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Mercedes-Benz 280 SL Pagoda — black lacquer and cognac leather

A black 280 SL “Pagoda” with an automatic gearbox. Bare shell, sealed floor, black lacquer in the booth, a detailed six-cylinder and, at the heart of the project, an interior redone in cognac leather, right down to the boot.

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The car

ModelMercedes-Benz 280 SL (W113, “Pagoda”)
ColourBlack
InteriorCognac leather
GearboxAutomatic
WorkShell, paint, engine, upholstery
WorkshopMougins
Black lacquer, chrome, cognac leather: thirty seconds in the workshop.

The project

Step by step.

  1. 01

    Arrival.

    A black Pagoda arrives at the workshop, on a flatbed.

    Rear of a black 280 SL on the recovery truck, black hardtop, 280 SL script.
    Arriving on a flatbed.
    A black 280 SL from the rear in the workshop, next to a Mercedes Ponton cabriolet.
    At the workshop.

  2. 02

    The bare shell.

    Dismantled piece by piece, the shell is stripped bare, on its pallet.

    A Pagoda shell dismantled on a pallet, front panels open.
    The shell, dismantled.

  3. 03

    Metalwork and sealing.

    Floor and tunnel go into primer; every weld receives a new bead of seam sealer.

    Floor and tunnel in beige primer, beads of seam sealer redone along the welds.
    Welds sealed, floor protected.
    Tunnel and floor in beige primer, new seam sealer on every weld.
    Every weld sealed.

  4. 04

    Black lacquer.

    Primer, then black lacquer in the booth: a mirror-like depth.

    A complete Pagoda shell in grey primer in the paint booth.
    In primer, before the lacquer.
    A Pagoda shell lacquered black in the paint booth, reflecting the strip lights.
    Black lacquer in the booth.
    Black lacquer, in the booth.

  5. 05

    The engine.

    The six-cylinder is detailed: chromed rocker covers and parts, a tidy loom.

    The six-cylinder, detailed.
    Engine bay of a 280 SL: six-cylinder, chromed rocker covers and parts, red distributor.
    The six-cylinder, chromed.

  6. 06

    Cognac leather.

    Seats, door cards, dashboard and boot: the interior is redone in cognac leather, with sewn pleats, right down to the trimmed boot.

    A cognac interior.
    A 280 SL door card in cognac leather, stitched handle.
    Cognac leather, door card.
    The 280 SL’s boot trimmed in cognac carpet, with a matching leather travel bag.
    The trimmed boot.

  7. 07

    Reassembly.

    Subframe and suspension arms lacquered black: the front axle is rebuilt before reassembly.

    The front axle, rebuilt.

  8. 08

    The result.

    Mirror lacquer, chrome, hubcaps and whitewalls: the Pagoda is complete.

    Complete.
    The black 280 SL with the hood up, Automatic script on the boot lid.
    Hood up.
    The completed black 280 SL in full sun, mirror lacquer.
    A mirror lacquer.
    Boot lid of the black 280 SL and its chrome 280 SL script.
    The 280 SL script.

  9. 09

    Delivery.

    Finished, the 280 SL leaves to join its owner.

    Delivery.
A 280 SL seat redone in cognac leather, with sewn pleats.

Cognac leather

Sewn pleats, cognac leather.

The cognac answers the black of the lacquer: the heart of this restoration.

Before, after

Before, after.

  • Mercedes-Benz · 280 SL PagodeOn arrival, then complete.

    A black Mercedes 280 SL Pagoda on arrival, front three-quarter.Before
    The completed black 280 SL, front three-quarter, chrome and whitewalls.After

All our work

Your car, the same care.

Upholstery, paint or a full restoration: let us talk about your project.

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