Pagoda

Cripes this is a fantastically gorgeous car— we’re really starting love these more and more. To be clear, we have always appreciated them, but appreciation is starting to give way to bona fide infatuation. Kind of amazing to think that this car and the early Porsche 911 are more or less contemporaries. So different.

It looks absolutely great (and perfectly at home) puttering around the not-so-mean streets of New York City, as seen in this video:

And a slightly more substantive look (skip to 2:36 to go straight to the Pagoda):

~ by velofinds on August 21, 2012.

Posted in Moving images, What would you buy
Tags: 230sl, 280sl, mercedes-benz, new york city, nyc, pagoda, w113

4 Responses to “Pagoda”

I always liked the hardtops. The car needs a tall, elegant, gorgeous woman driving it though. Seriously!

Randy said this on August 21, 2012 at 12:04 am
- It’s funny, I have always said the same thing – the W113 is a woman’s car – but I am beginning to change my mind. I’m not even sure how that thought took hold, actually. After all, we don’t say the same thing about the 300SL that preceded it.
  
  motoringconbrio said this on August 21, 2012 at 6:26 am
That video was hilarious. I love how they manage to film a show in NY that is based on an LA model: famous people driving around and then sitting around in restaurants in the middle of the day. To all the new yorkers reading this, when is the last time you heard the words “Sure I’ll come pick you up” uttered by a friend?

Automobiliac said this on August 21, 2012 at 11:37 am
- So true. Then again, rich new yorkers are not like ‘regular’ new yorkers in more ways than this one.
  
  motoringconbrio said this on August 21, 2012 at 12:43 pm