Dec 15 2014
1966 Mercedes-Benz 230SLX “Shooting Break”
Mercedes-Benz 230 SLX Pagode Kombi á la Frua Carrozzeria
In 1966, the Turin coachbuilder Pietro Frua, a prominent car designer in Italy in the 1960s, presented a coach built 230 SLX Shooting Brake inspired from the 2-seater Mercedes-Benz 230 SL Pagoda Roadster
1964 1:10 drawings
Information about 10.12.1964 production of the basic vehicle Mercedes-Benz 230 SL:
- chassis number: 113.042-10-008218 (113 = type, 042 = 230 SL, 10 = manual transmission, LHD, 8218 = serial number)
- engine number: 127.981-10-007000 (127 = type, 981 = 230 SL, 10 = manual transmission, LHD, 7000 = serial number) Color: White Grey (158 ),
- inside: red leather features: white wall tires (720) Power steering (207), no hard top, 5-fold frosted (steel wheels 6Jx14 with tire Phoenix 185 HR 14)
Delivery to Switzerland
First owner: Viazzo, Geneva (CH) in 6.1966, with the registration GE 80114, Geneva (CH).
Javier Rupérez (Spanish Embassy) (12/1966), Geneva (CH) registration with the registration GE 720 74 (9?)
03/14/1984 Registered in Madrid with the label M 6068 FU
- 19xx owners Blas
- 19xx owners Teo Martín (Auto Recycling Teo Martín SA), San Martín de la Vega (Madrid, E)
- 19xx Owners of Felipe X. (auto-restoration), Illescas (Toledo, E) restoration: reproduction right side pane of plexi-glass approval sale over Antonio González de Córdoba (Broker)
- 19xx owner Alejandro Roque, Madrid (e)
in 2000 sold via Paquisol Gallo (Bolsa de Clásicos), Torrejón (E) (last offered for 19,833 euros)
- 2000 Owner Celestino Amador Cabrera, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (E)
23.4.2002 authorization engine trouble on the way from Madrid to Seville (e) new 2.5-liter engine (Type M 129 , no. 129.980-12- built-017342) - 4.8.2009 Owner Lorenzo Miguel Santana, Santa Lucía de Tirajana (Gran Canaria, E)
2.4.2012 Photos Andreas Dierkes
23/03/2014 Photos Wolfgang Bolhuis, Norderstedt
Specifications
| Base vehicle | Mercedes-Benz 230 SL (W 113 042), |
| Motor | lying at the front water-cooled 6-cylinder in-line engine (type M 127 II), aluminum cylinder head, chain-driven overhead camshaft (OHC), 4-bearing crankshaft, Forced lubrication, mechanical 6-ram manifold injection (Bosch) |
| Bore x Stroke | 82 mm x 72.8 mm Compression ratio 9.5: 1 |
| Capacity | 2,306 cc |
| Performance | 150 hp (110 kW =) at 5500 rev / min |
| max. Torque | 20 mkg at 4,200 rev / min |
| Power to weight ratio | (Base model 8.6 kg / hp) |
| Power transmission | Single dry, 4-gear transmission with floor shift thrust (optional: 5-speed manual transmission [IF], automatic transmission), propshaft, rear-wheel drive |
| Front Axle | Independent suspension with double triangle wishbones, coil springs, telescopic shock absorbers and stabilizer; Recirculating ball steering |
| Rear Axle | Joint swing axle, coil springs and telescopic shock absorbers |
| Brakes | Hydraulically operated disc brakes front and rear drum brakes |
| Body | self-supporting |
| Length x Width x Height | (Base model with hardtop: 4,285 x 1,760 x 1,305 mm Wheelbase 2,400 mm) |
| Tare | (Base Model: 1295 kg) |
| Top speed | (Base Model: 195-200 km / h, depending on the gear ratio, acceleration 0-100 km / h: 11 s) |
| Consumption | |
| Construction time | 1964 |
| Number of pieces | 1 |
Infos and photos from http://www.pietro-frua.de/1966_mercedes.htm
Many thanks to Stefan Dierkes
September 1, 2018 @ 8:54 AM
You should properly quote that all information and photos have been taken from my website http://www.pietro-frua.de/1966_mercedes.htm
Thanks,
Stefan Dierkes
Registro Pietro Frua
October 9, 2019 @ 3:03 AM
Even for 1964, this car has so much nein. I can’t believe it was conceived by anyone considered a prominent coach builder.
November 29, 2024 @ 3:16 AM
I totally desagree.
It’s a very interesting design combining à sports image to a shooting break.
I remember seeing this car in Geneva at the time.