Mercedes-Benz Ponton Extra!

"In the minds of many people the name of Mercedes-Benz conjures up visions of stupendously fast vehicles in the ultra-high price range. Yet the firm has always been famous for the construction of hard-wearing touring cars of medium size." Autosport - May 27, 1955.

"In the family sedan field, the name Mercedes-Benz has become indelibly associated with top quality, long life and low depreciation." Road & Track - October, 1957.

Mercedes-Benz display at the 1959 Chicago Auto Show.  Note the sign which reads, "Mercedes-Benz Sold and Serviced by Studebaker Dealers".  Ponton sedans are shown along with the Type 300SLR which was capable of 200 mph.  Also visible in the photo is a 300SL roadster, a Type 300 "Adenauer" sedan, and an 1893 Benz Velo.

• Video of 4-cylinder 190SL Roadsters.
• Video of 4-cylinder Mercedes-Benz Pontons.
• Video of 6-cylinder Mercedes-Benz Pontons.
• Mercedes-Benz Ponton at "Checkpoint Charlie".
• Mexican Road Trip / Salvador Delgado González.
• Type W105 "220K" (kurz = short) Ponton sedan (April 1956).
• Mercedes-Benz Pontons in Jakarta, Indonesia (circa 1962).
• My Dad's 1959 190D Ponton / Robert Rustico.
• Mercedes-Benz Ponton Artwork / From Around the Globe.
• 1927 Mercedes-Benz Type "S" 36/220S / Jay Lockrow.
• Mercedes-Benz Classic Days / September 4-11, 2005 / Salzburg.
• Consumer's Union - 1958 Type 190 / Tony Perodeau.
• Father's Type 180 sedan / Tony Perodeau.
• The Voice from Nowhere / Richard Priebe.
• Konrad knows Pontons / Review of the Cabriolet Reunion.
• Mini Ponton Summit / June 17-19, 2004 / North Carolina.
• Ponton Tool Tray / Nice spot for beer, and tools too.
• Ponton Adventure / Off-roading in a 1960 Type 190Db sedan.
• Sublime Motoring / California summer solstice with a Ponton.
• Mercedes-Benz in Iceland / Buying Pontons with horses.
• Eugene Emmer / American soldier in Heidelberg (1968-1971).
• Arnout Hyde, Jr. / American soldier in south Germany (1960-1963).
• Mercedes-Benz Ponton Taxis in Lebanon / Two period photographs.
• Mysterious Traveler / Late night hitch hiker.
• Instrument cluster / An illustration and photograph.
• News: OEM fog lamps / Available NEW from MB Classic Center.
• Mercedes-Benz Ponton Taxis in Syria / In service for 40+ years.
• To Travel is Better Than to Arrive / Ponton philosophy.
• Review of the Type 220S sedan / Modern Motor, January 1960.
• Mercedes-Benz in Australia / the Ponton Era (1953-1962).
• Event (past): July 9-11, 2004 / Ponton Meeting / northern Poland.
• Event (past): July 12-13, 2003 / Ponton Meeting / northern Poland.
• Event (past): June 7-8, 2003 / Vintage Mercedes-Benz Tech Session / Ohio.
• Event (past): April 25-27, 2003 / StarTech 2003.
• Event (past): April 19, 2003 / Ponton Cabriolet Reunion.