Well it is just a nickname, over here in Oz we call them Roundies.
Hendrik
with the Beirut Taxi
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Canfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 12:18 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Bad car names (was: Re: The Wave)
Yeah....Cool....But still a very strange name.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 9:07 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Bad car names (was: Re: The Wave)
A ponton is a style of Mercedes from the mid 50's to very early 60's I
do believe, they are called that because they look like pontoon bridges
from ww2.
