1958 Mercedes-Benz
Type 220S Ponton sedan

Saint-Cloud (Paris), France

January 30, 2004 / Saint-Cloud, France

Data Card (Lieferschein) Nr. 11743

Chassis No.: 180010-8504861

Engine No.: 180924-8503733

Build/Body No.: A 180010-8502874

History and Overview of the Vehicle

Ordered by Delecroix in Paris, which was the exclusive Mercedes-Benz agent in France during the 1950s

First registered in January 1958

Original color: DB 125 - Perlgrau (Perl Grey)

Interior: Blue leather

Original options: Rear arm rest and windshield washing system

March 2004 / Saint-Cloud, France

Ownership History

2016 - present: owner #6 – from Niort, France

2010 - 2016: owner #5 – from Toulouse, France

2004 - 2010: owner #4 – from Paris, France (author of this web page)

1993 - 2004: owner #3 – from Normandy, France (who sold the sedan for a black W128 220 SE coupe with red leather interior)

1969 - 1993: owner #2 – A psychiatrist from Clermont-Ferrand, France

1958 - 1969: owner #1 – First owner, maybe a doctor

So, we have a French Mercedes-Benz, which probably did not run for many years and did not leave the country for decades. This Ponton was just waiting to be aroused from sleep.

July 31, 2004 / Mareil-Marly, France

Modifications

Repainted (poorly) in white — I still wonder why. A friend of mine thought it was because the Pearl Grey looked like a German military color.

Original fog lamps were removed and replaced by Marchal (French) lamps, themselves replaced with correct Bosch lamps

I have reinstalled an original fuel filter, an original interior rear view mirror and restored the shell, the fuel tank, the carburetors and the whole braking circuit has been rebuilt

December 26th, 2006 / 80 rue de Longchamp, Paris, France
Address is visible with Google Street View

In 2006, the car was repainted in the original DB 125 Pearl Gray paint. This is a photo taken on December 26, 2006 in front of the Mercedes-Benz dealer in Paris. More photos with the new paint are shown below.

DB 125 Pearl Gray paint ingredients

January 12, 2007 / Saint-Cloud, France

April 1, 2007 / Parc de Saint-Cloud, France

1958 Mercedes-Benz 220S interior with freshly re-dyed leather upholstery / December 2010

Photo uploaded December 3, 2015

Interior of the 220S after renovation: re-colorization of the original blue leather upholstery (respecting the correct shade of blue), new headliner, new varnish on the wood. The background was hidden, which was random and ugly. The photo looks sort of like a catalogue illustration this way.