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April 24 2013

Roadkill Roundup: Mining For Gems At Ruby’s Redondo Beach

DailyTurismo Uncategorized 220S, Cambridge, CFlo, Chevy, Eighty-Eight, Flathead, Market Watch, Mercedes-Benz, Mercury, Oldsmobile, Plymouth, Ponton, Roadkill, Ruby's, TR6, Triumph 2

We hope that the Daily Turismo is frequented by car nuts like us: always on the lookout for something weird, cool, powerful, and cheap (or all of the above) to tool around town in and have a bit of fun with. Also if you’re like us, you too check out local cruise nights and car […]

March 21 2013

2k: Pontang; 1958 Mercedes-Benz 219 W105 Ponton; Chevy V8, Mustang II Rack

DailyTurismo Uncategorized 219, Chevy V8, Mercedes-Benz, Mustang II Rack, Ponton, W105 2

The Mercedes-Benz W105 chassis was colloquially called the Ponton – the German word for Pontoon, a reference to its fender resembling the inflatable section or pontoon from a raft. The W105 based MBZ 219 certainly handled like a boat and was probably slower than most houseboats when new…that is before you swap in a Chevy […]