Vehicle Description
The Mercedes-Benz W121, introduced in 1956, is powered by a 1.9
litre M121 engine. It sold as the Mercedes-Benz 190 through to 1961
with this car built in the last year of production where some 8,864
were built with a small fraction being righthand drive examples.
This charming example was first registered in the UK on 15th May
1961 and retains its original registration number. It has had four
keepers in total with the current vendor purchasing the car in
2013. The previous owner, Ronald Sweeney, acquired the car in 2009
with the prior owner, a Dr. Anton Gilbert Sebastianpillai of
Surbiton, Surrey buying the car on 6th March 1999 with the first
owner, A.A. Jones keeping the car from new until 1999, a total of
some 38 years. Included in the file are a sheath of bills and
invoices from its time in Surbiton and further bills are included
from Mercedes-Benz main dealer Malaya in Crawley, West Sussex, from
the late 1990s and bills from main dealer Mercedes-Benz Chester in
2011. The car was restored prior to 2014 as it was featured in the
June 2014 issue of Gazette, the official Mercedes-Benz Club
magazine, a copy of which is included in the cars history file. The
article reports that the car was in quite good condition before
work commenced and confirmed it was rare to find one in such good
condition. The wings and other parts were removed and repaired, not
replaced, and any slight rust was dealt with and re-sprayed in
Himalayan grey metallic which is in very good condition throughout.
Many of the seals were replaced as well as the rubbers around the
doors and boot lid. The interior was good and was left as is and is
in very good condition with the seats in dark red with grey floor
mats and Bakerlite interior door cappings. The headlining,
chromeworks are all in very good condition. The boot boasts a full
size spare along with a jack. Supplied with two sets of original
keys, it also comes with its original plastic wallet and original
owners manual as well as its original service book. Interestingly,
the service booklet has handwritten service interval notes from
1961, believed to be carried out by the first owner, Mr. Jones
until 2009 where subsequent owners added notes through to 2012. In
total, some 30 service records and mileage have been recorded each
time. Further documents include 17 MoT test certificates with the
oldest dating back to 1978 showing 66,843 miles and a current item
valid until June 2018 with no advisories showing 71,184 miles. A
further two owners workshop manuals complete the history file. A
rare and charming car, this 190 Ponton is in fantastic condition
and drives well. With a detailed history file and low ownership
history, this car is highly usable and practical with ample boot
space for luggage; this Mercedes-Benz can be enjoyed by the whole
family. For sale by auction on Saturday 23 September 2017 with
Historics at Brooklands, Brooklands Motor Racing Circuit,
Weybridge, Surrey, Call 01753 639170
