Mercedes-Benz, The SL story, The Pagoda SL: From the 230, 250 and 280SL to the racing and coach-built version

The Mercedes Pagoda W113 is for many the ultimate SL. The combination of design, speed, comfort and reliability makes it today an unbeatable proposition. This 200-page guide walks you through the W113’s development and history of each model, explains chassis number/data card, and comes with a comprehensive buyer’s guide. Superb recent non-Daimler AG color photos highlight many features of the W113, this includes the suspension. And these are some of the topics covered:

Development of the W113
Technical aspects
The 230SL
The 250SL
The 280SL
Racing history
Coachbuilders
A unique 280SL
How was the SL seen in the 1960s
European delivery program
Chassis number and data card explained
W113 buyer’s guide
Paint and interior options
Technical specifications with power & torque curves and production history of each model
A separate chapter is devoted to Karl Wilfert, whom most people will not know today. He ran for almost two decades the Daimler-Benz styling department, which was responsible for the design of automobile icons such as the W113 or 300SL W198.