A picture of our car:

A Mercedes-Benz 190 from the year 1956, this type of car is commonly called a "Ponton" - Mercedes. Our start number is 42. If you want to find out more about Pontons in general, have a look at this link and also check out the bottom of this page for some Ponton rally history.

To see why we decided on a Mercedes-Benz Ponton read our following page.

Cars of other competitors:

 

Round the World (photos and drivers)

Class:1 Vintageant Cars (up to 1940-type)

2 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost (1913)
12
Bentley Open Tourer (1935)
14 Lagonda M45 (1934)
15 Talbost AV 105 Alpine (1933)
16 Bentley Speed Six (1929)
17 Fiat Millecento Cabrio (1948)
18 Citroen 2CV (1952)
22 Ford V8 Convertible (1939)
23 Packard Touring Sedan (1938)
27 Chevrolet 102 Coupe (1940)
28 Bentley MX Park Ward (1939)
32 Cadillac 62 Coupe (1940)
34 Citroen 11B Traction Avant (1953)

Class:2 Historic Saloon Cars (1941 to 1958-type)

31 Buick Model 59 Woody Wagon (1949)
37 Pontiac Chieftain Torpedo 6 (1942)
38 Studebaker Commander Skyline (1953)
40 Bentley R-Type (1953)
41 Chevrolet 210 Sedan (1955)
42 Mercedes-Benz 190 Ponton (1956)
50 Rover 80 (1960)
58 Rover 80 (1960)

Class:3 Historic Sports Cars (1941 to 1958-type)

52 Aston Martin DB2 Coupe (1952)
53 Jaguar XK140 Coupe (1955)
54 Aston Martin DB2/4 Mk1 (1954)
81 Porsche 356C Coupe (1964)
84 Porsche 356 T5 Coupe (1964)

Class:4 Classic Saloon Cars (1959 to 1966-type)

63 Peugeot 404 Berline Coupe (1965)
67 Saab 96 (1968)
68 Mercedes-Benz 220SE Coupe (1963)
76 Mercedes Benz 220S Ponton (1959)
78 Mercedes-Benz 250 SE Cabrio (1966)
80 Alfa Romeo Giulia TI (1964)
89 Hillman Hunter (1968)

Class:5 Classic Sports Cars (1959 to 1966-type)

75 Lancia Flavia Coupe (1964)
77 Aston Martin DB4 (1961)
79 Austin Healey 3000 MkI (1959)
83 Austin Healey 3000 MkII (1962)
85 Facel Vega 6 (1964)
88 Mercedes-Benz 230SL (1964)
90 Mercedes 230SL Pagoda (1964)
91 Mercedes-Benz 250SL (1967)
99 Ford Mustang (1965)

 

London to Peking (photos and drivers)

Class:6 Peking - Vintageant Cars (up to 1940-type)

1 Locomobile Type 48 (1912)
4 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost (1914)
5 Marmon Model 78 Sedan (1928)
7 Lanchester 40HP Tourer (1925)
8 Packard 903 Convertible (1932)
10 Bentley Speed Model (1925)
11 Rolls Royce Phantom III (1936)
20 Chrysler Airflow (1935)
29 Bentley MX Park Ward (1939)
36 Daimler DB18 Consort (1952)

Class:7 Peking - Historic cars (1941-1958-type)

19 Peugeot 203 Commerciale (1954)
35 Mercedes-Benz 190D (1960)
39 Renault Fregate Grand Pavoi (1957)
43 Morris Minor Saloon (1958)
47 Alvis Grey Lady (1954)
48 Mercedes 220S Ponton Cabrio (1959)
55 Jaguar XK140 Coupe (1955)
59 Jaguar Mk1Saloon (1959)
101 Mercedes Benz 190SL (1959)

1988 Class:8 Peking - Classic Saloon Cars (1959 to 1968-type)

26 Rover P5 (1965)
56 Volvo PV544S (1964)
60 Bentley S2 Saloon (1961)
64 Mercedes Benz 190 (1965)
65 Peugeot 404 Berline (1962)
69 Datsun 410 Saloon (1965)
72 Mercedes-Benz 220SEB (1964)
74 Mercedes Benz 220 SE (1965)
95 Jaguar S-Type (1968)

Class:9 Peking - Classic Sports Cars (1959 to 1968-type)

25 Morgan+4 (1967)
71 Jaguar XK150 S (1961)
87 Austin Healey 3000 MkIII (1966)
92 MGB GT (1965)
97 Ford Mustang (1966)

Class:10 Peking - Historic 4WD Category

44 Willys Overland Station Wagon (1949)
93 International Scout 80 (1968)

 

London to Istanbul (photos and drivers)

Class:11 Istanbul - Vintageant Cars (up to 1940-type)

3 Ford T Sedan (1914)
9 Rolls Royce Phantom II (1933)
33 MG TD Sports (1952)

Class:12 Istanbul - Saloon Cars (1941 to 1968-type)

49 Bentley S1 Continental (1957)
61 Rolls Royce Park Ward (1966)
62 Bentley Continental S2 (1961)
66 Mercedes-Benz 220SE (1959)
70 Austin Mini-Cooper (1968)
82 Mercedes-Benz 220S (1963)
86 Mercedes-Benz 250SE (1967)
96 Bentley T-Series (1972)
102 Jaguar MkIX (1960)

Class:14 Istanbul - Sports Cars (1941 to 1968-type)

45 Triumph TR2 ex Le Mans (1955)
46 Morgan + 4 Sports (1953)
51 AC Ace Bristol (1957)
57 Jaguar XK140 Sports (1955)
73 Porsche 356B (1961)
94 Lotus Elan S4DHC (1968)
98 Aston Martin DB6 (1966)
100 Facel Vega 6 (1964)