Pon'-ton-o-bil'-ia: n. 1. An object, most often a scaled representation of a Mercedes-Benz Ponton. Also includes any other Ponton minutia suitable for a collection.
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Postage stamp from Maldives featuring a 1958 Mercedes-Benz Type W128 220SE Ponton coupé. Maldives is an Indian Ocean archipelago that won independence from the British in 1965.
"Pull over, George, and straighten the star."
Collector wine, "Ponton Trocken." 1989 Rheingau Riesling. Only 1,000 bottles were made in 1989.
Courtesy: Karl L. Horst / December 11, 2008
Hans Liska illustration including a 4 cylinder Mercedes-Benz Ponton model.
Painting (water color) including a Mercedes-Benz Ponton by Hans Liska.
Painting (water color) including a Mercedes-Benz Ponton by Hans Liska.
Framed print of a water color by Hans Liska including two Mercedes-Benz Ponton 6 cylinder models.
Advertisement for Motorola "portable" record player. Young student shown with Mercedes-Benz Type 190SL roadster.
ADAC Motorwelt Afrika (c. 1959) with Mercedes-Benz Type 180b Ponton sedan.
Mercedes-Benz In Aller Welt / Issue Nr. 32.
Full Speed cigarette box featuring Mercedes-Benz Ponton cabriolet.
Mechanix Illustrated (1954) tests the new 1954 Mercedes-Benz Type W120 180 Ponton sedan.
Paulig coffee drink coaster with Type 180 Ponton sedan.
Örn Sigurðsson of Iceland surmises: "I would guess that this is part of a coffee-package from the 1950s, made and sold by the Paulig Coffee Company of Finland. Probably a card included in the package. In Finland they speak both Finish and Swedish, therefore both of these languages are on the card. On the top you see the Swedish text "Allmänt varningsmärke" which means "general warning traffic-sign." So this card has a certain traffic-sign and a certain car brand, and probably they have produced other cards with different signs and cars. Food producers did this here in Iceland too, putting pictures of different waterfalls etc. into chocolate bars, cigarette packages, etc., even though I do not think they ever used a Ponton picture like Paulig did. (Gott kaffe allesedan 1876 = Good coffee since 1876)."
Science and Mechanics magazine (August 1959) featuring Mercedes-Benz Ponton diesel. The subtitle states, "10,000 Miles on $85 Worth of Fuel."
Radio SWL (Short Wave Listener) QSL (confirmation) card.
Radio QSL card featuring a Mercedes-Benz Ponton sedan. The station sent this to the listener as a verification of a reception report.
Courtesy: Dominique Muschong / Germany / December 24, 2008
French magazine Retro Viseur featuring Mercedes-Benz Ponton cabriolet on cover.
1957 Mercedes-Benz Type 190 Ponton sedan. Illustration courtesy: Jeff Miller circa 1993
Ace mechanic, "Fritz Teulholder." He is not much of a talker, but knows how to fix a broken Mercedes fast. Photo courtesy: Jeff Miller / August 30, 2003