Mercedes-Benz Ponton

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The Ponton series was Mercedes-Benz's first totally-new automobile series after World War II. The cars replaced the pre-war-designed Type 170 series in July of 1953 and were the bulk of the automaker's production through 1959, though some models lasted in production through 1962.

The nickname comes from the German word for "pontoon" and refers to one definition of pontoon fenders.

There were essentially four types of Ponton cars:

• Four-cylinder sedans
  • 1953–1962 W120 — 180, 180a, 180b
  • 1956–1961 W121 — 190, 190b
• Four-cylinder roadsters
  • 1955–1962 W121 — 190SL
• Six-cylinder sedans
  • 1956–1959 W105 — 219
  • 1954–1959 W180 — 220a, 220S
  • 1958–1960 W128 — 220SE
• Six-cylinder cabriolets
  • 1956–1959 W180 — 220S
  • 1958–1960 W128 — 220SE

[edit] References

• Mercedes-Benz Pontons. MBZPonton.Org. Retrieved on November 30, 2005.

[edit] External link

• Pontons picture