Mercedes-Benz Ponton Updates (2002)
Export News Service for the Foreign Agents of the
International Ponton Owners Group (
IPOG
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30-dec-2002 / update
Accelerator Pedal Rubber
page
30-dec-2002 / add list of tool kit contents to
Tool Kit
page
29-dec-2002 / update
Pontons For Sale
page / 1958 220S sedan
23-dec-2002 / add 4 advertisements to
Advertisements Page
23-dec-2002 / add
Fernando Del Valle's 1959 220S coupé
to Photo Gallery
22-dec-2002 / update
Ponton Swap Meet
page / ivory 190SL steering wheel
22-dec-2002 / add Ron van Seventer's web page to
Links
page
22-dec-2002 / update
Ron van Seventer's page
with two new photos
19-dec-2002 / update
Ponton Swap Meet
page / wanted: heater parts and Bakelite
19-dec-2002 / update
Ron van Seventer's page
with photo of another of his cars
18-dec-2002 / add
Eugene Emmer's story
to Ponton Extra! page
15-dec-2002 / update
Ponton Necropolis
page with photo from 1958 Lebanon war
12-dec-2002 / add photo of Brad Young's 1959 220S cabriolet to
Photo Gallery
07-dec-2002 / add photo of downtown Beirut, Lebanon to
Lebanon Taxi
page
07-dec-2002 / add "Bob's Carburetor Rebuild Services" to
Links
page
05-dec-2002 / update
Pontons For Sale
page / 1958 Type 219 sedan
05-dec-2002 / add 1955 Type 220a/220S Service Manual to
Swap Meet
page
05-dec-2002 / update
Hartwig Mueller's page
with new text and enhanced photos
03-dec-2002 / update
Rúnar Sigurjónsson's 1955 Type 180 restoration
page
02-dec-2002 / add Olov Götheson's 220S restoration site to
Links
page
30-nov-2002 / add
Henry Magno's distributor maintenance article
to Workshop page
29-nov-2002 / add photo of
Bob Gunthorp's grille badge collection
to Photo Gallery
25-nov-2002 / add photo of Bob and Connie Krause's 1960 190Db to
Photo Gallery
25-nov-2002 / add photo of Mickey Suen's 1959 220SE coupé to
Photo Gallery
25-nov-2002 / add new photo of
Ron van Seventer's 220S cabriolet
to his page
25-nov-2002 / add Type 220S coupé chrome trim to
Ponton Swap Meet
page
23-nov-2002 / add new photo of
Ron van Seventer
to his Photo Gallery page
23-nov-2002 / add Richard Priebe's 1959 220S sedan to
Photo Gallery
23-nov-2002 / add 1959 Type 190D to
Pontons for Sale
page
22-nov-2002 / add
Phil Bryan's 1959 190 sedan
to Photo Gallery
21-nov-2002 / add
1961 180b for sale (in India)
to Pontons For Sale page
20-nov-2002 / add
Scott Gordon's brake cylinder article
to Workshop page
19-nov-2002 / add
Bob Graham's 1960 190Db
to Photo Gallery
18-nov-2002 / add personal bio to
Graham van Heerden's
page
18-nov-2002 / update
Solex carburetor information on Technical Data
page
14-nov-2002 / add
Dearborn Automobile Co
to Links page
14-nov-2002 / add Bob Granger's 190SL to
Hartwig Mueller's
page
14-nov-2002 / add Nick Ratcliffe's 1960 Type 190b to
Photo Gallery
10-nov-2002 / add link to Graham van Heerden's new personal "
Mercseum
"
09-nov-2002 / add
1958 190SL hard top coupé
to Photo Gallery
08-nov-2002 / add
Ponton taxis in Lebanon
to Ponton Extra! page
08-nov-2002 / add Becker Mexico to
Ponton Radio
page
03-nov-2002 / add
Recirculating Ball Steering
page
30-oct-2002 / add Type 220a tire pressure gauge to
Tool Kit
page
29-oct-2002 / add Doug Broome's
Type 220S air filter article
to Workshop page
26-oct-2002 / add Sergio Nascimento's 1957 190 sedan to
Photo Gallery
26-oct-2002 / complete brochure annotation on
Hydrak Automatic Clutch
page
26-oct-2002 / update
Ponton Necropolis
page
25-oct-2002 / add hubcap to illustrate DB 158 paint code to
Color Chart
page
24-oct-2002 / add Hydrak brochure to
Hydrak Automatic Clutch
page
23-oct-2002 / add 1 photo to
Ramzi Saba's 1961 180b
page
22-oct-2002 / add Type 180b police car to
Variants Photo Gallery
20-oct-2002 / add
Hydrak Automatic Clutch
page
20-oct-2002 / add Andy Litkowiak's
seat belt installation guide
17-oct-2002 / update
Pontons For Sale
page / 1957 220S cabriolet
16-oct-2002 / add tire pressure gauge to
Tool Kit
page
16-oct-2002 / add Type 190SL tool kit to
Tool Kit
page
11-oct-2002 / add Ed Richardson's 1960 220SE coupé to
Photo Gallery
11-oct-2002 / update
Ponton Necropolis
page
11-oct-2002 / remove Cloisonné grille badge page from Ponton Extra! page
10-oct-2002 / update
Ponton Swap Meet
page / parts from various models
07-oct-2002 / update
Pontons For Sale
page / 1955 220a sedan
05-oct-2002 / update
Rúnar Sigurjónsson's 1955 Type 180 restoration
page
05-oct-2002 / add
Ponton Necropolis
page
01-oct-2002 / update
Ponton Swap Meet
page / 180D engine and transmission
01-oct-2002 / update
Manuals page
with fuel injection information
30-sep-2002 / add Steve Whiteside's 1959 220SE sedan to
Photo Gallery
29-sep-2002 / update
Bob Gunthorp's 1963 190b Binz wagon
page
29-sep-2002 / update
Hartwig Mueller's
page
28-sep-2002 / add
Webasto Roof Wind Deflector
page
25-sep-2002 / update
Bob Gunthorp's page
with personal history
25-sep-2002 / add search engine to main page
22-sep-2002 / add 1958 Type 219 sedan to
Photo Gallery
22-sep-2002 / include Andy Litkowiak's tool kit to
Tool Kit
page
22-sep-2002 / revise Historical Perspective section of the
Ponton Overview
page
22-sep-2002 / add
Diesel Engine Overview
to Workshop page
22-sep-2002 / add
Rúnar Sigurjónsson's 1955 Type 180 restoration
to Photo Gallery
19-sep-2002 / add restored Australian 1955 220a sedan to
Links
page
18-sep-2002 / add Christopher Craig's
Clock Removal page
to Workshop
16-sep-2002 / add
Christopher Craig's 1957 220S sedan
to Photo Gallery
15-sep-2002 / add Cloisonné grille badge page to Ponton Extra! page
15-sep-2002 / add amber fog lamps to
Fog Lamp Photo Essay
page
15-sep-2002 / add
modified 219 sedan in Belgium
to Variants Photo Gallery
14-sep-2002 / add
220S sedan from Suresnes, France
to Photo Gallery
14-sep-2002 / add
Ponton Taxis in Syria
to Ponton Extra! page
13-sep-2002 / update
Pontons For Sale
page / 1959 190D sedan
08-sep-2002 / add "Ponton Rallye Team" (Type 220S) to
Links
page
07-sep-2002 / add
To Travel is Better Than to Arrive
to Ponton Extra! page
07-sep-2002 / update
Thierry Savidan's 1958 190 and 1957 220S
page
06-sep-2002 / add
Type 220a sedan found in barn
to Photo Gallery
06-sep-2002 / update
Tool Kit
page
06-sep-2002 / add
Binz Kombi with Webasto roof
to Photo Gallery
06-sep-2002 / add
Ponton Extra!
page
05-sep-2002 / add
Bill Fulton's 1960 220SE coupé
to Photo Gallery
01-sep-2002 / add Eugen Böhringer's page to
Links
page
31-aug-2002 / add
Jack Kotrba's hitch hiker photo
to Photo Gallery
31-aug-2002 / add tribute to
Ray Ilich's 220S sedan
page
30-aug-2002 / add
accelerator pedal rubber
page to FAQ page
27-aug-2002 / add Lourenço Pinheiro's
1960 190b sedan
to Photo Gallery
26-aug-2002 / add Deutsche Marques Auto Museum to
Links page
25-aug-2002 / add
Andrew H Litkowiak's 1959 220S sedan
to Photo Gallery
24-aug-2002 / add photo of Ponton hearse to
Variants Photo Gallery
24-aug-2002 / add 2 photos to
Phil Goschnick's
page
24-aug-2002 / update
Pontons For Sale
page / 1959 190D sedan
23-aug-2002 / add JW Pancoast's
Webasto sunroof article
to Workshop page
22-aug-2002 / add Mercedes Enthusiast magazine to
Books and References
page
08-aug-2002 / update
Pontons For Sale
page / 1960 180Db sedan
07-aug-2002 / add
Jordan Gambirazio's 190b sedans
to Photo Gallery
04-aug-2002 / add
Arnout Hyde, Jr's story
to Ponton Extra! page
03-aug-2002 / update
Thierry Savidan's 1958 190 and 1957 220S
page
02-aug-2002 / add Kobus van der Westhuizen's 1956 Type 180 to
Photo Gallery
27-jul-2002 / add
Larry Hansen's 1960 190b
to Photo Gallery
26-jul-2002 / add OEM fog lamp availability information to
Fog Lamp
page
21-jul-2002 / update
Thierry Savidan's 1958 190 and 1957 220S
page
18-jul-2002 / add photo of 1959 220S radio blank to
Ponton Radio
page
16-jul-2002 / add Miguel Antonio Bravo's Mexican built 1961 190b to
Photo Gallery
12-jul-2002 / update
Pontons For Sale
page / add photos of 219 sedan
11-jul-2002 / update
Pontons For Sale
page / add photos of 220S sedan
06-jul-2002 / add
Oil Change Guide
to Workshop page
06-jul-2002 / add German accessories pamphlet to
Pamphlets and Brochures
page
06-jul-2002 / update
Ponton Swap Meet
page / two complete 220S sedan parts
03-jul-2002 / update
Pontons For Sale
page / 1959 220S and 1955 220a / Maryland
30-jun-2002 / add 190SL tire pressure gauge to
Tool Kit
page
26-jun-2002 / update
Pontons For Sale
page / 1959 219 / southwest Kansas
25-jun-2002 / add Harry Kakoulidis' 1962 180c site to
Links
page
24-jun-2002 / update
Pontonobilia
page
24-jun-2002 / update
Thierry Savidan's 1958 190 and 1957 220S
page
22-jun-2002 / update
Ponton Swap Meet
page / Jamie Towle's parts
22-jun-2002 / add strobe light timing settings to
Point Gap
page
22-jun-2002 / add photos of recent work to
Len Sokoloff's 220S cabriolet
page
22-jun-2002 / add 2 photos to
Scott Gordon's 220S cabriolet
page
22-jun-2002 / add
Spark Plug Gap
page
19-jun-2002 / update
Thierry Savidan's 1958 190 and 1957 220S
page
19-jun-2002 / add 190SL picture parts catalog to
Links
page
19-jun-2002 / add 190SL tool kit illustration / 14mm hex wrench to
Tool Kit
page
17-jun-2002 / update
Pontons For Sale
page / 2 separate 1960 190b sedans
12-jun-2002 / update
Color Chart
page with MBIG pamphlet
11-jun-2002 / update
Ponton Swap Meet
page / John Maple's 220S parts
11-jun-2002 / update
Pontons For Sale
page / 1959 180D / Manitoba, Canada
11-jun-2002 / update
Pontons For Sale
page / 219 and 220S / South Africa
11-jun-2002 / add
Fashion Island 2002
photos to Photo Gallery
09-jun-2002 / add 220b Heckflosse photo to
Pamphlets and Brochures
page
06-jun-2002 / add
Ignition Coil
page
05-jun-2002 / update
Ponton Swap Meet
page / Bob Graham's 190b/190Db parts
03-jun-2002 / add
Mercedes-Benz in Australia
page
03-jun-2002 / add
Phil Goschnick's 1959 220S sedan
to Photo Gallery
01-jun-2002 / add
1959 Type 190b
to Photo Gallery
01-jun-2002 / add production line photo to
Overview
page
28-may-2002 / add
Clutch Removal and Installation
page
27-may-2002 / update
Manual and Literature
page
26-may-2002 / update
UNIMOG Overview
page
26-may-2002 / add
Binz pick-up at Johannesburg airport
to Photo Gallery
25-may-2002 / add
UNIMOG Overview
page to FAQ page
24-may-2002 / add photo of
190 at Stuttgart airport
to Photo Gallery
24-may-2002 / add photo of
Austrian Campers
to Photo Gallery
24-may-2002 / add Helsinki trolley track greasing car to
Variants Photo Gallery
24-may-2002 / update contact information on
Data Card
page
22-may-2002 / update
Ulonite 105 reflector
page
22-may-2002 / add Miesen badge to
Variant Production Numbers
page
21-may-2002 / add
Ulonite 105 reflector
page
19-may-2002 / reactivate
Ray Ilich's 1959 220S sedan
page
19-may-2002 / combine Manual and
Literature
pages
18-may-2002 / add
Bill Fulton's 1959 220SE coupé
to Photo Gallery
18-may-2002 / add
Kevin Kuhn's 1958 220S sedan
to Photo Gallery
17-may-2002 / add
Tool Kit
page to Workshop page
14-may-2002 / add Service Manual part numbers to
Literature
page
13-may-2002 / add
Spare Parts Kit
to Workshop page
11-may-2002 / add
Scott Gordon's Hillsborough Concours d'Elegance story
09-may-2002 / add
Bruce Bristow's Sub-Frame Castor
to Workshop page
21-apr-2002 / update the
Pontonobilia
page
19-apr-2002 / modify price on
1959 190D for sale
to "make offer"
17-apr-2002 / update
Ponton Radio
page with more photos and descriptions
16-apr-2002 / add
Graham van Heerden's Mercedes-Benz Collection
page
15-apr-2002 / add Becker and Blaupunkt radio pages to
Links
page
06-apr-2002 / add
Ponton Radio
page to Workshop page
02-apr-2002 / update
Ponton Swap Meet
page
26-mar-2002 / update
Ponton Swap Meet
page
23-mar-2002 / update
Ponton Swap Meet
page
20-mar-2002 / add photo to
Thierry Savidan's 1958 190 and 1957 220S
page
19-mar-2002 / update
Ponton Swap Meet
page
17-mar-2002 / update
Alex Archbold's 1957 Type 219 restoration
page
13-mar-2002 / update
Ponton Swap Meet
page
03-mar-2002 / update
Ponton Swap Meet
page
02-mar-2002 / update
Pontons For Sale
page with 1961 180b sedan
02-mar-2002 / updated
Spark Plug
page to include Adenauer references
02-mar-2002 / add the
Mercedes Type 300 Adenauer
page
27-feb-2002 / add
Marcus Hopkins' 1957 190 sedan
to Photo Gallery
27-feb-2002 / add a few more brochures to
Pamphlets and Brochures
page
26-feb-2002 / update
Ponton Swap Meet
page
25-feb-2002 / include 2 photos of 1959 190D on
Pontons For Sale
page
25-feb-2002 / reduce price of 1958 180D on
Pontons For Sale
page
23-feb-2002 / add
Len Sokoloff's 1959 220S cabriolet
to Photo Gallery
21-feb-2002 / add
Eva and Scott Gordon's 1957 220S cabriolet
to Photo Gallery
20-feb-2002 / add
Vacuum Advance section
to Point Gap page
18-feb-2002 / add
Thierry Savidan's 1958 190 and 1957 220S
to Photo Gallery
15-feb-2002 / combine and annotate the
Pamphlets and Brochures
pages
10-feb-2002 / update
Pontons For Sale
page
09-feb-2002 / add production numbers to
Model Overview
page
09-feb-2002 / add
Point Gap
page
06-feb-2002 / add
Original Ponton Prices
page
06-feb-2002 / add
Condition Classification
page
06-feb-2002 / move site to new server (2nd time in 1 week)
02-feb-2002 / add DIY
Generator Wiring Harness
page
01-feb-2002 / add
PerTronix (Hall Effect) Ignition Kit
page
01-feb-2002 / add
Timing Chain Tensioner Maintenance
page
30-jan-2002 / add 2 photos to
Ramzi Saba's 1961 180b
page
30-jan-2002 / move website to new server
29-jan-2002 / add
David Willoughby's 1960 190Db Binz wagon
to Photo Gallery
26-jan-2002 / update
Pontons For Sale
page
23-jan-2002 / update
Ponton Swap Meet
page
20-jan-2002 / add
Martin Putnam's 220S sedan
to Photo Gallery
19-jan-2002 / update
Ponton Swap Meet
page
09-jan-2002 / update
Pontons For Sale
page
06-jan-2002 / add note regarding
Solex Carburetor names
to technical data page
05-jan-2002 / update link to
Igor Huygen's 220a
page
05-jan-2002 / add
Model Overview
page
03-jan-2002 / include advert for 1958 219 on the
Pontons For Sale
page
03-jan-2002 / add Dirk & Diana Cornelis'
2002 New Year Greetings
to Photo Gallery
01-jan-2002 / add photo of
Tom Shields' 1957 220S cabriolet
to Photo Gallery
01-jan-2002 / add 5 photos to
Ron van Seventer's
page
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