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Moderate baroque - Ford 17M P2 in the (historic) test

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Created on August 1, 1960

Reading time 13min

Written by:

Olaf von Fersen

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Ford Taunus 17M – „Gelsenkirchener Barocktaunus", gebaut von 1957 bis 1960.

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Ford Taunus 17 M (1959) - verbesserte Version

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Ford Taunus 17 M (1959) - viertürig

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Ford Taunus 17 M (1959) - De-Luxe-Modell

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Ford Taunus 17 M (1959) - viel Platz im Kofferrraum

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Ford Taunus 17 M (1959) - vier Türen vereinfachen den Einstieg

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Ford Taunus 17 M (1959) - mit neu gestaltetem Armaturenbrett

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Ford Taunus 17 M (1959) - mit neuen Polsterbezügen

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Ford Taunus 17 M (1959) - mit vergrösserter und breit geschwungener Heckscheibe

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Ford Taunus 17 M (1959) - die vergrösserte Heckscheibe augenfällig präsentiert

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Ford Taunus 17 M (1959) - nun mit Signet bei den Scheinwerfern

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Ford Taunus 17 M (1959) - De-Luxe-Modell

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Ford Taunus 17 M (1959) - Blick unter die Motorhaube - aber wo ist der Motor?

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Ford Taunus 17 M (1959) - auf Stelzen an der IAA 1959

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Ford Taunus 17 M (1959) - als Kombi auf dem Genfer Autosalon 1959

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Ford Taunus 17 M (1957) - Kombi, zweitürig

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So stand der grössere der beiden Kölner Ford-Brüder auf dem Genfer Automobilsalon 1960.

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Die Karosserie des 17M, auf dem Bild ist dasselbe Modell auf dem Genfer Automobilsalon 1960 zu sehen wie bereits oben, ist natürlich selbsttragend. Die Aufhängungen an Vorder- und Hinterachse entsprechen bewährten Konzepten.

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Ford Taunus 17 M Cabriolet (1957) - Internationale Automobilausstellung (IAA) in Frankfurt 1957 - amerikanische Einflüsse sind beim zweifarbigen Cabriolet gut sichtbar

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Ford 17M Kombi (1960) - Werbung von 1960

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Ford Taunus 17 M (1957) - auch viertüriger, für den deutschen Mittelklassefahrer

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Ford Taunus 17 M (1957) - in der zweitürigen Ausführung

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Ford Taunus 17 M (1957) - charmant präsentiert

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Ford Taunus 17 M (1958) - neues Heck-Emblem

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Ford Taunus 17 M (1957) - Blick ins Interieur

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Ford Taunus 17 M (1957) - geschmackvolle Solidität und grössmögliche Bequemlichkeit im Innern

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Ford Taunus 17 M (1957) - die Zweifarbenlackierung kostete Aufpreis

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Ford Taunus 17 M (1957) - auffällige Heckleuchten

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Ford Taunus 17 M (1957) - mit Drucknopfklinke

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Ford Taunus 17 M (1957) - Tankverschluss beim De-Luxe-Modell

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Ford Taunus 17 M (1957) - der Vierzylindermotor mit 60 PS

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Ford Taunus 17 M (1957) - Querschnittszeichnung des 1698 cm3 grossen Vierzylindermotors mit hängenden Ventilen

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Summary

In 1960, the Ford Taunus 17M was already in its fourth year of production. With its curves, fins and soft suspension, the big car from Cologne quoted American models, but under the bodywork was tried and tested European technology. The "Baroque Taunus" hardly had any weaknesses, although the front and rear axles did not harmonize perfectly, true to its nickname. This vehicle article reproduces an original test report from 1960 and shows the Ford 17M P2 in extensive historical images and sales material.

This article contains the following chapters

Constructive
On the road
From the female perspective
Technical data and test results

Estimated reading time: 13min

Preview (beginning of the article)

This report begins with a birthday wish: exactly three years ago, in August 1957, the 17M was the youngest offspring of the German Ford plant to appear before the critical public. It was criticized and it was praised, the experts measured it against the performance of the competition and the public did not hold back with their judgement: they bought it. The 17M is a successful car like its younger brother. A brother indeed, but a creature from another era. The growth of the 12M can be traced precisely through the "Junior", "Cologne", "Eifel" and "Taunus" stages. It is the typical evolutionary car, which in its beginnings could not quite deny the horse-drawn carriage as its ancestor. The 17M was born as a "car" and many of its technical details represent the mindset of a new era. You can see this from the outside. With its lines emphasizing the horizontal, the boldly sloping vertical front and the flat roof outlet, even the stationary 17M has a certain dynamism. The handling does not disappoint: although this Ford is not a "fast" car in the usual sense, the handling and acceleration forces complement each other so well that even the critical tester has to give it the rating "spirited".

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