Mercedes-Benz W120

Mercedes Benz W120

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Mercedes-Benz W120

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Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of automobiles, buses, coach es, and trucks. It is currently a division of the parent company, Daimler AG , after previously being owned by Daimler-Benz....
W120 and W121 "Ponton

Mercedes-Benz Ponton

The Ponton was Daimler-Benz's first totally-new Mercedes-Benz series of passenger vehicles produced after World War II. In July 1953, the cars replaced the pre-war-designed Mercedes-Benz W136 series and were the bulk of the automaker's production through 1959, though some models lasted through 1962....
" cars were produced from 1953 through 1962. They were sold under the "180" and "190" model names. The Ponton models were replaced by the W110 "Fintail"

Mercedes-Benz W110

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Mercedes-Benz W110

The W110 "Mercedes-Benz Heckflosse" was Mercedes-Benz's line of midsize four-cylinder automobiles in the mid-1960s. The line was introduced with the 190c and 190Dc sedan in April, 1961, replacing the Mercedes-Benz W120 and Mercedes-Benz W121....
models beginning in 1961. The 180 was the first 'small' Mercedes, it can be thought as the C-class of that era. Mercedes-Benz would return to this market segment in 1982 with the 190E. The W121 190 was the E-class of the time. All the 'Ponton' generation models looked very similar in appearance, one could not clearly identify even a 220SE from a 180, only after seeing its larger size and chrome touches was it possible to identify it as a different model. This was the only generation in which all models looked incredibaly similar, though the 300 was exclusive.

A roadster variant, the R121, better known as the 190SL

Mercedes-Benz 190SL

The Mercedes-Benz 190SL was a two door Grand tourer convertible with a removable hardtop. It was produced by Mercedes-Benz between May 1955 and February 1963....
, was produced from 1955 to 1963.

Mercedes also produced 6-cylinder Ponton models, the larger W128

Mercedes-Benz W128

The Mercedes-Benz W128 was a 6-cylinder automobile that was available in sedan , coupe, or Cabriolet car body style and produced from October, 1958 to August, 1959 ....
/W180

Mercedes-Benz W180

The Mercedes-Benz W180 is a 6-cylinder sedan , coup?, and convertible made from 1954 to 1959. The models associated with the W180 chassis code were the 220a and 220S....
220s.

Models

Type	Chassis code	Years	Model	Engine	Number built
W120 sedan	W120.010	1953–1957	180	1.8 L M121 I4 Straight-4 The straight-4 or inline-4 engine is a four cylinder internal combustion engine with all four cylinder mounted in a straight line along the crankcase....	52,186
		1957–1959	180a		27,353
		1959–1961	180b		29,415
		1961–1962	180c		9,280
	W120.110	1953–1959	180D	1.8 L OM636 Diesel Diesel Diesel or diesel fuel in general is any fuel used in diesel engines. The most common is a specific fractional distillation of petroleum fuel oil, but alternatives that are not derived from petroleum, such as biodiesel, biomass to liquid or gas to liquid diesel, are increasingly being developed and adopted.... I4 Straight-4 The straight-4 or inline-4 engine is a four cylinder internal combustion engine with all four cylinder mounted in a straight line along the crankcase....	116,485
		1959–1961	180Db		24,676
		1961–1962	180Dc	1.8 L OM621 Diesel Diesel Diesel or diesel fuel in general is any fuel used in diesel engines. The most common is a specific fractional distillation of petroleum fuel oil, but alternatives that are not derived from petroleum, such as biodiesel, biomass to liquid or gas to liquid diesel, are increasingly being developed and adopted.... I4 Straight-4 The straight-4 or inline-4 engine is a four cylinder internal combustion engine with all four cylinder mounted in a straight line along the crankcase....	11,822
W121 sedan	W121.010	1956–1959	190	1.9 L M121 I4 Straight-4 The straight-4 or inline-4 engine is a four cylinder internal combustion engine with all four cylinder mounted in a straight line along the crankcase....	61,345
	W121.010	1959–1961	190b	1.9 L M121 I4 Straight-4 The straight-4 or inline-4 engine is a four cylinder internal combustion engine with all four cylinder mounted in a straight line along the crankcase....	28,463
	W121.110	1958–1959	190D	1.9 L Diesel Diesel Diesel or diesel fuel in general is any fuel used in diesel engines. The most common is a specific fractional distillation of petroleum fuel oil, but alternatives that are not derived from petroleum, such as biodiesel, biomass to liquid or gas to liquid diesel, are increasingly being developed and adopted.... I4 Straight-4 The straight-4 or inline-4 engine is a four cylinder internal combustion engine with all four cylinder mounted in a straight line along the crankcase....	20,629
	W121.110	1959–1961	190Db	1.9 L OM621 Diesel Diesel Diesel or diesel fuel in general is any fuel used in diesel engines. The most common is a specific fractional distillation of petroleum fuel oil, but alternatives that are not derived from petroleum, such as biodiesel, biomass to liquid or gas to liquid diesel, are increasingly being developed and adopted.... I4 Straight-4 The straight-4 or inline-4 engine is a four cylinder internal combustion engine with all four cylinder mounted in a straight line along the crankcase....	61,309
					Notes
R121 Roadster Mercedes-Benz 190SL The Mercedes-Benz 190SL was a two door Grand tourer convertible with a removable hardtop. It was produced by Mercedes-Benz between May 1955 and February 1963....	121.040 hardtop	1955–1961	190SL Mercedes-Benz 190SL The Mercedes-Benz 190SL was a two door Grand tourer convertible with a removable hardtop. It was produced by Mercedes-Benz between May 1955 and February 1963....	1.9 L M121 I4 Straight-4 The straight-4 or inline-4 engine is a four cylinder internal combustion engine with all four cylinder mounted in a straight line along the crankcase....	921 engine
	121.040 hardtop	1962–1963			928 engine
	121.042 soft top	1955–1961			921 engine
	121.042 soft top	1962–1963			928 engine

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