first owner, Dr. John Horst, a German Medical doctor. He titled the SL on 13 April 1970.By Daniel Vaughan | Sep 2007
The 230SL, 250SL, and last the 280SL, was available as a coupe with a removable roof and roadster top, as a coupe with a removal roof, and as a roadster. The 230SL, as it was introduced in 1963, had a 2.3 liter single overhead valve, six-cylinder, Bosch fuel injection engine, 170 bhp, with front wheel disc, rear wheel drum brakes, rear wheel drums, and as an option, power assist steering. An automatic gearbox was also available, as well as a ZF 5-speed transmission from May 1966. The 230SL proved its sporty qualities when the Stuttgart hotelier Eugen Bohringer, together with teammat Klaus Kaiser, won the 1963 Spa-Sofia-Liege Rally in a well-prepared car. 19,831 units were produced.
On 27 February 1967 the 250SL was launched as its replacement. Still the same body (W113) unchanged outwardly, though fitted with elements of the 250SE. Example, the engine was bored to 2.5-liters, however the power output remained the same though it achieved 10 percent more torque. Brakes wer now all four disc, and disc size was increased and a servo added for driver relief. The fuel tank was enlarged to 84 liters. A further version offered to customers, the 'California model'; a rear seat replaced the roadster and its boot. The 250SL is the rarest of the model W113, with 5,196 units.
This 280SL has number 113 044 10 015779 (Colour #180, Top #740, Upholstery #242, Tauschaggregat/Engine Block # 130.983-10-005917, options: #740, #248, #345 (soft-top black, rear window heater, and power assist steering), left the factory in Stuttgart on 11 February 1970, at which time auto broker Leo K&C then contracted it's first owner, Dr. John Horst, a German Medical doctor. He titled the SL on 13 April 1970.By Daniel Vaughan | Sep 2007
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1970 Mercedes-Benz 280SL Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Mercedes-Benz 280SL
(Data based on Model Year 1970 sales)
1970 Mercedes-Benz 280SL Roadster Chassis#: 11304412015747 Sold for USD$88,000 2024 Mecum : Glendale | |
1970 Mercedes-Benz 280SL Convertible Chassis#: 11304412018338 Sold for USD$89,100 2024 Mecum : Glendale | |
1970 Mercedes-Benz 280 SL Pagoda Chassis#: 113.044.10.017202 Sold for USD$123,200 2024 Broad Arrow Auctions : Amelia | |
1970 MERCEDES-BENZ 280 SL Chassis#: 113.044.12.015124 Sold for USD$179,200 2024 Gooding : Amelia Island Concours | |
1970 MERCEDES-BENZ 280 SL Chassis#: 113.044.12.013638 Sold for USD$168,000 2024 Gooding : Amelia Island Concours | |
1970 Mercedes-Benz 280SL Roadster Chassis#: 11301410013076 Sold for USD$165,000 2024 Mecum : Kissimmee | |
1970 Mercedes-Benz 280SL Convertible Chassis#: 113.044-12-015139 Sold for USD$70,560 2023 Bonhams : Audrain Concours Auction | |
1970 Mercedes-Benz 280SL Chassis#: 113044.10.060390 Sold for USD$152,320 2023 Bonhams : Quail | |
1970 Mercedes-Benz 280 SL 'Pagoda' Chassis#: 113.044.12.016917 Sold for USD$229,600 2023 RM Sothebys : Monterey | |
1970 Mercedes-Benz 280SL Roadster Chassis#: 11304412012633 Sold for USD$110,000 2023 Mecum : Indy | |
1970 Mercedes-Benz 280 SL Chassis#: 113.044.10.013076 Sold for USD$145,600 2023 Broad Arrow Group : Amelia Island | |
1970 Mercedes-Benz 280SL Chassis#: 113.044-10-015209 Sold for USD$179,200 2022 Bonhams : The Quail Auction | |
1970 MERCEDES-BENZ 280 SL Chassis#: 113.044.12.016626 Sold for USD$173,600 2022 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach | |
1970 MERCEDES-BENZ 280 SL Chassis#: 113.044.12.013638 Sold for USD$212,800 2022 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach | |
1970 Mercedes-Benz 280 SL Pagoda Chassis#: 113.044-10-015795 Sold for USD$134,400 2022 Broad Arrow Auctions : Monterey Jet Center Auction | |
1970 Mercedes Benz 280 SL Chassis#: 11304410016647 Sold for USD$97,500 2022 GAA : July 2022 | |
1970 Mercedes-Benz 280SL Roadster Chassis#: 11304410013364 Sold for USD$109,200 2022 Worldwide Auctioneers : The Enthusiast Auction | |
1970 MERCEDES-BENZ 280SL ROADSTER Chassis#: 11304410017017 Sold for USD$150,700 2022 Barrett-Jackson : Palm Beach | |
1970 Mercedes-Benz 280SL Chassis#: 113044.12.019607 Sold for USD$109,200 2022 Bonhams : Amelia Island Concours | |
1970 MERCEDES-BENZ 280 SL CONVERTIBLE WITH HARDTOP Chassis#: 113.044-12-016040 Sold for USD$106,427 2022 Bonhams : Les Grandes Marques du Monde à Paris |
Mercedes-Benz 280SLs That Failed To Sell At Auction
1970 Mercedes-Benz 280SL's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
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1970 Mercedes-Benz 280SL | 113044.12.017067 | 2024 Bonhams : The Scottsdale Auction | $80,000 | $100,000 | |
1970 Mercedes-Benz 280SL | 113044.12.018281 | 2023 Bonhams : Quail | $130,000 | $180,000 | |
1970 Mercedes-Benz 280SL | 113044.12.015285 | 2023 Bonhams : Amelia Island Auction | $175,000 | $200,000 | |
1970 MERCEDES-BENZ PAGODA 280SL WITH HARDTOP | 113.044-12-015504 | 2021 Bonhams MPH July | $80,000 | $100,000 | |
1970 Mercedes-Benz 280 SL Pagoda | 113.044.10.012257 | 2021 RM Sothebys : Open Roads February | |||
1970 Mercedes-Benz 280 SL avec Hard-top | 11304412022443 | 2020 Artcurial Motorcars : Monaco | $70,000 | $90,000 | |
1970 Mercedes-Benz 280 SL | 11304412022185 | 2020 RM Sothebys : Driving Into Summer | $90,000 | $120,000 | |
1970 Mercedes-Benz 280 SL Pagoda | 113.044.12.015958 | 2020 RM Sothebys : Driving Into Summer | $60,000 | $70,000 | |
1970 Mercedes-Benz 280 SL Pagoda Custom | 113.044.10.012109 | 2020 RM Sothebys : Palm Beach Online | $80,000 | $110,000 | |
1970 MERCEDES-BENZ 280 SL | 2020 Coys at Olympia | $80,000 | $90,000 | ||
1970 Mercedes-Benz 280SL Convertible | 2019 Mecum : Las Vegas | $50,000 | |||
1970 Mercedes-Benz 280SL | 11304412015356 | 2019 Mecum : Monterey | $50,000 | ||
1970 Mercedes-Benz 280 SL | 2019 H & H Classics Imperial War Museum, Duxford | $50,000 | $60,000 | ||
1970 Mercedes-Benz 280 SL Pagoda | 11304410018081 | 2019 Historics at Brooklands MercedesBenz World | $75,000 | $90,000 | |
1970 MERCEDES-BENZ 280 SL | 11304410017496 | 2019 Coys Interclassics Maastricht | $80,000 | $100,000 | |
1970 Mercedes-Benz 280SL | 2018 Carlisle Auction : Fall Carlisle | ||||
1970 Mercedes-Benz 280SL Roadster | 11304412017384 | 2018 Mecum : Monterey | $70,000 | $100,000 | $125,000 |
1970 Mercedes-Benz 280 SL | 2018 H&H Pavilion Gardens Motor Car | $50,000 | $60,000 | ||
1970 Mercedes-Benz 280 SL | 48186 | 2018 H & H Auctions Pavilion Gardens | $5,500 | $6,500 | |
1970 Mercedes-Benz 280 SL | 11304412017958 | 2018 H & H Auctions Pavilion Gardens | $50,000 | $60,000 | |
1970 Mercedes-Benz 280SL | 2018 Carlisle Auction : Spring | ||||
1970 Mercedes-Benz 280 SL | 2018 H & H Auctions Duxford Motor Car Auction | $55,000 | $65,000 | ||
1970 MERCEDES-BENZ 280SL PAGODA TOP ROADSTER | 113044012822 | 2018 Premier Auction Group | $81,000 | ||
1970 Mercedes-Benz 280SL Roadster | 11304412016875 | 2017 Worldwide Auctioneers : The Pacific Grove Auction | $125,000 | $175,000 | |
1970 Mercedes 280SL Pagoda | 2017 Amelia Island Select : Hollywood Wheels Auction | $100,000 | $125,000 | ||
1970 Mercedes 280 SL Pagoda | 2017 Amelia Island Select : Hollywood Wheels Auction | $175,000 | $225,000 | ||
1970 Mercedes-Benz 280SL Convertible | 2017 Russo & Steele : Scottsdale Az | ||||
1970 MERCEDES-BENZ 280SL ROADSTER | 113.044-10-014571 | 2017 Bonhams : Scottsdale, AZ | $75,000 | $100,000 | |
1970 Mercedes-Benz 280SL | 2017 Mecum : Kissimmee | $45,000 | |||
1970 Mercedes 280 SL Pagoda Manual | 1130 4410 0024 35 | 2016 Barons : Annual Christmas Classic Sandown Park |
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