To be found a concept thoroughly up-to-date must. The new one is 1. Brightly, comfortably and roomy its, 2nd as much as possible items from the available series take over and 3. A beautiful body have.

Everywhere the responsible expert Béla Barényi left its finger marks and to more: As the new MERCEDES 280 SL protects the current sedans its passengers by a cell, on which ductile portions border in front and in the back.

The laminar elegant structure rests on the shortened and strengthened framework soil of the MERCEDES 220 SEB, by which also the suspension was taken over. Its engine was drilled out around 110 ccm, and increased compression, as well as six-stamps an injection pump of Bosch contribute the Ihrige, to 150 HP salon of the sportsman.

Presented on 27 February 1967 as separation that MERCEDES 250 SL, formally unchanged, in all other respects however equipped with elements of the MERCEDES 250 SE. something the engine: The performance of the MERCEDES SL remains nevertheless untouched, while stopped themselves ten per cent more torque. And its brake assembly: Like the sedan that has MERCEDES 250 SL now disc brakes all around.

Not even one year is that MERCEDES 250 SL in the supply, then the pagode has part at general armament, those in the cars of the upper class happen-happening one capacity enlargement on 2,8 litres brings 20 HP and again ten per cent more torque. Only at its Radzierblenden and the usual label on the tail that is to be differentiated MERCEDES 280 SL from its ancestors. When production runs out in March 1971, it brought the series in eight years on 48.921 copies. The quadrature circles remains after we before a challenge. But if it concerns success, also numbers tapes speak.

PRICES STARTING FROM  DM 59.000,--    30.200,--

Three specifications got the technicians of MERCEDES BENZ, in order to invent to a certain extent the quadrature of the circle. A common successor for that is looked up MERCEDES 190 SL, which enjoys of large resemblance, and which MERCEDES 300 SL, which already entered during lifetimes legend.

Thereby, for the first time to visit on that Geneva Show comes out in March 1963, which will call the voice of the people PAGODE because of its concave in-curved part of roofs, that MERCEDES 280 SL.

Like that MERCEDES 190 SL gives it that MERCEDES to 230 SL and 280 SL as Coupé with removable roof and roadsterverdeckroadsterverdeck roadsterverdeck or as Coupé with removable roof, whereby for removing the Hardtops only four levers must be loosened.

As option an automatic is available for that MERCEDES SL, starting from May 1966 a five-course transmission of ZF. sporty qualities proves to that MERCEDES 230 SL, when the Stuttgart Hotelier Eugen Bohringer with Coéquipier Klaus emperor wins 1963 with a wohlpraeparietem copy of the Marathon Luettich Sofia Luettich.

Besides the disks became larger, and a brake booster relieves little work to the driver of. By 17 litres, on 82 litres of capacity one increased also the tank. For regions with reliably cheerful weather one offers now as the further version the so-called California to execution: Verdeck and boxbox box are omitted in favor of a rear seat, and who without Coupédach into a cloud break comes, must look around immediately for protection and screen.