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More power and luxury - Ford 15 M in the (historic) test

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Created on July 1, 1955

Reading time 10min

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Motor-Rundschau

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Ford 15 M (1956) - mit offenen Schiebedach

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Ford 15 M (1955) - am Autosalon

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Ford 15 M (1955) - zweitürige Limousine

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Ford Taunus 15M (1955) - gefragter Zweitürer

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Ford 15 M (1955) - im Wohnzimmer?

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Ford 15 M (1955) - mit 1,5 Liter Hubraum und 55 PS

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Ford 15 M (1955) - Ford Taunus 15M von hinten

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Ford 15 M (1955) - es passt viel in den Kofferraum der kompakten Limousine

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Ford 15 M (1956) - 60 PS stark

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Ford 15 M (1956) - zweitürige Limousine

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Ford 15 M (1956) - Silhouette

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Ford 15 M (1956) - mit schwungvollem Schriftzug

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Ford 15 M (1956) - gefälliger Hintern

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Ford 15 M (1956) - Blick ins helle Interieur

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Ford 15 M (1956) - Blick ins Interieur

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Ford 15 M (1956) - Blick auf das Armaturenbrett

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Ford 15 M (1956) - Blick unter die Motorhaube

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Ford 15 M (1956) - mit neuem Vierzylindermotor

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Ford 15 M (1956) - Blick in den Kofferraum

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Ford Taunus 15M (1955) - modellgepflegte De-Luxe-Variante Baujahr 1956

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Ford 15 M (1957) - kompakter Familienwagen mit leichten Retuschen

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Summary

The Ford Taunus 12 M, a child of a German-American marriage, really needs no introduction. It was comfortable, spacious and, with its pontoon shape, also stylish. Its big brother, the 15 M, offered all the best features of the 12 M, together with a more powerful engine and better equipment. However, it also inherited a few weaknesses from the 12 M. The magazine 'Motor-Rundschau' took a close look at the new 15 M in 1955. The value text of the test at that time is reproduced in full in this article, supplemented by many contemporary photographs and a sales brochure.

This article contains the following chapters

Testing
Rating
Marking: Ford "15 M"

Estimated reading time: 10min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Today, the Ford Taunus "12 M" is so well known internationally that it hardly needs to be labeled. Remarkable for this Ford concept, which was the result of American-German cooperation, is the pontoon shape with large window areas and good utilization of track width and wheelbase, so that with a footprint of 6.4 m2 a quite comfortable four-seater with good legroom, also in the rear, was created. The comfortable interior was a decisive factor for many, as was the often acknowledged soft suspension. For a sporty driving style, however, this resulted in a somewhat bouncy compliance that was not always convincing on winding roads. This was particularly true of the Taunus "15 M", which had the same basic shape and was made for spirited, sporty driving thanks to its powerful engine. This already outlines the "15 M": it has the same body as the "12 M", just with a slightly different "face" and a slightly different, very comfortable interior.

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