Lot details Registration No: BHJ458F Chassis No: 11304312003724 Mot Expiry: Sept 2015
- Restored in 2012 for use on European tours
- Hardtop included
- Recent service by SS Motors of Weybridge
Successor to both the exotic racebred 300SL 'Gullwing' Coupe and its humbler 190SL sibling, the W113 series SL proved more comfortable than the former and faster than the latter (a point emphasised by Eugen Bohringer's 1963 Liege-Sofia-Liege rally victory). The rarest W113 variant, the 250SL was officially introduced at the March 1967 Geneva Salon. Blessed with the same effortlessly elegant Paul Bracq styling as its earlier siblings, it was powered by a new seven bearing crankshaft 2496cc SOHC straight-six engine that developed some 148bhp and 159lbft of torque. Equipped with all round independent suspension and four-wheel disc brakes, its 'square' track gave notably sure-footed handling. Faster than the 230SL which preceded it yet stiffer-sprung and more agile than its 280SL successor, the 250SL remained in production for just a single year accounting for a mere 5,126 sales worldwide.
This left-hand drive automatic transmission example, finished in Ruby Red with Tan leather and Brown carpet, was restored in 2012 for use on European tours during which it is said to have performed faultlessly. The restoration works included a bare metal repaint with new body panels as necessary, new floor pans, repainted underside, engine overhaul by Crew Engines, gearbox overhaul by Sussex Auto Gearboxes, rear axle overhaul by John Haynes, refurbished heater matrix, oil cooler, electronic ignition, new suspension and braking system and retrimming by D Class of Guildford including soft top and headrests. Recently serviced by Mercedes specialists SS Motors of Weybridge, it is said to drive "as a fully sorted Pagoda should". Offered with hard top, Swansea V5 and MoT to July 2016, this wonderful-looking example displays some 27,010 kilometres on its odometer.
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