A rather special Ford Taunus
01/18/2022
It is actually a completely normal Ford Taunus 17M P3 from 1962, but none of these Taunus, popularly known as "bathtubs", are really normal today because these cars have largely disappeared from the roads.
The Taunus pictured here belonged to Günther Jauch until recently, and he donated it to the classic car fundraising campaign run by Lebenshilfe Giessen.
He bought it some time ago because a Taunus 17M had been his father's second car after the Beetle 60 years ago. With three children, it had become quite cramped in the Ovali and the Ford offered considerably more space. This car is said to have cost DM 6999 in 1962 and father Jauch kept it for over seven years until it had to make way for an Audi Super 90, which his son Günther Jauch couldn't warm to at all. Back then, the mid-range battle was mainly between Ford and Opel and little Günther would have loved to see a Rekord C in the driveway.
Jauch can even still remember the license plate number of the Taunus at home, and out of nostalgia he bought the light blue 17M. On his trips, he was delighted by the good humor of passers-by who smiled at the round car. And he was able to relive what he experienced as a child in his father's Taunus. But that is now a thing of the past and someone else can now enjoy his Taunus, said Günther Jauch at the handover of the car.
Back then, people spoke of the "line of reason", and in principle this still applies today. Because a Taunus as a classic car is of course much more sensible than a Pagoda or a 911, but today almost more people turn to the Ford than to some exotic cars.
The classic car donation campaign organized by Lebenshilfe Giessen enters its final round this week. Anyone who has not yet donated and thus bought a chance to win one of the eleven prizes( number 5 is the Taunus) can still do so now. Directly via the campaign website.
