For sale: 1970 280SL W113 Mercedes
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VIN / chassis plate
The VIN plate features the manufacturing date long with the unique 17-digit VIN number. The VIN plate is located on the passenger's side firewall in the engine bay, as indicated in the first image. The 17-digit VIN for the GTS is stamped into this plate, and also appears underneath the passenger's side windscreen. The VIN is decoded per the below table:[18]
| Character position | Code | Meaning |
| 1-3 | 6H8 | Manufacturer identifier |
| 4-5 | VP | Model identifier |
| 6 | L | Trim level - Berlina |
| 7-8 | 19 | Body style - Sedan |
| 9 | U | Engine - V8 |
| 10 | P | Year - 1992 |
| 11 | L | Assembly plant - Elizabeth |
| 12-17 | ###### | Unique 6-digit chassis number |
Vehicle data plate
The vehicle data plate is fixed to the driver's side firewall in the engine bay. The following codes listed in the table below should be listed on the data plate. We note that further information is required regarding trim code 231, and whether or not the rare 6-speed manual vehicles had a manual transmission code reflected on their data plate. [19]
| Title | Code | Meaning |
| Body | VP8VL19-224 | First 7-digits designate "Berlina", "224" designates GTS |
| Trim | 231 | This trim code applies to all GTS cars irrespective of trim applied. |
| Paint |
1F075; or 1J064; or 2H036 |
Maranello Red; or Alaskan White; or Anthracite Grey |
| Built | Month/Year | The month and year of manufacture. |
| Engine | LB9 | 5.0L V8 |
| Trans |
MD8; or M78 |
Automatic; or Manual (although we note that we have not sighted the chassis plate of the rare manual vehicles) |
| Axle | GW6 | 3.27:1 diff ratio |
| Susp | STD | |
| A/C | C61 | Front air conditioning control, code = c61 |
Vehicle location
United States , CA , Monte Sereno