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Ponton Drinks Colorado Kool-Ade, Thrives On Golden Roads

CptSevere — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:12:14 EDT

Just the level of technology I'm used to. Never had anything newer than 1974, probably never will. There's nothing on this car that is mystifying, confusing, or uses technological black magic that the average wrench like me couldn't figure out. Love it. Nice car.

CptSevere

Ponton Drinks Colorado Kool-Ade, Thrives On Golden Roads

valeriomassaro — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:04:16 EDT

My first car was a '62 190D. It was 1991, I was 15 she was 29 I learned alot that year. Especially to make sure that the the cap didn't fall off the glowplug indicator before yo put your finger on it. I had a scar for months.

valeriomassaro

Ponton Drinks Colorado Kool-Ade, Thrives On Golden Roads

akirachan — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:51:06 EDT

OH yeah, the elegance is oozing out of its faded paint and tattered "burberry" interior seat covers...I am really wondering why we cain't have this sort of "class" in a new car anymore. If the music scene is of any indication, it's not likely to recover, I suppose. Those old funk bands and blues guys had so much integrity and soul...just what we need for cars and music of today. Plastic is killing me.

akirachan

Ponton Drinks Colorado Kool-Ade, Thrives On Golden Roads

Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:52:38 EDT

@Murilee Martin:
@ash78:
I gotta say, not being a fan of Country and Western music, Jim Jones and the Jonestown mass suicide came to MY mind, and had me scratching my head in bewilderment. Thanks for the clarification, Murilee (Charles can be slow on the uptake...)

Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing

Ponton Drinks Colorado Kool-Ade, Thrives On Golden Roads

amblito — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:39:01 EDT

@ash78: Shake a stick at?

Cheers for the explanations.

amblito

Ponton Drinks Colorado Kool-Ade, Thrives On Golden Roads

Akbar Biberkopf — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:35:08 EDT

I saw a beautiful, 1972 280 convertible in the Cherry Creek neighborhood of Denver yesterday. Alas, no camera on me. I have seen it around town a number of times but never parked. Mint, and sans mileage badges which suggests it has very low mileage as old Mercedes owners like to brag about their miles - mine has 196,777 at the moment and gets me through every day.

Thanks for these photos, they make me proud of my town. Silly, huh?

Akbar Biberkopf

Ponton Drinks Colorado Kool-Ade, Thrives On Golden Roads

NovaloadMissesPolar — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:17:56 EDT

That's a grand old beauty.
I have a policy of consideration and respect to all old beauties like this--I'll stop to let them in front of me any time, I'll get out of their way, I will defer my yield to theirs. They have earned it.

NovaloadMissesPolar

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Slantsick goes hybrid: Burns Oil and Rubber — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:08:38 EDT

@Maymar: Might depend somewhat on how old you are.. I know that I didn't start having dependabilty issues until I began driving vehicles younger than me- of course I didn't start having those issues until I had a car other than a Dodge Dart, either. Hmmm...

Slantsick goes hybrid: Burns Oil and Rubber

Ponton Drinks Colorado Kool-Ade, Thrives On Golden Roads

Ash78 — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:55:28 EDT

@Murilee Martin: Hehehe, I know...saw your explanation, but wasn't sure if our English friend was unfamiliar with the expression in general. Lord knows those silly Brits have more expressions than you can...umm....they have a lot of expressions.

Ash78

Ponton Drinks Colorado Kool-Ade, Thrives On Golden Roads

FЯeeMan is slowly cЯawling out of the new commenting system — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:50:25 EDT

What did I miss? Where'd the Kool Ade reference come from?

Oh yeah, awesome car!

FЯeeMan is slowly cЯawling out of the new commenting system

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discontinuuity — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:50:18 EDT

Well, guess not.

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discontinuuity — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:49:58 EDT

Did the Gawker servers eat my comment again?

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discontinuuity — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:48:55 EDT

Thanks, Murilee, for posting the pictures. This Benz definitely makes an impact. When my friend first brought it back from his parents, everyone wanted a ride in it. Four college students crammed into the back seat does interesting things with the rear camber angles, and tends to bog down the little old four-banger.

I might have some more photos for you soon. It seems that this [jalopnik.com] IH Scout has moved on to greener pastures (or the Crusher), but another red one has taken it's place just around the corner, along with an early-Malaise-era Subaru coupe, tape stripes and all. At last count, there were about five IH Scouts around Golden, and untold amounts of Subarus of every vintage and oxidation level.

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Ponton Drinks Colorado Kool-Ade, Thrives On Golden Roads

Murilee Martin — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:47:19 EDT

@ash78: I didn't mean that kind of Kool-Ade.

Murilee Martin

Ponton Drinks Colorado Kool-Ade, Thrives On Golden Roads

voodoojoo — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:41:43 EDT

Boy, maybe Davey G. has just seeped into my mind, but I can't stop making Mr. Jalopy connections all through this post.

voodoojoo

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Mysterious Utility Bento — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:30:07 EDT

@Murilee Martin: It goes well with "Rocky Mountain Oysters"

Mysterious Utility Bento

Ponton Drinks Colorado Kool-Ade, Thrives On Golden Roads

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:26:50 EDT

Webasto Sunroof. Your man has iron balls.

Schm, preparing for the financalapocalypse, reading Camus and dreaming sweet dreams of G-Wagens and Facel Vegas. . .

Ponton Drinks Colorado Kool-Ade, Thrives On Golden Roads

Ash78 — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:24:28 EDT

@amblito: In general, drinking the Kool-Ade means something akin to "going along with the crowd" (especially on a fringe or cultish idea).

Look up Jonestown or Jim Jones for a more literal example.

Ash78

Ponton Drinks Colorado Kool-Ade, Thrives On Golden Roads

MeMikeYouNot — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:20:07 EDT

I'm amazed that it's somehow managed to hold onto the hood ornament after nearly 50 years. They usually get...ummm..."removed".

MeMikeYouNot

Ponton Drinks Colorado Kool-Ade, Thrives On Golden Roads

Murilee Martin — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:18:45 EDT

@amblito: "Colorado Kool-Ade" is Coors beer. Johnny Paycheck reference.

Murilee Martin

Ponton Drinks Colorado Kool-Ade, Thrives On Golden Roads

Isetta — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:13:14 EDT

Wow, really tiny gauges. This is another German car that I'm sure has that distinctive 'Old World' aroma. Nice.

Isetta

Ponton Drinks Colorado Kool-Ade, Thrives On Golden Roads

Maymar the technophobe — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:10:33 EDT

Does anyone do engineering with this kind of elegant flair anymore?

@clinto: Every DOTS I see gets me closer and closer to thinking that a car older than I am is a good idea for my only car. I'm not sure if that's bad or not.

Maymar the technophobe

Ponton Drinks Colorado Kool-Ade, Thrives On Golden Roads

mechimike — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:04:53 EDT

You could cover up every badge and emblem on that car, show it to someone who knew nothing about cars, had never driven a car, and lived on a small island off the coast of France, and they would be able to tell you the country of its origin. They might even mumble "Mercedes Benz", even though they had no idea why, and those two words had never before occurred to them to be juxtaposed.

mechimike

Ponton Drinks Colorado Kool-Ade, Thrives On Golden Roads

amblito — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:57:28 EDT

I'm still not entirely sure what 'drinking the Kool-Ade' means despite having looked it up.

Cool Ponton though.

amblito

Ponton Drinks Colorado Kool-Ade, Thrives On Golden Roads

clinto — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:56:14 EDT

The DOTS installments are causing me to seriously consider pressing the '69 Satellite back into daily driver status…….

Then I remember the hordes of retards asking me "if it's got a Heeeeeemi" at the gas station and the idea gets dropped.

clinto