In September 1966 Ford-Werke GmbH (Ford of Germany) introduced the
new Ford Taunus 12M / 15M. It was the sixth newly designed German
Ford to be launched after the war for this reason it is known as Ford
Project 6 (P6) or the Ford Taunus P6.
The front wheel drive car was available
as a two or four door saloon, a "Turnier" (station wagon)
and a coupé. The Taunus 12M was available with two engine choices, a
1183 cc V4 water-cooled (1966- 1968) and a 1305 cc V4 cylinder
water-cooled. The Taunus 15M was offered with a 1498 cc V4 cylinder
water-cooled engine or a 1699 cc V4 cylinder water-cooled engine
(from 1967). All cars had a four-speed all-synchromesh manual gear
box with a column-mounted lever. From February 1968 a floor-mounted
lever was available as an option. The 15M was differentiated by its
grill and rectangular headlights / rear light clusters from the 12M
which had round front lights and extended lozenge rear lights.
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Predecessor: Taunus 12M / 15M P4
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| Ford 12M 2 Door (1967) |
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| Ford Taunus 12M Coupé (1966) |
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| Ford 15M 4 Door (1968) |
Evolution
- in August 1967 the Taunus name was dropped and the cars were now named Ford 12M and Ford 15M
- in 1967 the 1699cc V4 engine became available for the 15M
- in March 1968 the Ford 15M RS was introduced with the floor-mounted gear change as a standard feature
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| Ford 15M Turnier (1967) |
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| Ford 15M RS (1968) |
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| Ford 15M RS (1968) |
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Successor: Ford Taunus TC1 (1970)
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In August 1970 the P6 was replaced by
the Ford Taunus TC1. A total of 668,187 P6's were produced at
Cologne-Niehl (Germany) and Genk (Belgium).
Ford Taunus 12M / 15M Advert (Germany, 1966)
Ford 12M / 15M Advert (Germany, circa 1967)
Brochures
Ford Taunus 12M, Norway (1967)
Ford Taunus 15M, Norway (1967)
Ford 12M, Netherlands (1968)
Ford Taunus 12M, Norway (1967)
Ford Taunus 15M, Norway (1967)
Ford 12M, Netherlands (1968)
