No it will not work. Here is a schematic drawing of the transmission in a 280SL. You can clearly see the starter bump is on the left (drivers) side. Now I doubt very much if the engine for your car has a starter on the left side. I think all W123 engines have the starter on the right side.
http://www.auto-parts.spb.ru/cat/cats/m.mycat?Form
Just did a double check on the W123 with 280 gas engine and here is a schematic drawing of the bell housing showing starter "bulge" on the right.
http://www.auto-parts.spb.ru/cat/cats/m.mycat?Form
Now could the bell housings which were detachable on the W123's except for the 1983 model year, be exchanged between those transmissions? Could be, but I thought the diagrams on the 280SL showed a "one piece" bell housing and transmission. I also think the transmission on the 280SL is not a "constant mesh" design but is a sliding gear type.
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