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The Taunus 12M P4. German model with American design history.

Taunus 12M P4. German model with American design history.

In September 1962, Ford Germany's first front-wheel drive car had its market premiere. The Taunus 12M P4 is the fourth post-war model produced by the German branch of the American concern. The development of the model did not take place in Germany in the years before the market debut. That happens in the United States. Or more specifically: in Dearborn.
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Taunus 12M P4

The Taunus 12M P4 was built from 1962 to mid-1966. The design history is eventful. Ford Germany was working on a new concept to follow up the P1 model. And in Dearborn, the Ford management became restless because…