Ron van Seventer's Mercedes-Benz Vehicles

A gathering of the Not Quite Ready For Concours (NQRFC) group at the Palo Alto Concours d'Elegance

Ron playing in László's shop "I.P. Benz" in Mountain View, California — the shop closed when László retired

Ron with his 1961 W121 190b Ponton with Webasto sliding sunroof.
Off to the left is his 1968 W110 Type 230 fintail sedan.

Interior of the 1961 190b — note the Bakelite window surround and the wood dash top
(typical of the Type 190 sedans) and the optional leather upholstery

The proud Mercedes-Benz owner! This is a 1960 190b. Ron never got into stamp collecting, so he focused on Mercedes-Benz instead. Sheet metal (doors, hoods, bits and pieces) have been organized along the perimeter of the back yard. The blue wagon on the right is a Volvo model 145.

Ron's W124 300TE — There are still a few Mercedes-Benz in the collection not shown here

Ron (far right) and friends (Jurgen Klockmann in the middle) with a 300SL "Gullwing" coupé.
The gentleman on the left was restoring his 220S cabriolet (in Jurgen's garage).

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Photo submitted: December 19, 2002

1985 W123 280TE wagon. Ron writes, "Note the Oregon license plate. It was brought over from Germany by a guy from Oregon who owned it in Portland for a few years. Also, a local chap had it here (Palo Alto, California) for a few years before I bought it."

The 280TE has the "European preferences" of a five-speed standard transmission, manual windows, and cloth seats. However, it has air conditioning and cruise control and even dashboard-controlled headlamp height adjustments. I bought it as the third owner in 1997 for about the cost that the first owner paid to have the DOT/EPA work done."

Ron's 220S cabriolet "project car" being transported to its new owner in December, 2002

Type 180Db / 190Db Ponton taxis. Len Sokoloff's house (North Carolina) was grafted to the top of Albrecht Stachel's Brooklyn Motoren Werke (Wisconsin). Photo-collage concept by Ron van Seventer, circa 2002.