On the road with a hat in the Mercedes Benz 190 Ponton
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Summary
Between 1953 and 1962, Mercedes Benz produced almost 440,000 Ponton limousines with four-cylinder petrol and diesel engines. They were popular and remain so to this day. W 121 was the name of the fast 1.9-liter versions, which had good driving performance thanks to the engine from the 190 SL. This report looks back at the history of the Ponton-Mercedes and portrays an unrestored 190 model. The article is supplemented by many archive photos and the original brochure from the time.
This article contains the following chapters
- Easy to drive
- From the flower vase era
- The first prototype
- A milestone
- No half measures
- More powerful and faster
- Ideal vehicle for the inspector
- Popular classic car
- Further information
Estimated reading time: 7min
Preview (beginning of the article)
50 years ago, a man of the world still wore a hat. And this was not an obstacle when you sat down in your Ponton Mercedes, on the contrary, there was still air above the hat. You just had to keep the sunroof closed, otherwise the hat would be gone. Driving the 1960 Mercedes Benz 190 hardly requires any special prior knowledge. For newcomers, the steering wheel gearshift may take some getting used to, but it works precisely and effortlessly. The gearshift scheme is analogous to the center gearshift used elsewhere. Once the engine has been brought up to speed with a sensitive use of the choke and warmed up, it revs up willingly and pushes the 1260-kg 190 forward powerfully. Of course, you can't celebrate acceleration orgies with 80 hp, but who would want to do that in the round Mercedes of yesteryear?
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