Brabus SL Pagoda: Pic Of The Week

Did you know Brabus does restorations? They're quite special...

'Brabus SL Pagoda' doesn't create a pretty picture in the mind. We're all for creating lunatics from modern Mercedes-Benzes, but there's a point when the cars become classics and they shouldn't really be meddled with.

Ain't she a beaut?

Fortunately this car is not what you may expect from a Brabus Pagoda. It also does restorations under the 'Brabus Classic' badge, and brought a few to Geneva to sit alongside the 900hp S-Class, 700hp 6x6 G-Class and others. My they're beautiful.

There was a 300SL Roadster, 280SE 3.5 and this wonderful Pagoda. The Brabus Classic work is as meticulous as it looks. Between 1,500 and 2,500 man hours are spent totally renewing a Mercedes, beginning with a total disassembly and comprising a full respray, engine rebuild and complete reupholstering. The results are spectacular, as any Geneva showgoer will attest.

"It is obvious that a restoration on this scale does not come cheap." When that comes from the manufacturer's press release you know it's going to be expensive. The 300SL also recommissioned by Brabus Classic was available at £1.37m, for example... On the Brabus classified site (caution: may cause distraction), there's this Pagoda which looks a relative snip at 249,000 euros, or £180,000 at today's exchange rate. Be sure to check out the Pullman while you're there too...

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