Ford Taunus P2
The Ford P2 was the second redesign of a car after the Second World War, which was produced by the German Ford factories using the smaller " globe Taunus " Ford G13. , The vehicle of the upper middle class has been offered 1957-1960 as Taunus 17M and was chosen for its form called " Baroque Taunus ". P2 In three years, about 240,000 were produced. Already in 1960 it was replaced by the Ford -designed objective P3 ( " line of reason ").
Development and Technology
First sketches for the new middle class car came from the spring of 1955. Originally the engine of the then new Taunus 15M 1.5 liter displacement and 55 hp should (40 kW) can be used. The new body but got so big and heavy that the driving performance were higher with this engine in which the smaller Taunus 15M; Therefore, the P2 received a 1.7-liter engine with 60 hp ( 44 kW). The gearbox had three gears and steering wheel gearshift, the force was transmitted to the rigid, suspended on leaf springs rear axle. The Baroque Taunus 1957 was the first German car with MacPherson struts at the front, as previously the French Vedette and the British Ford Consul. The steering gear was designed as roller steering. On all wheels were hydraulically operated drum brakes.
Equipment
" Gelsenkirchen Baroque " and " Magic Carpet " are some nicknames for the first Ford's first mid-range model after the war. Flying Carpet because the - also French - Engineers at the chassis of the successor to the Ford Vedette oriented, which came on the market as Simca Vedette. The body of the Taunus recalled the Ford Fairlane and was - equipped with abundant chrome trim, forward tilted nose and tail fins in the style of U.S. limousines - find this anywhere else in German cars. For discerning, there was a 17M deLuxe who could come up with a two-tone paint, an interior with brocade fabric and a bit more chrome. The extensive body overhangs, rear fins and the lush chrome trim has been discussed in the trade press and sometimes referred to disparagingly as " Gelsenkirchen Baroque ".
The P2, there was a two-door (T), a four-door (F) Box (KA ) and station wagon variant ( KO). According to the type designation CL stood for the extremely rare cabriolet version of the German coachbuilder in Cologne- brown field.
For transmission, there were desired, the automatic clutch " Saxomat " and an overdrive of BorgWarner.
After the vacation in 1959, for model year 1960, the models were slightly revised. Instead of a folding roof there was now a steel sunroof; and the roof, as such, was flat and 3 cm lower. The chrome strips the fixtures were now ribbed vertically and horizontally; on the front fenders, the Cologne coat of arms was attached. In addition, the four-speed gearbox available as an option was now fully synchronized. The basic models now went to the one-piece grille of the DeLuxe models; the existing grill with the top four slots accounted for.
In 1960, the P2 " Baroque Taunus " detached from P3 "bathtub Taunus ".
Prices
Sedan with two doors: 6650, - DM Sedan two-door deLuxe: 7190, - DM Combination: 6990, - DM Combined deLuxe: 7550, - DM
4- speed gearbox: 98, - DM Saxomat: 275, - DM Heating: 180, - DM
Success
The new car introduced in 1957 with singer Gitta Lind in Cologne's city forest restaurant. Specially the song " Take also the new Taunus " was composed for them.
The Taunus 17M P2 was 239 978 copies, including 45.468mal produced as a combined and exported among others in the United States.
His popular successor P3 was designed more modern and made the P2 as a used car quickly unpopular because its shape seemed old-fashioned to the taste of the late 1950s. The great susceptibility to rust contributed to the bad reputation. The car disappeared quite quickly from the streets. A P2 in good condition is an absolute rarity since there are hardly any spare parts.