1956 mercedes 180D Ponton

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tauseefmutwahir (tauseefmutwahir) 2007-03-16 16:38:00 +0500 #1

commonly known as the PONTON, this merc has been with my mamoon for over 10 years now and just now he gotr around to restoring it. everything was sourced from either afghanistan or iran and some interior trim from germany and dubai..

take a look at some of these pics and ill upload some more later on..
thankks

WA5EEM (WA5EEM) 2007-03-16 16:44:00 +0500 #2

wah wah ... big respect going to your mamoo ... man your mamoo jaan must love this car ... it looks really nice for its age .. well restored .. i like it ..

psyb0rg (psyb0rg) 2007-03-16 16:52:00 +0500 #3

speechless

nofel (nofel) 2007-03-16 17:06:00 +0500 #4

cooool some more pics i want

usman666 (usman666) 2007-03-16 17:10:00 +0500 #5

a merc well kept...(Y)..is it kohat registered ? KT ?

psyb0rg (psyb0rg) 2007-03-16 17:16:00 +0500 #6

How come Afghanistan has so many hard-to-find parts? I don't get it....

Porsche_Maker (Porsche_Maker) 2007-03-16 17:25:00 +0500 #7

While having ride in this will give a real feeling of Pk Old Movies.

ateekt (ateekt) 2007-03-16 17:31:00 +0500 #8

"Kia baat hay"
(y) ...!

Alkazar (Alkazar) 2007-03-16 17:32:00 +0500 #9

Hats off to your mamoo!!!

Do I see a Panasonic battery in there?

psyb0rg (psyb0rg) 2007-03-16 17:36:00 +0500 #10

^^huh? Does it matter whether its Panasonic or any other brand?

Storm (Storm) 2007-03-16 18:25:00 +0500 #11

Sweet ride (Y) my dad had one in ISB (lent it to heis sister when we lived in KHI) but his nephew (my cousin)sold it without his permission by making duplicate papers.

nickatnite (nickatnite) 2007-03-16 18:30:00 +0500 #12

@tauseefmutwahir

A treat!.Great looking restoration!.

portage1 (portage1) 2007-03-16 18:32:00 +0500 #13

My Mamu got one in karachi too in silver color....same model....he got red interior...

Konichiwa (Konichiwa) 2007-03-16 18:35:00 +0500 #14

AMAZING

anonpak (anonpak) 2007-03-16 18:35:00 +0500 #15

If you're an antique nut you can still find a whole bunch of cars locked away in private garages. Afghanistan wasn't always the mess it is today. At one point they had more Mercedes Benz driving around than we did.

salman_m5 (salman_m5) 2007-03-16 20:23:00 +0500 #16

took some pics in dec 2006 in isb on fazl-e-haq road....sorry didn't know ma mobile camera was on black n white mode

psyb0rg (psyb0rg) 2007-03-17 02:55:00 +0500 #17

Black and white makes the pics look cool (Y)

Storm (Storm) 2007-03-17 03:06:00 +0500 #18

@salman_m5
sweet pictures (and yes they look better in B&W)

OmerArshad (OmerArshad) 2007-03-17 03:08:00 +0500 #19

Mashallah! Awesome ride

toofast (Ali) 2007-03-17 03:08:00 +0500 #20

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