Mercedes-Benz Ponton Links

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Parts

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Mercedes-Benz Classic Center / Irvine, California, USA
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Manufacturer-operated / OEM Parts / Factory Service & Restoration / Owner Assistance
1-866-622-5277 (toll-free) classicparts@mbusa.com

Caliber Motors / authorized dealer / new OEM parts / 800-252-6877 / California
Miller's Mercedes / independent Ponton specialist / new OEM parts / worldwide shipping / on-line catalog and ordering / California and North Carolina
OEM Parts at Wholesale Prices / part number required / MB of Annapolis, Maryland
M.B. Spares & Service / John Green / worldwide shipping / Australia
Niemöller / new OEM parts / catalog / worldwide shipping / Germany
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
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Mercedes-Benz Ponton ignition keys were originally made by Neiman while the door and trunk keys were originally supplied by Huf and Ymos.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

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

Ponton Production Data / Germany
Hartwig Mueller / Mercedes-Benz Salesman (1956-1964) / Germany
Ramzi Saba / Classic Mercedes-Benz Blog / Beirut, Lebanon
Pontons / Ron van Seventer / California
Type W105 219 restoration / Håkan Johansson / Sweden
Type W105 219 and more / Cédrix Gut / Belgium
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 restorations / Olov Götheson / Sweden
Type W180 220S restoration / Dag Storm Henriksen / Norway

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
Virtual Car Museum / Phil Seed / Netherlands
Pastrami on Rye / automotive scrapbook, etc. / Jeff Miller / USA
Website Goodies / broken link checker

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