My first one bought in South Africa in 68 was 2.5 later replaced by a 2.3 before the 3.0 in 71,same colour as this one,champagne they called it,what an amazing motor,I loved it,thinking about the exchange rate back then it would have set me back about £1100,when the kids came I replaced it with a four door which was great but not in the same class as the coupe
@rutzirutz5838 The P7 and P7b did not use the "Taunus" name in South Africa and if I'm not mistaken not in Germany either. They were simply "Ford 17M" and "Ford 20M", and many South Africans colloquially called it simply "The German Ford".
Thanks everyone that didn't bid as I was able to buy this lovely car lol. Had a bit of a shock as thought that would go in the garage no problem but it's a very long car and can just squeeze in.
Nice car in great shape I have old 17M P7b from 1969 year its same style but my is a 2door sedan ,now it's in restoration work i will install same 3.0 V6 Essex engine like this one .Greetings from Croatia!😎👍
I had my eye on this car from a few months back. Its from the carcave scotland chap.! The asking price seemed a little high. £23k .. But i could be wrong.! Its a beauty for sure.! 👍👍👍
@mikyeng, this IT IS a Taunus,i had two of those,and M is for Maisterstuk,wich in german means Masterwork.even on the key of those cars is written Taunus
i had this only diference had two extra round yellow lights on the front metal grill, was the RS1600 as my first escort rally car not a road car as i was a driver till early 80´s already with the escort RS2000. Ultra rare ? you should see the older coupé with the extra lights fiited in the front chromed bumper that would put them at a higher level makin`the bumper curved, only saw this one i had but still in my city Beja, Portugal where lot´s of german families lived for three decades or a bit more , so they imported engines from south africa to european countries, the coupé seen on the video available here on youtube doesn´t look nothing like the one i refer ,had a slick look very sportive lines and low with special iron rally wheels not alloy, and missing the chromed round rims to this iron wheels to give a more depth feeling ,it´s missing in the video
i know a guy who has a Ford 20M 2300S Tudor XL 1969 that's been sitting since the mid 80's. Are they like really rare? cause i could barely find any pictures or information on them. and what would be a good price for it?
14:34 This is not german, it is dutch. And 20m is not the body shape, 20m stands for the generation of the model within the Taunus range, just like MK1,MK2,MK3... Between the 1950s and the 1970s they built Taunus 12m, 15m, 17m and 20m. The m stands for "masterpiece".
I was 12 when my dad owned a Ford taunus 20m Rs v6, a 17m v4 and a 20m xl auto .Very lovely cars ,like sitting in a boat .
My first one bought in South Africa in 68 was 2.5 later replaced by a 2.3 before the 3.0 in 71,same colour as this one,champagne they called it,what an amazing motor,I loved it,thinking about the exchange rate back then it would have set me back about £1100,when the kids came I replaced it with a four door which was great but not in the same class as the coupe
😍😍beautiful! Don't think I've ever seen a Taunus in England,only on the continent!
14:34 that's Afrikaans, not German. Nice motor! 👍
These cars were built in Port Elizabeth, South Africa and the underbonnet labelling is consequently English and Afrikaans, not German.
My partner's dad had one of these in green I believe beautiful car and lovely styling all round
Love it ❤first time I have seen one lovely and unusual looking motor 😀 😊
Stunning
Sehr schön mit Stiel und Charme. Toll.👌😍
Pillerless coupe reminds me of Opel Record .
Wunderschön!
Ich würde es am liebsten sofort kaufen.
Not seen one before, got a hint of baby Dodge Charger to it
P5 were called Taunus, these P7s were M Fords 😊
@rutzirutz5838 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_P7
They are taunus,any number followed by M,is a taunus
@rutzirutz5838 The P7 and P7b did not use the "Taunus" name in South Africa and if I'm not mistaken not in Germany either. They were simply "Ford 17M" and "Ford 20M", and many South Africans colloquially called it simply "The German Ford".
Den hatte mein Vater als 4 Türer , 6 Zylinder, für damalige Verhältnisse ein tolles Auto
Thanks everyone that didn't bid as I was able to buy this lovely car lol. Had a bit of a shock as thought that would go in the garage no problem but it's a very long car and can just squeeze in.
So how's it running? Any restorations necessary? The vinyl rear bench looks to have become brittle with age.
A very rare car in excellent condition.
If like me you are very fussy a good restorer will easily attend to the blemishes.
Nice car in great shape I have old 17M P7b from 1969 year its same style but my is a 2door sedan ,now it's in restoration work i will install same 3.0 V6 Essex engine like this one .Greetings from Croatia!😎👍
And it's right-hand drive... Considering it. ❤
Harika iyi saklanmış
I have a 1970 20M 2500S V6
C pillar vent like a 60s Cortina!
I had my eye on this car from a few months back. Its from the carcave scotland chap.!
The asking price seemed a little high. £23k .. But i could be wrong.!
Its a beauty for sure.!
👍👍👍
It is in our April auction with a guide of £10,000 to £14,000
Nice car but it is not a Taunus it´s a Ford 20M. Those cars from 69 to 71 was 17M, 20M and 26M and was M cars.
@mikyeng, this IT IS a Taunus,i had two of those,and M is for Maisterstuk,wich in german means Masterwork.even on the key of those cars is written Taunus
The Taunus name was dropped when they introduce the P7
It’s all online to read.
Mon père a eu la 20 mrs en 4 portes. Ça marchait bien !!
EIN TRAUM !
Turkey is full of them however Coupe hard to find. It is like a small muscle car
i had this only diference had two extra round yellow lights on the front metal grill, was the RS1600 as my first escort rally car not a road car as i was a driver till early 80´s already with the escort RS2000. Ultra rare ? you should see the older coupé with the extra lights fiited in the front chromed bumper that would put them at a higher level makin`the bumper curved, only saw this one i had but still in my city Beja, Portugal where lot´s of german families lived for three decades or a bit more , so they imported engines from south africa to european countries, the coupé seen on the video available here on youtube doesn´t look nothing like the one i refer ,had a slick look very sportive lines and low with special iron rally wheels not alloy, and missing the chromed round rims to this iron wheels to give a more depth feeling ,it´s missing in the video
Top ❤
Lovley Tanus
i know a guy who has a Ford 20M 2300S Tudor XL 1969 that's been sitting since the mid 80's. Are they like really rare? cause i could barely find any pictures or information on them. and what would be a good price for it?
For how much did she finally sell?
I think the colour is Solar Gold .
final drive ratio ? (diff)
I'm in Botswana and I am currently looking at a sedan 20m 3000s. Kindly make a correction to your statement.
20m 3000s XL
14:34 This is not german, it is dutch. And 20m is not the body shape, 20m stands for the generation of the model within the Taunus range, just like MK1,MK2,MK3... Between the 1950s and the 1970s they built Taunus 12m, 15m, 17m and 20m. The m stands for "masterpiece".
It’s not Dutch either, mate. It’s Afrikaans. The car is made in South Africa .
The Dutch word for warning is spelt Belangrijk ( Afrikaans Belangrik)
@@monk3yboy69 Thanks for pointing that out. Africaans looks like dutch to me, because they are so similar.
A real beauty. But the steering wheel is on the wrong side. 😂😂😂
Put the famous 3.4l Cosworth competition engine with 450 HP in it! BRÜLL TOB !!!
Yes ofcourse if you have 60000 eur to buy one lol
start the car without the safety clutch switch, I guess back then was not a big deal, btw my family had 26m in green color
👍
138 HP.
Can I ask if anyone is bidding tomorrow for this can you not because I will be lol
Who came here for my winter car
It's not a Taunus
IT is 20 m Ford and Nottingham more❤❤❤😊😊
IT is 20 m Ford and Nottingham more❤❤❤😊😊
This car had an heavy accident, or why is the steering wheel on the wrong side ?
It was made in South Africa for that market.
Shoehorn a small block Chevy 5.7..v8 with 2 cherry bombs nice rumble
Ja habe einen mit einem 2.8 Motor verbauten