stunning photo of a Pagoda

[The Boss]

 

[Howard]

:d

 

[MD5]

Do you have access to any more pics of this model? It's not a standard Pagoda, in fact given that the nickname Pagoda was inspired by the curved roof, it's not even that!! I'm wondering if it's a Pininfarina/other styled 113?

 

[WDB124066]

Looks nicer than the production model, needs lowering at the front or raising at the rear slightly though...

 

[BTB 500]

It seems to be a 1962 concept car:

CONCEPTCAR.EE - Mercedes-Benz 220 SL Concept (1962)

 

[WDB124066]

Is it wider than normal too...??

 

[bpsorrel]

A Mercedes I really like and if I was a bit braver, would own...

 

[The Boss]

the concept is stunning... puts mega shame on mercedes current offerings

 

[cbhp]

Indeed the good old days

 

[MD5]

It seems to be a 1962 concept car:

CONCEPTCAR.EE - Mercedes-Benz 220 SL Concept (1962)

Good find, Bill. The styling has more of an American look to it. Below are a couple of pictures of a Pininfarina styled car, which is a fixed head coupé.

 

[boxbrownie]

Seems to be a styling studio shot although the only thing that doesn't ring true is the road plates and country designator, but them Mercedes could have done it differently back then.

Also I am surprised its not on a turntable, I wonder if its a pre-production model that was sent to an outside styling house for some work to be done?

 

[MD5]

Just remembered from other items that the Pagoda is 50 years old this year, and this was included in an email I've just caught up with.

"This early design exercise looks fairly rakish but not entirely consistent from a design standpoint. We see the struggle between design elements rooted in the '50s - roof curvature, sloping upper door line - and sharper more modern elements such as the horizontal crease running the length of the coachwork. Note the 300SL door handles and 13" wheels right off a 220SE ponton. At this stage the new SL was badged as a 220SL. This would soon change."

 

[RBYCC]

A more comprehensive discussion of the car:

Mercedes 220SL Concept car ?

 

[st4]

Nice car but the pic IMHO lacks contrast and looks flat

 

[The Boss]

really.. the concept flows very well.. in my eyes..

kinda reminded me of

both very attractive

 

[boxbrownie]

Nice car but the pic IMHO lacks contrast and looks flat

It is supposed to look that way, all the better to judge the surface detail and contours, in the styling studio were I worked I had just three 18 foot overhead window lights, the designers hate contrast and colour, all concepts and design bucks were in silver.

 

[After Shock]

Soooooo pretty