1961 Mercedes Ponton with an Evo Drivetrain

One of the best part of searching for articles is finding the wild combinations builders come up with. Take for example this project from Boix Performance in Funtana, Croatia. They have taken a 1961 Mercedes Ponton, removed everything besides the body and installed the entire chassis including drivetrain from a totaled Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI. That means this classic now has a turbocharged 2.0 L 4G63T inline-four producing 287 horsepower (214 kW) and 289 lb-ft (392 Nm) if the builder keeps it factory. I don’t need to tell you how far these engines can be pushed. That combined with a six-speed manual transmission and all-wheel drive will make this one really unique Mercedes. To give you an idea of how fast this could be, the Evo VI could reach 0-60 mph in 4.2-4.5 seconds and complete a quarter-mile in 12.6-13.3 seconds from the factory.

Source: Boix Performance FB page (build album)