Single ownership for 32 years.

Registration No: 3524 BPChassis No: WDB190R1210108504731MOT: Exempt

A rare and desirable UK supplied RHD 'Ponton' saloon in good order throughout
Supplied to Mrs Rogerson of Billingshurst, a relative of 'Bentley Boy' Woolf Barnato
In current long-term, careful ownership since June 1994
Benefiting from works in 2023 with only c.200 miles covered since
Supplied with history file, sundry invoices, 1958 buff logbook and current V5C

A reference to the pontoon-inspired styling defined by the fully-integrated wings and rectangular footprint, the Ponton launched in 1953 with the W120 that offered four-cylinder petrol and diesel engines.

Presented in August of that year and marketed as the Typ 180 after the engine displacement, the bulbous three-box saloon was the very first unibody Mercedes-Benz passenger car.

Unusually modern for that era, it was lighter and more rigid than its forerunners thanks to the body-frame integral construction.

Fitted with double ...