1958 Mercedes-Benz 220 S Cabriolet (Ponton)
- Engine
- 2.2L inline-six with servo-assisted brakes
A 1958 Mercedes-Benz 220 S Cabriolet (Ponton), one of only approximately 20 produced in right-hand-drive form and among just eight believed to survive. First registered in London to its original owner, the car spent over four decades with a single Scottish family before changing hands via auction in 2014. It retains original leather, carpets, and a period His Master's Voice Radiomobile radio, and has been repainted to bare metal and mechanically refurbished in recent ownership.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €126,500 (≈ $139K)
- 1958 → 1970Factory deliveryDr Ian Mackenzie Munrofull documentation
First registered owner in London; original period registration documents confirm this. The car was among a very small number imported to the UK in right-hand-drive configuration.
- 1970-07-01 → 2013Private saleScottish familyfull documentation
Period registration documents record the July 1970 acquisition. The family kept the car for roughly 43 years, drove it to Stuttgart for a clutch replacement and service in 1974, and commissioned a sympathetic restoration in June 2009.
- 2014 →AuctionCurrent vendorpartial documentation
Purchased at an RM Sotheby's sale; used the car on touring events and had mechanical components including suspension and brakes refurbished. In 2017 arranged a full bare-metal repaint at Speedy Garage near Lausanne.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1974MechanicalMercedes-Benz Stuttgart
Clutch replacement along with a service and engine tuning, carried out at the Mercedes-Benz factory in Stuttgart.
The owners drove the car from Scotland to Stuttgart specifically for this work.
- 2009Restoration
A careful, sympathetic full restoration of the vehicle was undertaken.
- 2014Mechanical
Refurbishment of mechanical components including suspension and braking systems, carried out under the present owner's direction.
- 2017BodyworkSpeedy Garage
Complete bare-metal strip and full repaint of the bodywork.
Workshop located near Lausanne, Switzerland.
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