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.

• Event (past): 2011 East Coast Ponton Congress (ECPC) / / September 16-18, 2011
• Event (past): 2009 East Coast Ponton Congress (ECPC) / The Star (Nov/Dec 2009)
• Event (past): 2009 ECPC Invitation / September 18-20, 2009 / Malvern, Pennsylvania
• Lebanese Cartoon with Mercedes-Benz Ponton Taxi (circa 2008)
• Type 190D Ponton in La Carerra PanAmericana (October 2008)
• Video of four-cylinder 190SL Roadsters
• Video of four-cylinder Mercedes-Benz Pontons
• Video of six-cylinder Mercedes-Benz Pontons
• Mercedes-Benz Ponton / Photo at Checkpoint Charlie / Berlin
• 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
• 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 / Illustration and photograph
• News: OEM fog lamps / Available NEW from MB Classic Center
• Mercedes-Benz Ponton Taxis in Syria / In service more than 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