Mercedes-Benz Ponton Links

Parts:

Editor's Request:
If you have had positive experiences with an authorized Mercedes-Benz dealer anywhere in the USA who can knowledgeably cater to the specific needs of Mercedes-Benz Ponton owners with respect to mail-ordering and shipping of parts at reasonable rates, please contact: editor@mbzponton.org. The dealer's parts department should be able and willing to handle said requests via e-mail as well as a toll-free phone number. Any findings will be posted on this page when the quality of service has been verified. Thank you.

  1. Caliber Motors / authorized dealer / new OEM parts / 800-252-6877 / California
    Email addresses for Caliber (directly below) were valid as of July, 2005.
    Ozzy Arellano (x-306): arellano_anaheim@mbretailer.com
    Al Trevino: trevino_anaheim@mbretailer.com
    Omar Vargas (x-307): vargas_anaheim@mbretailer.com
  2. Duval Motorcars / authorized dealer / new OEM parts / Florida / 352-332-7571 x104 / sfoster@duvalmotorcars.com
  3. MBUSA-Classic / Mercedes-Benz USA / new OEM parts & technical assistance
    866-MBCLASSIC (866-622-5277) / classicparts@mbusa.com
    Tom Hanson (Classic Center / California) / 949-598-4842 / thomas.hanson@mbusa.com
  4. Mercedes-Benz Classic Center / new OEM parts / technical literature / Germany
  5. Miller's Mercedes / independent Ponton specialist / new OEM parts / worldwide shipping / on-line catalog and ordering / California & North Carolina
  6. M.B. Spares & Service / John Green / worldwide shipping / Australia
  7. Niemöller / new OEM parts / catalog / worldwide shipping / Germany
  8. Paul's Autohaus / new and used parts / Massachusetts
  9. SL Auto Haus / new and used parts / on-line illustrated parts catalog / Max Conover / Maryland
  10. Star Classics / new OEM parts / Ponton era Mercedes-Benz specialist / Georgia
  11. Cochera / new OEM parts / on-line illustrated Ponton parts catalog / Madrid, Spain
  12. Sun Valley / dismantler / Mercedes-Benz only / California
  13. European Parts Specialists, Ltd. / new OEM parts / independent / Randy Steele / California
  14. John Marshall, Inc. / new and used parts / (rubber floor mats for 4 cylinder Pontons) / Washington
  15. United Parts Service / UNIMOG parts / Michael Smith / California

Vehicle Restoration and Sales:

  1. Dearborn Automobile Co. / 220S/SE showroom & service / Topsfield, Massachusetts
  2. Magno Restorations / email / service, restoration, parts / Ward Hill, Massachusetts
  3. Paul Russell and Company / Essex, Massachusetts
  4. Sports Leicht / Pinehurst, North Carolina
  5. 190SL Services / North Carolina
  6. Thomas Hanna / service, restoration, Webasto sunroof installations / Munich, Germany

Services:

Carburetor / Brakes:

  1. S&S Imports / Will Samples / helpful technical support / Dallas, Texas
  2. Bob's Services / carburetor rebuilds / Germany / German & English

Keys:

Mercedes-Benz Ponton ignition keys were originally made by Neiman while the door and trunk keys were originally supplied by Huf and Ymos.

  1. Key Duplicates: Inquire at your local authorized Mercedes-Benz agent.
  2. Key Duplicates: Keys4Classics / Original style keys cut to code. Reliable and prompt / Australia
  3. Key Code Article / Anthony Tugwell. 
  4. Key Blanks: Allied Security / provide year & model, or scan/photocopy of key
    contact Ted Hartman / voice: 509-624-3152 / FAX: 509-624-6909
  5. Key Blanks: Star Classics / Ponton era Mercedes-Benz specialist / Arizona
  6. S&S Imports / Will Samples / helpful technical support / Dallas, Texas

Lighting:

  1. Dan Stern Lighting / technical information & sales / OEM lighting (including fog lamp replacement bulbs)
  2. Hella Lighting Products / replacement bulbs

Paint:

  1. Paint Scratch / touch-up paint reference
  2. Glasurit / OEM paint colors and formulae

Radios:

  1. Königs / classic car radio dealer / Germany
  2. AutoRadioMuseum / Haan, Germany
  3. Becker Radios / repair & sales / Becker of North America
  4. Palo Alto Speedometer / speedometer & radio repair / California
  5. Wilford Wilkes Sr. / vintage European radio repair and sales
    Vintage Radio Shop
    101 Swoope Street / Box 103
    Brisbin, Pennsylvania 16620
    814-378-8526 / FAX: 814-378-6149
  6. Mercedes-Benz Ponton Radios
  7. Radio Daze / Parts for old radios / solid state vibrators / New York
  8. Walter Odemer Co. / vintage European radio repair and sales / California
    www.geocities.com/odemer@sbcglobal.net
  9. Brent Groth / thirty years experience repairing vintage electronics including vacuum tube and vibrator units
    Vintage German Radio Repair
    425 West 100 South
    Heber City, Utah 84032
    435-714-2369 / brentgroth@yahoo.com
  10. Charles Siegfried
    2530 Pleasant Hill Road
    Sebastopol, California 95472
    707-823-7927

Seatbelts:

  1. Andover Auto / period style seatbelts / Columbia, Maryland

Speedometers:

  1. North Hollywood Speedometer / speedometer repair / California
  2. Palo Alto Speedometer / speedometer & radio repair / California
  3. Speedometer.com / Texas

Upholstery:

  1. World Upholstery / Santa Paula, California
  2. Ron's Restorations / Smyrna, Georgia
  3. Acme Auto Headlining / patterns for Webasto sunroofs and Ponton headliners / California
  4. GAHH / California
  5. KFZ-Technik GmbH / Klaus Hermann Mayer / www.cabrio.de / Germany
  6. Autohimmel / Webasto roof fabrication / Germany

Webasto Sliding Sunroof and Headliner:

Webasto sliding sunroof and headliner templates:
Triple T Auto Trim
3731 Oleander Ave
Fort Pierce, Florida 34982
772-489-4772 
Ask for Troy or Joyce (29-jan-2009)

Wiring:

  1. Rhode Island Wiring / complete or partial wiring harnesses / Rhode Island

Woodwork:

  1. Heritage Woodworks / Drew Tibcken / North Carloina
  2. Wood Restoration References / Compiled by Doug Broome / March 3, 2004

Ponton model-specific links:

  1. Hartwig Mueller / Mercedes-Benz Salesman (1956-1964) / Germany
  2. Ponton Rallye Team / Type 220S sedan / Switzerland
  3. Pontons / Ron van Seventer / California
  4. Type W105 219 restoration / Håkan Johansson / Sweden
  5. Type W120 180 / Rúnar Sigurjónsson / Iceland
  6. Type W120 180c / Harry Kakoulidis / Thessaloniki, Greece
  7. Type W121 190SL / Restoration
  8. Type W121 190SL Prototype / Larry Pappo (Toronto), Bruce Adams (USA)
  9. Type W121 190SL / Picture Parts Catalog
  10. Type W180 220S & W128 220SE cabriolet / Silver Star Restorations / USA
  11. Type W180 220a restoration / Bruce Bristow / USA
  12. Type W180 220a / Igor Huygen / Belgium
  13. Type W180 220a restoration / Regis Grandgenevre / France
  14. Type W180 220S / David vanDuzer / USA
  15. Type W180 220S / Bob Glasgow / USA
  16. Type W180 220S / Mike Violette / USA
  17. Type W180 220S restoration / Marcelo Maulepes / Brazil
  18. Type W180 220S restorations / Olov Götheson / Sweden
  19. Type W180 220S restoration / Dag Storm Henriksen / Norway
  20. 50 Jahre Ponton / Michael Utsch / Germany

Other Mercedes-Benz models:

  1. Type 300 "Adenauer" / W186 / W188 / W189 limousine / Jim Axman / USA
  2. Type 170 and 220 / W136 / W187 / Jim Axman / USA
  3. Type W110/W111/W112 "Heckflosse" (fintail) / Maarten van Eijck / Netherlands
  4. Felix Groebli's Car Photo Collection / memorable M-B photos / Switzerland
  5. Der Sternschuppen ("Star Shed") / Oldtimer M-B Friends / Netherlands
  6. Type W108/W109 (1965-1972) / S-Class for a post-Heckflosse world
  7. Mercedes-Benz Owner's page / Richard Sexton / Canada
  8. UNIMOG Friends / vintage enthusiasts / incredible photos / Germany
  9. UNIMOG - A German Legend / Georg Wolfgang Schramm / Germany
  10. Eugen Böhringer / famous Mercedes-Benz rallye winner

Miscellaneous:

  1. Binz / original builders of special bodied Mercedes-Benz Pontons
  2. Value Guide / current values for most Mercedes-Benz models
  3. Grille Badges / specializes in German badges
  4. Hardware / Maryland Metric Hardware / metric hardware / Maryland
  5. Hardware / McMaster-Carr / easy to navigate and order
  6. Deutsche Marques Auto Museum / Ponton adaptation to accept spin-on oil filters
  7. German Car Portal / Numerous interesting German automotive links
  8. Translations / English-German / German-English, etc.
  9. Benz Doc / collection of Mercedes miniatures, etc.
  10. Virtual Car Museum / Phil Seed / Netherlands
  11. Pastrami on Rye / automotive scrapbook, etc. / Jeff Miller / USA
Commercial Advertisement
© www.mbzponton.org
Return to the Mercedes Ponton page