1958 Mercedes-Benz
Type 220S Ponton sedan

Paris, France

January 2004

History and Overview of the Vehicle

Ordered by Delecroix in Paris, which was the exclusive Mercedes-Benz agent in France during the 1950s.

First registered in January 1958.

Original color: DB 125 - Perlgrau (Perl Grey).

Interior: Blue leather.

Original options: Rear arm rest and windshield washing system.

March 2004

Ownership History

2010 - present: owner #5, from Toulouse, France.

2004 - 2010: owner #4, from Paris, France (author of this web page).

1993 - 2004: owner #3, from Normandy, France (who sold the sedan for a black W128 220 SE coupe with red leather interior).

1969 - 1993: owner #2, A psychiatrist from Clermont-Ferrand, France.

1958 - 1969: owner #1, First owner, maybe a doctor.

So, we have a French Mercedes-Benz, which probably did not run for many years and did not leave the country for decades. This Ponton was just waiting to be aroused from sleep.

July 2004

Modifications

Repainted (poorly) in white. I still wonder why. A friend of mine thinks it is because the Pearl Grey looks like a German military color.

Original fog lamps were removed and replaced by Marchal (French) lamps, themselves replaced with correct Bosch lamps.

I have reinstalled an original fuel filter, an original interior rear view mirror and restored the shell, the fuel tank, the carburetors and the whole braking circuit has been rebuilt.

In 2006, the car was repainted in the original DB 125 Pearl Gray paint. This is a photo taken on December 26, 2006 in front of the Mercedes-Benz dealer in Paris. More photos with the new paint are shown below.