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- Bernardus Marinus „Ben“ Pon senior (* 27. April 1904 in Amersfoort; † 15. Mai 1968 in Amstelveen) war ein niederländischer Geschäftsmann, dessen Unternehmen Pon's Automobielhandel im Jahr 1947 das erste im Ausland war, das nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg Fahrzeuge des deutschen Volkswagen-Konzerns ins Ausland exportierte. (de)
- Bernardus Marinus "Ben" Pon, Sr. (April 27, 1904 – May 15, 1968) was a Dutch businessman. In 1947, Pon's Automobielhandel ("Pon's Car Dealership"), became the first dealer outside of Germany to sell vehicles manufactured by Volkswagen. Ben's father, Mijndert Pon, owned a shop (founded in 1898) that sold sewing machines, household articles and tobacco goods at Arnhemseweg (Arnhem Road) in Amersfoort. Later, he added Opel bicycles and motorized bicycles to his range of goods. Beginning in 1920, Pon sold Opel and Ford automobiles as well as Continental tires. Ben and his brother Wijnand took over the shop in 1931 and renamed it Pon's Automobielhandel. On August 8, 1947, The Pons became Volkswagen's general importer for the Netherlands. During their first year they received 51 Volkswagen Beetles from Wolfsburg. The company also became an importer of Porsches in 1948. A sketch made by Pon inspired the engineers at Volkswagen to develop the VW Type 2 Transporter (a van, commonly called the "VW Bus"), a vehicle that became a cultural icon for the Hippie generation of the 1960s. In 1949, the first Beetle was shipped to the United States. Half a million were to follow by 1960. A mere two years later there were one million Beetles in the U.S. It has not been ascertained that Ben Pon was significantly involved in this success story, even though he was among the first to export them into the U.S. It cannot even be proved that he sold the first Beetle in the United States. He was, in fact, unable to find a partner for a distributorship and left the country with an unpaid hotel bill, but eventually it made him a multimillionaire and one of the richest people in the Netherlands. In 1971, the dealership was separated from the export division and ran under the name of Pon Dealer. Audi later became a partner of Pon's. The business continued to grow, and in 1980 he incorporated Pon Holdings: an exempt private company with approximately 9,000 employees. Ben Pon's son is former Formula One racing driver Ben Pon, Jr. (en)
- Bernardus Marinus (Ben) Pon (Amersfoort, 27 april 1904 - Amsterdam, 15 mei 1968) was een Nederlandse importeur van auto's. Ben Pon was de zoon van die in 1895 het latere familiebedrijf startte. Mijndert richtte zich aanvankelijk op fietsen en naaimachines maar begon vanaf 1920 auto's te importeren. Ben Pon slaagde erin vlak na de Tweede Wereldoorlog Volkswagens in Nederland te verkopen. Hij bestelde zes 'Kevers' in de Duitse fabriek in Wolfsburg. Het was ook Ben Pon die de Kever probeerde te promoten in de Verenigde Staten - maar zonder succes. Hij maakte ook de eerste schetsjes voor een VW Microbus beter bekend als de 'Spijlbus'. Deze maakte hij tijdens zijn bezoek aan de VW-fabriek in april 1947. Daar zag hij een transportwagen op basis van de Kever, die echter alleen in de fabriek wat vervoerklussen deed. Zijn zoon, ook Ben Pon geheten, werd een bekend coureur. (nl)
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- Bernardus Marinus „Ben“ Pon senior (* 27. April 1904 in Amersfoort; † 15. Mai 1968 in Amstelveen) war ein niederländischer Geschäftsmann, dessen Unternehmen Pon's Automobielhandel im Jahr 1947 das erste im Ausland war, das nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg Fahrzeuge des deutschen Volkswagen-Konzerns ins Ausland exportierte. (de)
- Bernardus Marinus "Ben" Pon, Sr. (April 27, 1904 – May 15, 1968) was a Dutch businessman. In 1947, Pon's Automobielhandel ("Pon's Car Dealership"), became the first dealer outside of Germany to sell vehicles manufactured by Volkswagen. A sketch made by Pon inspired the engineers at Volkswagen to develop the VW Type 2 Transporter (a van, commonly called the "VW Bus"), a vehicle that became a cultural icon for the Hippie generation of the 1960s. Ben Pon's son is former Formula One racing driver Ben Pon, Jr. (en)
- Bernardus Marinus (Ben) Pon (Amersfoort, 27 april 1904 - Amsterdam, 15 mei 1968) was een Nederlandse importeur van auto's. Ben Pon was de zoon van die in 1895 het latere familiebedrijf startte. Mijndert richtte zich aanvankelijk op fietsen en naaimachines maar begon vanaf 1920 auto's te importeren. Zijn zoon, ook Ben Pon geheten, werd een bekend coureur. (nl)
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- Ben Pon Sr. (en)
- Ben Pon (1904-1968) (nl)
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