Mercedes-Benz Ponton (W120 / W180) 0.40

MERCEDES-BENZ PONTON 2.0

The 1950s Mercedes, saloon and cabriolet, from the everyday 180 to a hopping lowrider.

For BeamNG.drive 0.40

The W120 / W180 "Ponton" as a full BeamNG car: its own body on the Burnside's running gear, every panel a part of its own,

BeamNG engines and gearboxes, working lights, gauges, mirrors and glass. Now with a cabriolet body and 18 versions.

WHAT'S NEW IN 2.0

- 220 S Cabriolet: the W180 convertible, top folded down, made from the saloon (own body, longer doors, folded hood).

- 13 new versions (18 in total): 220 SE saloon and cabriolet, 180 D Taxi, 220 S Polizei, AMG Cabriolet, Lowrider,

  Rat, German Tuning, Cabriolet 4x4, Gasser, Drift, and two "Fatiguée" (tired but drivable) cars.

- Lowrider hydraulics: hop, raise and lower the car, front, rear or each side, from the keyboard (see GOOD TO KNOW).

- Real boot-lid scripts: chrome "180", "180 D", "220 S" and "220 SE" numerals, placed as on the real cars.

- Polizei: green and white with POLIZEI on the doors and boot, old round blue beacon, German two-tone siren.

- Doors, bonnet and boot now open fully and stay open (the front doors used to catch on the wings, the lids fell shut).

- Mirrors: flat glass, aimed for the driver, interior mirror shows the rear window.

- Fixes: speckled sun visors, the cabriolet's rear shelf, wheel-well clearance, a few missing materials.

GETTING STARTED

1. Remove "Mercedes-Benz Ponton 1.0.zip" from your mods folder if you have it.

2. Drop "Mercedes-Benz Ponton 2.0.zip" into your BeamNG mods folder, without unzipping it.

3. Vehicle selector > Mercedes-Benz > Ponton, and pick one of the versions.

THE VERSIONS

Saloons

180 (1956)                  1.9 L four, 4-speed column shift. The plain one.

180 D Taxi                  The German taxi of the 1950s: 40 hp diesel, black, taxi sign.

180 Fatiguée                Tired but drivable: faded paint, a junkyard door, a primer wing, dull chrome, worn engine,

                            soft springs.

220 S (1957)                2.2 L six, 4-speed column shift.

220 SE (1959)               Fuel-injected 2.2 L six, whitewall tyres, metallic paint.

220 S Polizei (1960)        Green and white, POLIZEI stickers, round blue beacon, German two-tone siren.

220 S Offroad 4x4           Turbo six, four-wheel drive with a low range, lockable differentials, rally springs, mud tyres,

                            skid plate.

AMG 6.2 (restomod)          6.2 L AMG V8 swap, 7-speed automatic, lowered on 19" wheels, body kit, matte black.

Gasser (drag)               1960s drag gasser: straight front axle nose up, big V8 with four carbs, drag automatic, spool,

                            28" slicks.

Drift                       V8 with a 4-speed column-shift manual, welded diff, lowered race suspension, 17" drift tyres.

Cabriolets

220 S Cabriolet (1958)      2.2 L six, 4-speed column shift, top folded down.

220 SE Cabriolet (1959)     Fuel-injected six, whitewall tyres, metallic paint: the luxury Ponton.

AMG 6.2 Cabriolet           The AMG restomod without a roof.

Lowrider                    Hydraulics, 14" chrome wires and whitewalls, candy paint, V8 automatic.

Rat                         Primer patchwork, chrome blacked out, slammed on black steelies and redlines, V8 with straight pipes.

Tuning                      1980s German tuner style: gold mesh wheels, lowered, twin carbs, disc brakes, bucket seats.

Cabriolet 4x4               Top-down safari: 4x4 with low range, lifted rally springs, mud tyres, skid plate.

Cabriolet Fatiguée          The tired one, without a roof.

THE CAR

- Body in separate parts: doors, bonnet, boot, wings, bumpers, grille, lamps, glass. They dent, hang and come off in a crash.

- Doors, bonnet and boot open and close.

- Headlights, tail lights and indicators work, with real light on the road.

- Dashboard with a working ribbon speedometer (digital display in the AMGs).

- Interior and door mirrors that reflect.

- Glass that breaks, with flying shards: the side windows shatter away, the windscreen and rear window crack and cave in.

- Licence plates that change with your settings.

- Seats for a driver, a passenger and the rear bench.

- AI traffic and autopilot drive it like any other car.

PARTS TO SWAP (Parts Selector)

Bodies          saloon, cabriolet

Engines         1.9 L four, 180 D diesel, 2.2 L six (carburettor, fuel injection, tuned twin carbs, tired),

                side-valve and OHV V8s (252, 274, 313, 423 cui), 6.2 L AMG V8

Gearboxes       3- and 4-speed manuals (column or floor shift), 2- and 3-speed automatics, drag automatic, 7-speed AMG automatic

Tuning          intakes, carburettors, turbo kit (the six), exhausts, ECU and rev limiters, N2O kits

Running gear    springs and dampers (stock, sport, rally, race, lowered, worn), hydraulics, gasser front axle, differentials

                (open, LSD, selectable, welded, spool), 2WD / 4WD driveshafts, wheels and tyres, brakes

Body            AMG kit, offroad skid plate, tow hitch, spare wheel, boot scripts, POLIZEI stickers, beacon, taxi sign

GOOD TO KNOW

- Lowrider hydraulics: T hops the whole car, Shift+T the front, Alt+T the rear, Shift+F / Shift+H the left / right side;

  Shift+G raises it, Alt+G lays it down. (Rebind them in Options > Controls > Vehicle specific.)

- In the 4x4s: radial menu (quick access) > Powertrain to lock the differentials or disconnect the front drive.

- Polizei: the beacon and siren use the usual light bar key.

- The AMGs' power goes through the rear wheels only: easy on the throttle.

- The Fatiguée cars are slow, soft and smoky on purpose.

- Licence plates: EU-size plates by default. The US state plate designs (California, Texas, Utah...) exist in US size only:

  pick the "(US size)" front and rear plates in the Parts Selector to use them.

To uninstall, delete the zip from your mods folder.