Ford Taunus 15M RS

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There is a reader who has dropped his eyes on a Ford Taunus 15M RS, “a car with little or no information about it. I am particularly interested in the sore spots ”, he told us. He has found one, a gray-with-those-black stripes across the flanks. Whether that is a real RS - from Rally Sport (you have to think of it) - or whether it is a 'perked up' ordinary Taunus, that wasn't clear. We would first sort it out, because that is a determining factor… And then, such a Taunus can also rust, horribly rust. Apart from the mudguards and fender edges, it is also wise to inspect the sills well, as well as the underside of the two doors and especially on the inside. The fixing points of the rear shock absorbers, as well as rust in the A-pillars (where the door hinges are attached), the fixing points of the 'front legs' under the hood - the inner fenders - and the sheet metal under the windshield are all places where a careful inspection pays off. You do not have to worry about technology and parts, the range of new and used parts is large. And therefore cheap. The range is larger than the demand ... Even new and original sheet metal can still be found. Either through brand specialists, clubs and of course via the internet. For the RS version, Ford used (many) parts from other series models. Play on the controls, leaking shock absorbers, these are all common 'problems'. Also check whether the mounted engine has a capacity of 1,7 liters, which can be traced by the engine number ... This originally comes from the Taunus 17M and is good for 70 or - later - 75 pk. The Taunus 15M RS is only built from 1968 to the beginning of 1970.

Photo: A Ford Taunus 15M RS is pretty rare nowadays. Especially a real one

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  1. I had a car like that for a hobby, could keep up with traffic easily, used 1:9. The seats were fine, I never sat at the back, seemed a bit weaker, the suspension of the car was a bit hard at the rear, the car leaned more than a modern one, but it did have reasonable road holding and nice steering: it was not power-assisted, but fairly direct and went smoothly, much lighter than the Kadett-E combi from 1989 that I had for 'normal' and which also weighed 910 kilos, just like the RS. Rust from my 15m wasn't too bad, but it was difficult that the switch cover (?) broke and you had to pull the car out of its four wheels with a pull on a rod outside, but the part was available through a hobby club and everything worked. weather. You could connect the clutch inside the footwell – by hand! – set with a large plastic wing nut.

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