Chris Bass has been Editor of the Mercedes-Benz (MB) Club Gazette since 1997. In that time he has handled many restoration stories and articles about the Pagoda SL, which is one of the most popular models amongst the 10,000-plus members of the MB Club. Notable amongst these articles were those written by the late Roger Edwards, a club member and a leading authority on these cars who contributed his expertise to the production of this book. As well as running a Mercedes of his own, Chris has restored and runs an Allard and a Triumph TR4A. His garage also includes a 1930 Crossley Silver and a Triumph Herald convertible.
Mercedes Benz Club gazette, August 2007-
UKOur very own Chris Bass has written both these pocket or glovebox
size guides and by his own admission has relied very heavily on the
late Roger Edwards, particularly for the Pagoda volume. We are sure
Roger would have been pleased with the results and for those who
knew him it is easy to imagine his dulcet tones coming out with
some of the phrases Chris has seen fit to use.The objective of this
series is to have a 'marque expert by your side' and each edition
(not just for Mercedes) is full of advice about running costs,
paperwork, important statistics and even valuation.Conveniently
divided into 17 small sections, which include technical advice, the
format inevitably means there is some repetition of sections of
text in each Mercedes-Benz book, and there is also great similarity
between the two volumes. The content is extremely useful and would
appeal to both the novice and the experienced enthusiast alike and
there are many pointers that would help a potential buyer to
identify whether a particular car is genuine or not. A buyer armed
with one of these books might also help put off any seller that is
in any way underhand.Both volumes are well illustrated with useful
photographs although the Pagoda version has more large photographs
than that for the R107 and consequently some of the detail is lost.
The text is clear and concise in each case and Chris Bass has
obviously put considerable thought into the precise wording to
avoid ambiguity. As Pagoda owners for some years, even we found
some useful information so we would certainly expect these volumes
to have wide appeal.To conclude, they make interesting but light
reading and are a useful library addition to anybody interested in
purchasing one of these SLs or to existing owners.
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