The Mercedes-Benz 219 -57 blog
My newly restored Mercedes-Benz 219 -57 at Hornstull in Stockholm, Sweden, 13 October 2019
In this blog I will document the Ponton's "life after the restoration", i.e. trips, Mercedes-Benz club related activities we take part in as well as work on the car like improvements, repairs, adjustments etc. Stay tuned!
Mercedes-Benz Ponton microfiche workshop manuals
Enjoying my new Mercedes Ponton microfiches
Some of you may remember the microfiches. Some of you may even have used them. I used those myself when I had a W123 two decades ago. I liked them a lot, quick access and the material didn’t get dirty (only the microfiche reader but it’s easy to clean). But yes, the reader is a bit bulky.
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Skånelaholm Castle
Skånelaholm Castle
Thanks to a friend in my MB club I got to know about Skånelaholm Castle It’s a beautiful small castle, located close to a lake, not far away from Stockholm city.
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Re-taking a 60 years old picture
60 years differs between these two pictures with my mother and the Mercedes-Benz 219, who could believe that!
If you go to the article History of the car/Some more.... you'll find some pictures and a short story about a trip to Skåne that my mother, father and oldest sister did during the summer 1960.
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Reparking the SLK350
A trip with the 219 to repark the SLK350
Due to the corona virus situation I decided to keep the SLK350 deregistered.
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Featured in MB Journalen, the club magazine of Mercedes-Benz Klubben Sverige
My 219 in the first issue of MB Journalen 2020, the club magazine of Mercedes-Benz Klubben Sverige
In the blog I've earlier written about my and my mother's trip to Arlanda Flygsamlingar, arranged by Mercedes-Benz Klubben Sverige.
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