| Ford Taunus 17M | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Ford Germany |
| Also called | Ford Taunus P2 "“Barocktaunus “ (Baroque Taunus) ""Fliegender Teppich“"(Flying carpet) |
| Production | 1957–1960 |
| Assembly | Cologne-Niehl, Germany |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Executive car (E) |
| Body style | 2- or 4-door saloon 3-door “Kombi” estate car 2-door coach-built (Karl Deutsch) cabriolet[1] |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1698 cc 4-cylinder in-line, OHV water-cooled, Taunus I4 |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,604 mm (102.5 in) |
| Length | 4,375 mm (172.2 in) |
| Width | 1,670 mm (65.7 in) |
| Height | 1,500 mm (59.1 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,010–1,110 kg (2,227–2,447 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | No direct predecessor |
| Successor | Ford Taunus 17M P3 |
The Ford Taunus 17 M is a middle sized family saloon/sedan that was produced by Ford Germany between August 1957 and August 1960. The Taunus 17M name was also applied to subsequent Ford models which is why the car is usually identified, in retrospect, as the Ford Taunus P2. It was the second newly designed German Ford to be launched after the war and for this reason it was from inception known within the company as Ford Project 2 (P2) or the Ford Taunus P2.
Because of its unusually flamboyant styling the first 17M also acquired various descriptive soubriquets of which "Barocktaunus“[1] is probably, today, the most widely used.
During a three-year production run 239,978 Taunus P2s were manufactured.