• Year of manufacture 
    1966
  • Car type 
    Convertible / Roadster
  • Country VAT 
    CH
  • Chassis number 
    113.042-10-017055
  • Lot number 
    49
  • Reference number 
    unique_id_118_49
  • Condition 
    Used
  • Location
    Switzerland
  • Exterior colour 
    White

Description

A pagoda with a ZF 5-speed manual gearbox is a rare sight indeed. Of around 20’000 230 SL built, roughly 100 examples left the works with the “option 230” in their data card. The example here is one of those exceedingly rare SLs and was delivered in Germany on the 1st July 1966. According to the information available the car was later shipped to South Africa where in March 2002 it was acquired and taken back to Switzerland by an enthusiast. In April of the same year the 230 SL was taken to the German specialist Stickel where around 18’000 euros were spent in preparation for the upcoming Swiss MOT. In 2015 the cabrio was taken to Germany once again where another specialist completed a repaint in its original colour, a reupholstering of the seats which were then re-covered in new leather to original specification and a set of new carpets. In May 2023, around 500 kilometres ago, the pagoda was brought to Stickel once again and the rear axle as well as the brakes received an overhaul. Receipts for restoration work and maintenance for around 50’000 francs since 2002 are available and will be handed over with the car. This Pagoda has a matching numbers engine, gearbox and rear axle and presents itself in the original colour combination. The timeless cabriolet stems from a 20-year ownership and is in good to very good condition with the last Veteran MOT completed in May 2024.


Oldtimer Galerie Toffen
Gürbestrasse 1
3125 Toffen
Switzerland
Contact Person Kontaktperson
Title 
Mr
First name 
Serge
Last name 
Stotzer

Phone 
+41 31 819 61 61
Fax 
+41 31 819 37 47