The W113 name-tag indicates a range of vehicles produced from 1963 to 1971 sold as the SL Pagodas.
The name is derivative from the car’s high and sleek roof that, if seen from the sides, looks as if it just hung over the rest of the car having been linked to the rest of the body only through the tonneau and a slim B-pillar that looks rather like a design element. These exotic coupes were also available with a soft-top and removable hard-top with the latter having also been dubbed as the “California Coupe”. All models came equipped with an inline six-cylinder petrol unit, rear-wheel drive and a live rear axle.