1957 Mercedes Benz 220 S


1957 Mercedes Benz 220S Cabriolet

Silver Exterior Dark Red Leather Interior with Correct Pattern and Carpeting Seat Belts Original Radio Speaker Grill Very Nice Chrome White Steering Wheel Black Canvas Top $92,000




The Ponton Was Daimler-Benz's First Totally-New Mercedes-Benz Series of Passenger Vehicles Produced After World War II. In July 1953, The Cars Replaced the Pre-War-Designed Type 170 Series and Were the Bulk of the Automaker's Production Through 1959, Though Some Models Lasted Through 1962. The Nickname Comes From the German Word For "Pontoon" and Refers to One Definition of Pontoon Fenders. There Were Essentially Four Types of Ponton Cars. Note the "D" Designates a Diesel Engine, and the Suffix "B" and/or "C" are Body Variants Introduced After the Middle of 1959. "Ponton" (1954) The W180 Line Debuted in 1954, and is the First Lineup of "Ponton" Models Associated With the Mercedes-Benz S-Class. The W180 Featured Six-Cylinder Sedan, Coupé, and Convertible Models, and Was Produced Until 1957. The Later W128 Lineup, Introduced in the Mid-To-Late 1950's, Was the Last to be Associated With The "Ponton" Name. It Featured the 220A, 219 (W105), 220S, and 220SE Models (Sedan, Coupé, and Cabriolet) Powered by a 2.2L Straight-6. The "Ponton" Designation Referred to Pontoon Fenders, a Stylistic Feature on the W180/W128 models. The "Ponton" Lineup Included Four and Six-Cylinder Models, But Only the Six-Cylinder W180 and W128 Lines are Considered Part of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class Chronology, As They Were the Most Powerful "Ponton" Versions Available. Both "Ponton" Models Were Mercedes' First Without a Conventional Frame, Using a Unitized Body/Frame Construction. Model Nomenclature In Early Mercedes-Benz History, The "S-Class" Designation Was Used Colloquially, Referring to the Letter "S" Which Designated Most of the Larger Six-Cylinder Powered Vehicles in the Company's Lineup (But Not The Luxurious V8-Powered 600 Limousine). In Typical Mercedes-Benz Fashion Introduced in the Late 1920's, The Traditional Designation of Each Car Consisted of Three Numbers Indicating Engine Size (Up to 770 in the 1930's), and Optional Letters Indicating Either Engine Features ("260D" Since the First Diesel of 1936) or Body Styles ("K" for Kompressor [Typically a Roots Compressor] as in the 1930's 500K or 540K). After World War II, These Codes Were Often Carried Over From One Generation to the Next. In Some Early Cases, as in the W180/128 "Ponton" Models of the 1950's, the "S" Was Applied to Vehicles Requiring Premium Fuel ("Super" in Germany) Due to the Higher Compression Ratio and Output of the Company's Top-Of-The-Line Six-Cylinder Engines. In 1959, The "Ponton" Body Was Replaced by the New 220Sb "Fintail" With Standard Body (Einheitskarosserie). The Letters Stem From German Terminology. For Example, 500SEL Denotes an S-Class (Sonderklasse) sedan With an Engine Size of About 5,000 ccm, With Fuel Injection (Einspritzung) and a Long Wheelbase (Lang). Note That The "S" and "L" in "SEL" Are Not Equal to Those in "SL" (Sport Leicht); The SL Roadsters Are Not S-Class Vehicles. In German, the Flagship Vehicles are Referred to as Die S-Klasse. Mercedes-Benz is a German Manufacturer of Luxury Automobiles, Buses, Coaches, and Trucks. It is Currently a Division of the Parent Company, Daimler AG (Formerly DaimlerChrysler AG), After Previously Being Owned by Daimler-Benz. Mercedes-Benz Has it's Origins in Karl Benz's Creation of the First Petrol-Powered Car, The Benz Patent Motor-Wagon, Patented in January 1886, and by Gottlieb Daimler and Engineer Wilhelm Maybach's Conversion of a Stagecoach by the Addition of a Petrol Engine Later That Year. The Mercedes Automobile Was First Marketed in 1901 by Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft. The First Mercedes-Benz Brand Name Vehicles Were Produced in 1926, Following the Merger of Karl Benz's and Gottlieb Daimler's Companies Into the Daimler-Benz Company. Mercedes-Benz Has Introduced Many Technological and Safety Innovations That Have Become Common in Other Vehicles Several Years Later. Trademark Origins The Design of The Mercedes-Benz Signature Logo Was Described by the USPTO With Three Aspects, 1) Stars With Three Points (Celestial Bodies, Natural Phenomena, Geographical Maps — Stars, Comets), 2) Garlands, Wreaths, Bands, Borders or Frames Made of Plants (Plants — Decorations Made of Plants), and 3) Circular or Elliptical Seals (Heraldry, Flags, Crowns, Crosses, Arrows, and Symbols — Seals). Daimler-Benz Elaborates on Their Use of the New Logo and it's Representations in Their 1928 Application. Based Upon Their Description, it Appears They Combined Design Elements From Each Automobile Company to Create a New Logo Reflecting Each Company's Legacy. They Stated That the Trademark Was Applied to Goods in Their Business Since October 1926 With the Trademark, "Having Been Used in the Business of the Applicant's Predecessors and in the Business of Applicant, Continuously Since the Following Dates. The Word Mercedes Since December 1900; the Word Benz Since July 1896; the Representation of a Three-Pointed Star Since 27 June 1909, the Representation of a Wreath of Laurel Since September, 1909." In Their U.S. Trademark Application, Daimler-Benz Stated That Their Trademark Was Registered in Germany on 28 August 1928 With an Application Date of 21 August 1926. U.S. Trademark Registration Was Granted on 28 July 1931. Its Current Status is Registered and Renewed With the Latest Owner Listed as Daimler AG of Stuttgart, Germany. Mercedes-Benz is Currently Owned by Daimler AG in Germany.