Seller's comments about 1965' Mercedes-Benz Sl-230
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To succeed the aging 190 SL, Mercedes-Benz presented a new convertible at the 1963 Geneva Motor Show, developed on the basis of the W111 sedan. In terms of style, it broke completely with its predecessor. Called 230 SL (code W113), the new model owes a lot to French designer Paul Bracq, who innovated mainly with the concave windshield and the hard top that embraces it, hence the nickname that was soon given to the car: Pagoda. The car is available as a convertible with the top folded into an ingenious compartment, or in the same version but also with a hardtop, or as a roadster without a top. Mechanically, the 230 SL adopts the sedan's in-line 6-cylinder gasoline engine with a capacity of 2306 cm3 and indirect injection, but in a more powerful version (152 hp at 5,500 rpm and 196 Nm at 4, 200 rpm) allowing it to approach 200 km / h. The transmission is mechanical with 4 speeds. Solidly built, with a deformable structure at the front and rear, and benefiting from a stitched finish, the 230 SL is not a sports car, however, weighing 1400 kg on the scales despite its aluminum doors. It was then declined to 250 SL and 280 SL. In all, 48,912 cars were produced, of which 19,831 were 230 SLs. Almost half of these cars were exported to the United States.
The example on offer is one of the 6325 230 SL convertibles produced in 1965.