Author Topic: uh-.. got a ford taunus 1600 1974 (Read 5088 times)

strynboen · « **on:** July 08, 2016, 08:00:07 AM »

got this rusty ford..in a trade for a lathe..ita a Automatic..need some Work..have the orginal steel hveels..1600sohc/belt drive valve engine
(Photo is from the net..not my car)

70CB750 · « **Reply #1 on:** July 08, 2016, 08:02:57 AM »

I remember seeing these back in the day, always sticking out between Skodas, GDR and russian cars, haha.

strynboen · « **Reply #2 on:** July 08, 2016, 08:04:16 AM »

they vas very like a lada 1500..in both kvality and speed(or missing speed)..side vind vas like sailing in a ferry
but i like the simplicity and easy reparasion..just like aur sohc..you can fix it...no elektronic..abs..vill use it as a daily driver..have only a few km to vork

simon#42 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 08, 2016, 10:24:42 AM »

i had one many years ago and quite liked it , not the fastest or best handling car i have ever owned though.

PeWe · « **Reply #4 on:** July 08, 2016, 11:13:28 AM »

I had a -73 Taunus 2000 GXL back in 1984-85. It had a lot of rust underneath. Nice ride and sound from the 2L V6.
Not many Hp either. The bigger brothers of that model had max 136hp 3.0L.
A modern car from the 2000 something have often more than 200hp thanks to turbo and aftermarket programs tweaking the boost.

strynboen · « **Reply #5 on:** July 08, 2016, 12:39:55 PM »

i had a granada and 2 Taunus 2,0 v6in the erly 90"..but it endet on the Photo..later i drove Volvo 140 and 240..until they vas rusted avay..

flatlander · « **Reply #6 on:** July 08, 2016, 12:52:16 PM »

i remember these, too! what's the plan for it?

strynboen · « **Reply #7 on:** July 08, 2016, 12:58:28 PM »

a long reperair back to stock..and use it for daily riding..and sell my Peugeot partner vhen the ford is running..think it vill take 2 years..it have Black antik numberplates..from first reg..so a fynny simpel and not so often safed car..
liked to put a v6 90 hk engine in it..but..no..it still vill be a slow car..so i let it be stock..

flatlander · « **Reply #8 on:** July 08, 2016, 01:26:06 PM »

it will be cool

grcamna2 · « **Reply #9 on:** July 08, 2016, 01:37:46 PM »

That Ford Taunus you pictured is almost vaguely familiar in styling to the Mercury Capri models we had here in the USA in the mid-1970's.I wanted one of them for a while.. or an Opel GT which have a very sporting look.

01Thomas · « **Reply #10 on:** July 08, 2016, 01:48:36 PM »

That Ford Taunus was known as the Ford Cortina over here. We got them as a 1600cc inline-4, an 2000cc v-4 and a 2.5-litre v-6 (which Ford SA later replaced by a 3-litre v-6). They were very popular in their day. For a while I had a 3-litre pick-up version.

simon#42 · « **Reply #11 on:** July 08, 2016, 02:52:24 PM »

yes in england they were badged as cortina's , i like the sound of a 3ltr v6 pickup !

Don R · « **Reply #12 on:** July 14, 2016, 06:55:34 PM »

I had USA front drive tauris' for company cars. They drove well but every time I totalled one out I got a worse one afterwards. After the second one my boss called and asked what was up? I replied, just thinning out the herd boss, if you got any more junky ass old tauri send 'em over and I'll finish them off too.

01Thomas · « **Reply #13 on:** July 15, 2016, 02:28:30 PM »

Hi Simon#42
Do a google for "ford cortina bakkie" and mosey over to google's 'images' tab. You'll see lots of them. They were hugely popular here. The standing joke was: "One litre brandy, 2 litres of Coke and a 3-liter Ford"

Quote from: simon#42 on July 08, 2016, 02:52:24 PM

yes in england they were badged as cortina's , i like the sound of a 3ltr v6 pickup !

simon#42 · « **Reply #14 on:** July 15, 2016, 02:53:09 PM »

thanks mate ! want one now though .

scottly · « **Reply #15 on:** July 15, 2016, 10:45:48 PM »

Quote from: strynboen on July 08, 2016, 08:00:07 AM

got this rusty ford..in a trade for a lathe..ita a Automatic..need some Work..have the orginal steel hveels..1600sohc/belt drive valve engine

The lathe must have been in very poor condition...

strynboen · « **Reply #16 on:** July 16, 2016, 07:06:52 AM »

yes it vas..1949 model year..but it vorks..(think better then the car)...(.it vas a spare lathe..i just had staying)

Stev-o · « **Reply #17 on:** July 16, 2016, 07:53:35 AM »

Never heard of Taunus!

strynboen · « **Reply #18 on:** July 16, 2016, 10:15:58 AM »

it is a euro version of the burning hot pinto(engine)..styled as a ford taxi cab

Lostboy Steve · « **Reply #19 on:** July 27, 2016, 04:02:30 AM »

That's a cool looking ford. A lot of ford and Chevy euro cars are neat. My friend had a collection for Merkur xr4ti's and my wife's friend has a Scorpio with a 4.6 swap. One of the few scorpios I've seen in the states and its owned by a 30yo female. Lol very cool.

strynboen · « **Reply #20 on:** July 27, 2016, 04:12:30 AM »

this one is a one ovner..and orginal plate..in denmark the plates do not follov the car.through its life..a ovner thange gives often new numbers
..so mostly, only one ovners have the orginal plate(total rare) in veteran car scene in denmark..the Taunus(small nose) is called "Knudsen taunus"in germany.
the English cortina..had not the small nose..and coupe vas not made...
have not seen any gxl in denmark..only l modells..mine is a sedan( vitaut the Black vinyl roof)

yes scorpio v 6 cars is nice..they came after the granada ..one i also had...

grcamna2 · « **Reply #21 on:** July 27, 2016, 06:12:25 AM »

Quote from: strynboen on July 16, 2016, 10:15:58 AM

it is a euro version of the burning hot pinto(engine)..styled as a ford taxi cab

Pinto engine 2.0 or 2.3 ?

strynboen · « **Reply #22 on:** July 28, 2016, 05:08:02 AM »

the 2,3 is a Argentina made engine..think they send them back to usa ford..vho used them in some small cars...the pinto engines goes from 1,3 to 2,2 liter..all use the same ohc desein..and cast iron head/belt drive cam..
Taunus vas last Argentina and Tyrkiet..in the late 1980...

grcamna2 · « **Reply #23 on:** July 28, 2016, 05:19:32 AM »

Quote from: strynboen on July 28, 2016, 05:08:02 AM

the 2,3 is a Argentina made engine..think they send them back to usa ford..vho used them in some small cars...the pinto engines goes from 1,3 to 2,2 liter..all use the same ohc desein..and cast iron head/belt drive cam..
Taunus vas last Argentina and Tyrkiet..in the late 1980...

strynboen,
I saw many Ford Pinto USA spec. autos w/ 2.3 engines in the past,the 2.3 worked better than the smaller one here.

strynboen · « **Reply #24 on:** July 28, 2016, 05:23:32 AM »

the yippies have faund the Classic cars..so hope they let us keep aur sohc Hondas..and start hack some Taunus and cortinas...the great thing is they keep them stock..so no harm done...only the preises ate harmed...but if spareparts is start to be made Again..its ok for all..

edit
..yes the 1300 vas a 55 hk engine..to small for even a Taunus...in Europa a 2.0,vas a relative big engine(in the 1970"( 100 hk cars)"..ve had many 1,0-1,6 car engines..just like the japanese..think that vhy they sold so bad in the first years" over there"....to the oil kreises help them to a big sale
2,0 vas the biggest pinto engine in Europa...in the British and germany made cars..2,0 had more hk then the v6..but all liked the v6 for the strong moment it gave..

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