But beyond his impressive Hollywood career, Kelly was also a car enthusiast, and one of the most iconic models he owned was the Mercedes-Benz 280SL Pagoda. This article delves into the history and ...

The answer – for now, and if your pockets are sufficiently deep – is the beautiful Mercedes you see before you. It began life in 1968 as an SL W113, a model better known as the Pagoda.

Now that we're familiar with Bulgarian tuner Vilner Studio, we shouldn't be surprised by the generous application of quilted leather in its latest project, the Mercedes-Benz W113 Gentle Pagoda.

The Mercedes W113 SL ‘Pagoda’ (1963-1971), so named because of the concave shape of its removable hard-top, is indisputably one of the most beautiful and evocative sports cars of its generation.