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Originally Posted by mbgingerbread
Hello Wbain;
I am confused: I had a 61 220sb which had fins. The car I am looking at is being sold as a 1961 but it's obvious-no fins. Do you think that this car was titled as a 61 in spite of the fact that according to the Ponton page the 190b was produced from 1956-59?
Turner
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There is an overlap between pontons and Heckflkossen (fintails). You can even find 1962 180 gas cars and diesels with ponton bodies and later 190 gas and diesel engines! MB brought out the later gas and diesels the M121 and diesel OM621 series in response to the need for more power and acceleration. So some 180 series and 190 series have the later engines, pontons included.
1961 is the year of the change over. I have had 190 fintails and pontons, in fact I'm selling two diesel pontons since I have run out of room.
Trust me, unless they've been kablammed in an accident or rusted to death, they are sturdy.
strelnik