Ford Taunus — семейный автомобиль, который It was produced from the distant 1939 to 1942, then there was a break for six years, after which the model re-entered the market and was present there from 1948 to 1982. last century. It received its name from the eponymous mountain range, which is located in the central part of Germany, near Cologne, where the Ford branch is actually located.
As a nameplate cars for a long timeused the emblem of Cologne. It was so until 1964, but after this idea was abandoned. Ford Taunus of any generation had a number of similar features. All cars were quite large, status. The drive was always rear, with the exception of the P4 and P6 series (the models of these lines had front-wheel drive).
Models produced after 1970, are already very similar to modern cars. In our article we will talk about the "Taunus" until 1970 release, when they were other machines.
General information
For Ford Taunus there were specialnotation. So, from far 1952 to 1970, the series of these cars was marked with a number that corresponded to the working volume of the motor of the car. For example, 12M is a Ford Taunus with a 1.2 liter engine. 20M is a machine with a power unit of 2 liters smoothly and so on.
But there was one series of cars that was produced from 1957 to 1970 and was marked differently: P2 is the second generation, P5 is the fifth generation of that series, and so on.
Since 1970Ford has made the Taunus model an analogue of the English Ford Cortina. This generation "Taunus" labeled as Ford Taunus TC. The model was restyled in 1976, and in 1982 it was removed from production.
Taunus G73A / G93A
The very first "Taunus" developed in the image of FordEifel. He had a 1.2 liter engine. The model looked very stylish for that time. On this machine for the first time for the company "Ford" installed hydraulic brakes. Prior to that, the brakes were exclusively mechanical.
Minicar - 12M, 15M
In 1949, designers began working on a newcar generation. The design was developed in the likeness of the cars of the American market at that time. It was originally planned to put a 1.5-liter engine, but in the end they installed a 1.2-liter. And the same 1.5-liter engine was put on the next generation of the car.
The development took three years.From the conveyor of the car of this series left in 1952. The 1.2-liter engine produced 38 "horses." The front row of seats was designed as a sofa. The front suspension was independent, and the rear - spring. The transmission had 3 speeds (mechanics). It is noteworthy that the previous generation had a four-stage box. Engineers soon realized that they had made a mistake, and from 1953, for an extra charge, the Taunus 12M or 15M with a four-prong could be taken.
At the same time, released a version of the wagon andconvertible for this generation. The 12M, 15M generation machines were more expensive by about a third of their predecessor and were not selling very successfully. To get a good profit, the manufacturer since 1952 has released a special budget series Taunus 12. It went without a chrome package, had cheaper cab equipment and the usual separate front seats, which were deprived of all adjustments.
This model came out only in one version of the body.- A sedan with two doors. Taunus 12 went out of production in 1955. And the price for the version 12M at this time significantly reduced. In 1955 and 1958 there were two light facelifting.
G4B: 15M
In 1954, the company decided to launch a seriescar with a 1.5-liter engine to match the competitors of the time. There was no time to develop a new car, because competitors had already begun to release their creations, so they decided to put a new engine on the old Taunus and that was all. The new engine gave out 55 horsepower.
The model was published in 1955and had the designation - Taunus 15M. The car worked a little decorative grille and rear optics. By the end of the same year came the "luxury" version of the car. The body was painted in two colors, there was a chrome package, windshield wipers, sun visors (with integrated mirror), turn signals, reverse lights and tubeless wheels. In general, it was the "full stuffing" of those years. The model lasted until 1959.
G13RL: 12M and 12M Super
In 1960, the 12M came under restyling.The car was understated, changed the nameplate. The motor remains the same, but the labeling of the car has changed. Now it was not 15M, but Taunus 12M Super. A year later, the car finalized the gearbox. And a year later, the model was removed altogether. It was replaced by a front-wheel drive generation with a new V4 engine. The model was a success. About this below.
P4: 12M
The release began, as we have said, in 1962.The car had a so-called American design and was not similar to previous versions. The engine was put 1.2-liter (V4), and on the move the car was weak. A little later, the engine capacity increased to 1.5 and 1.7 liters. With these, the car has become more frisky.
P6: 12M and 15M
This generation was justmodernization of the previous one with a slight refinement of the design. In this form, the model was released until 1970, after which all the "Taunus" changed to Taunus TC. It should be noted that this generation was very reliable. Repair Ford Taunus those years almost did not require.
Large Taunus - 17M, 20M, 26M
New car shown in 1957It looked modern and sold well, because the big motors really liked the buyer. The car was available in the budget configuration, and in the "luxury" version.
P3: 17M had a modified modern design. P5: 17M and 20M was produced in 1964-1967. Taunus P7 was a commercial failure of the company, and we will not dwell on it.
Taunus 20M was in the back of the P7b.This car became the winner in the rally in Kenya. By the way, today you can find cars of this generation on the roads. Their owners very often make tuning Ford Taunus in the manner of American “muscle cars” of those years. It must be said that there are some similarities in terms of design with these Taunus machines.
