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Ford Taunus TC
The Ford Taunus TC is a range of large family cars that were manufactured and marketed by Ford Germany across three generations for model years 1970-1982. The Taunus TC and Ford of Britain, Ford UK's Ford Cortina, Cortina range were rebadged variants of each other, the "TC" badge standing for Taunus Cortina. For all but the first generation (which had significant outer sheet metal differences), the two cars were identical apart from badging and trim. Taunus TC (1970–1975) In September 1970, a new Ford Taunus, Taunus, the "Taunus Cortina" (TC), was introduced by Ford Germany. Ford offered a two or four door saloon and a five-door estate (identified as with previous Taunus estates, as the ''Taunus Turnier''). Between 1970 and 1975, when the Taunus TC gave way to the Taunus TC2, a fashionable fastback coupé was also included in the Ford Taunus range. Unlike in Britain, Ford Germany saw a niche in the market for a more "sensible" coupé model than the Ford Capri, Capri, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ford Germany
Ford-Werke GmbH is a German-based car manufacturing company headquartered in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is a fully-owned subsidiary of American Ford Motor Company. It operates two large manufacturing facilities in Germany, a Cologne Body & Assembly, plant in Cologne and a Saarlouis Body & Assembly, plant in Saarlouis, and serves as a major hub for Ford's presence in the European markets. Berlin origins The earliest presence of the Ford Motor Company in Germany was a parts operation set up in Hamburg in 1912. At the end of 1924 the Ford Motor Company of the U.S. established a sales office in Berlin which at the start of 1925 received a permit to import 1,000 tractors. In 1920 the Weimar Republic, government had imposed a tariff so high that it amounted to a prohibition against importing foreign automobiles, but this was reversed in October 1925. The move had evidently been anticipated by Ford, since on 18 August 1925 the ''Ford Motor Company Aktiengesellschaft'' had be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
