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Automotive History: A Brief Guide To Early German Fords, Part 2 – The Last Decade Of German Independence
Posted on February 11, 2025 | 31 CommentsIn Part 1, I talked about the unique German Ford cars offered between the late 1920s and 1960. In this second installment, we’ll take a look at the German […] -
Automotive History: A Brief Guide To Early German Fords, Part 1
Posted on February 4, 2025 | 30 CommentsFor many Americans, even those who are aware of the better-known English Ford models, the German Ford cars offered prior to the unification of Ford of Europe may be […] -
CC History: 1968 German Ford 15M RS (P6) – The Successor To Dearborn’s FWD Cardinal Dons Its Track Suit, But Prefers To Walk
Posted on January 4, 2025 | 12 CommentsFord’s compact Cardinal never made it to America, but Ford of Germany managed to sell 680,206 units of the German Taunus 12M P4 version through 1966, plus a further […] -
Automotive History: 1961 Ford Taunus 17M P3 – The Birth Of Ford Of Germany’s “Bathtub Taunus” (With Vintage SCI Photos)
Posted on December 11, 2024 | 27 CommentsAlthough it was never officially offered in the U.S., the 1961 German Ford Taunus 17M — nicknamed “the Bathtub Taunus” for its oval-shaped aerodynamic styling and peaked fenders — […]