MERCEDES-BENZ, The 1950s Ponton Series: From the 180 Sedan to the 220SE Cabriolet

By Bernd S. Koehling

The Mercedes 180 W120 Ponton Sedan , launched in 1953, was a gamble, because Daimler-Benz did not know, how its more conservative clientele would react. Luckily the car turned into a big hit and one year later, its six-cylinder sibling was born. This 220-page book gives you all the essential facts about the four- and six-cylinder ponton series. These are some of the topics covered: you will read about the complete development and history of each model from the 180D to the 220SE cabriolet a comprehensive Buyer's Guide can help you to find the model that suits you best chassis number and data card are explained in great detail. It helps you to find out how your car was equipped, when it left the factory it looks at their value changes from 2009 until March 2017 over 130 recent, non-Daimler AG color photos highlight many interesting and unique features, this includes pictures of the suspension it deals with rare cars such as the South African 180 "Bakkie" it talks about the ponton coach-built versions, among them two unique coach-built six-cylinder cars and it discusses the rare and not always understood Hydrak semi-automatic A separate chapter covers the cars' technical features and production history. Why is this book not available as hard cover? Even today with modern digital printing services available, books with many color photos are expensive to produce. This book comes with over 220 high quality photos, some 130 of them in color, and would cost retail as hardcover version over US$ 70 (or the corresponding amount in ? or e), which the author finds excessive. That is why the choice to offer the more reasonable to produce soft cover option. Thank you for your understanding.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1545155305
• ISBN13: 9781545155301
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 229 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.6" x 0.5" x 6.7"