Mercedes-Benz Ponton Links

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Parts

• MBUSA-Classic / Mercedes-Benz USA / new OEM parts and technical assistance
  

  866-MBCLASSIC (866-622-5277)
  classicparts@mbusa.com
  
  Tom Hanson (Classic Center / Irvine, California)
  949-598-4842
  thomas.hanson@mbusa.com

• Caliber Motors / authorized dealer / new OEM parts / 800-252-6877 / California
• Mercedes-Benz Classic Center / new OEM parts / technical literature / Germany
• Miller's Mercedes / independent Ponton specialist / new OEM parts / worldwide shipping / on-line catalog and ordering / California and North Carolina
• M.B. Spares & Service / John Green / worldwide shipping / Australia
• Niemöller / new OEM parts / catalog / worldwide shipping / Germany
• Paul's Autohaus / new and used parts / Massachusetts
• SL Auto Haus / new and used parts / on-line illustrated parts catalog / Max Conover / Maryland
• Star Classics / new OEM parts / Ponton era Mercedes-Benz specialist / Georgia
• Cochera / new OEM parts / on-line illustrated Ponton parts catalog / Madrid, Spain
• Sun Valley / dismantler / Mercedes-Benz only / California
• European Parts Specialists, Ltd. / new OEM parts / independent / Randy Steele / California
• John Marshall, Inc. / new and used parts / (rubber floor mats for 4 cylinder Pontons) / Washington
• United Parts Service / UNIMOG parts / Michael Smith / California
• Westfield 4X4 / OM 636 diesel engine parts (UNIMOG, and 180D/180Db) / England

Vehicle Restoration, Service, and Sales

• Dearborn Automobile Co. / 220S/SE showroom and service / Topsfield, Massachusetts
• Magno Restorations / service, restoration, parts / Henry Magno / Ward Hill, Massachusetts
• Paul Russell and Company / Essex, Massachusetts
• Sports Leicht / Pinehurst, North Carolina
• 190SL Services / North Carolina
• Thomas Hanna / service, restoration, Webasto sunroof installations / Munich, Germany

Services

Carburetor / Brakes

• S&S Imports / Will Samples / helpful technical support / Dallas, Texas
• Bob's Services / carburetor rebuilds / Germany / German and 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Mercedes-Benz Ponton ignition keys were originally made by Neiman while the door and trunk keys were originally supplied by Huf and Ymos.

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

Lighting

• Dan Stern Lighting / technical information and sales / OEM lighting (including fog lamp replacement bulbs)

Paint

• Paint Scratch / touch-up paint reference
• Glasurit / OEM paint colors and formulae

Radios

• Königs / classic car radio dealer / Germany
• AutoRadioMuseum / Haan, Germany
• Becker Radios / repair and sales / Becker of North America
• Palo Alto Speedometer / speedometer and radio repair / California



• 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



• Mercedes-Benz Ponton Radios
• Radio Daze / Parts for old radios / solid state vibrators / New York
• Walter Odemer Co. / vintage European radio repair and sales / California



• Vintage German Radio Repair
  Brent Groth
  brentgroth@yahoo.com
  425 West 100 South
  Heber City, Utah 84032
  435-714-2369
  "Thirty years experience repairing vintage electronics including vacuum tube and vibrator units"



• Charles Siegfried
  2530 Pleasant Hill Road
  Sebastopol, California 95472
  707-823-7927

Seatbelts

• Andover Auto / period style seatbelts / Columbia, Maryland

Speedometers

• North Hollywood Speedometer / speedometer repair / California
• Palo Alto Speedometer / speedometer and radio repair / California
• Speedometer.com / Texas

Upholstery

• World Upholstery / Santa Paula, California
• Ron's Restorations / Smyrna, Georgia
• Acme Auto Headlining / patterns for Webasto sunroofs and Ponton headliners / California
• GAHH / California
• KFZ-Technik GmbH / Klaus Hermann Mayer / www.cabrio.de / Germany
• 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

• Rhode Island Wiring / complete or partial wiring harnesses / Rhode Island

Woodwork

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

Ponton model-specific links

• Hartwig Mueller / Mercedes-Benz Salesman (1956-1964) / Germany
• Ponton Rallye Team / Type 220S sedan / Switzerland
• Pontons / Ron van Seventer / California
• Type W105 219 restoration / Håkan Johansson / Sweden
• Type W105 219 and more / Cédrix Gut / Belgium
• Type W120 180 / Rúnar Sigurjónsson / Iceland
• Type W120 180c / Harry Kakoulidis / Thessaloniki, Greece
• Type W121 190SL / Restoration
• Type W121 190SL / Picture Parts Catalog
• Type W180 220S and W128 220SE cabriolet / Silver Star Restorations / USA
• Type W180 220S / Bob Glasgow / USA
• Type W180 220S and W105 219 Ponton blog / Frank Mertens / Germany
• Type W180 220S / Mike Violette / USA
• Type W180 220S restoration / Marcelo Maulepes / Brazil
• Type W180 220S restorations / Olov Götheson / Sweden
• Type W180 220S restoration / Dag Storm Henriksen / Norway
• 50 Jahre Ponton / Michael Utsch / Germany

Other Mercedes-Benz models

• Type W110/W111/W112 "Heckflosse" (fintail) / Maarten van Eijck / Netherlands
• Felix Groebli's Car Photo Collection / memorable M-B photos / Switzerland
• Der Sternschuppen ("Star Shed") / Oldtimer M-B Friends / Netherlands
• Mercedes-Benz Owner's page / Richard Sexton / Canada
• UNIMOG Friends / vintage enthusiasts / incredible photos / Germany
• UNIMOG - A German Legend / Georg Wolfgang Schramm / Germany
• Eugen Böhringer / famous Mercedes-Benz rallye winner

Miscellaneous

• Binz / original builders of special bodied Mercedes-Benz Pontons
• Grille Badges / German badge specialist
• Hardware / Maryland Metric Hardware / metric hardware / Maryland
• Hardware / McMaster-Carr / easy to navigate and order
• Translations / English-German / German-English, etc.
• Benz Doc / collection of Mercedes-Benz miniatures, etc.
• Virtual Car Museum / Phil Seed / Netherlands
• Pastrami on Rye / automotive scrapbook, etc. / Jeff Miller / USA