Wiking 099098 – Set “The grand Ponton – Mercedes”

This is how “the good star” arrived at new Benz drivers

Following their careful placement on the car transporter, the highly polished limousines were sent on their way from Stuttgart to the dealerships and their buyers who awaited their arrival with bated breath. This was the exact scenario in the sixties, when Mercedes-Benz Ponton models came to be the status symbols that anyone succeeding in Germany’s revitalised economy longed to own. This is the story told by the limited edition theme set that WIKING is making available to collectors in the April delivery. “The Grand Ponton Mercedes” is the title the traditional model makers chose to relate a piece of automotive history in post-war Germany. Three meticulously imprinted and intricately crafted Mercedes-Benz vehicles demonstrate the ability of the freshly revitalised moulds that were created under the auspices of WIKING founder Fritz Peltzer to create fascinating miniatures and monuments to model making. Including a car transporter whose flanks attest to the glory of the Stuttgart auto brand, this contemporary long-hood semi-trailer adds a magnificent model theme to the collections of ambitious WIKING fans. The trio making up the load hauled by the car transporter consists of the Ponton limousine and two companion convertibles – one with the top up and one with the top down. WIKING has once again managed to keep the automotive feeling of the late fifties alive and to tie this new model in seamlessly with their own tradition as model makers.

Mercedes-Benz car transport semi-trailer: Driver’s cab in light azure blue, interior and chassis with tow hook and wheel rims in black. Fifth wheel plate silver. Trailer chassis with superstructure, axle mounting and loading ramp in light azure blue. Radiator grille with struts painted silver. Driver’s cab doors with white Mercedes-Benz star. Semi-trailer with white lettering “Your good star on every street” and Mercedes-Benz lettering.Mercedes-Benz 220 limousine: Body dark turquoise with clear varnish finish, interior olive grey with light ivory steering wheel. Chassis and narrow radiator grille finished with chrome silver. Wheels dark turquoise. Headlamps as well as window border painted silver. Side ornamental strips, as well as window frames likewise painted silver. Rear Mercedes-Benz star as well as model designation “220S” and underscore imprinted silver. Wheels, likewise with embellishment and Mercedes-Benz star silver imprinted. Tail lights hand-painted carmine red. Front indicators on fenders painted silver. Mercedes-Benz 220 S convertible: Body graphite grey with clear varnish finish. Chassis and radiator grille finished with chrome silver. Wheel graphite grey. Redesigned interior traffic red with light ivory steering wheel. Headlamps painted silver. Side ornamental strips, as well as window frames likewise painted silver. Rear Mercedes-Benz star as well as model designation “220 S” with underscore imprinted silver. Wheels, likewise with embellishment and Mercedes-Benz star silver imprinted. Tail lights hand-painted carmine red. Front indicators imprinted on the fenders in silver. Tyres imprinted with white walls rings.Mercedes-Benz 220 S convertible top down: Black body with clear varnish finish, chassis and radiator grill finished with chrome silver. Matt black roof. Wheels black. Interior traffic red with light ivory steering wheel. Headlamps painted silver. Ornamental strips on the sides painted silver. Rear Mercedes-Benz star as well as model designation “220 S” with underscore imprinted silver. Wheels, likewise with embellishment and Mercedes-Benz star silver imprinted. Tail lights hand-painted carmine red. Front indicators imprinted on the fenders in silver. Tyres imprinted with white walls rings.