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1963: The Pagoda debuts

Roy Spencer
August 12, 2016
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230SL introduces the Pagoda Distinctive design offers new levels of sophistication The automotive legend of the Mercedes-Benz SL-Class is a never-ending story is. Whereas the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL ‘Gullwing’ introduced…

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113, 230sl, 250sl, 280sl, pagoda, safety
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De-constructing a Pagoda

Roy Spencer
March 23, 2013
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280SL Restoration Defining ‘Restored’ March 2013 According to my trusty Webster’s New World Dictionary, “restore” means “to return to a former or normal state” and/or “to bring back to health.”…

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230sl, 250sl, 280sl, gernold, maine, nisius, pagoda, restoration
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Genesis of the Pagoda: Evolution of a design

Roy Spencer
March 4, 2013
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An SL for the swinging ’60s The Pagoda emerges The brief in 1959 was to replace the essentially irreplaceable 300SL and the charming but listless 190SL with a sports car…

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113, 230sl, 250sl, 280sl, Bela Barenyi, design, pagoda, paul bracq, ralph lauren, styling
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