1961 Ford Taunus Transit
The Ford developed a new type as an equivalent to the market leader VW +1957, which was presented as a van, a bus and a platform lorry. The Ford Transit fully differed technically from the VW competitors: with a water-cooled engine and a rear-wheel drive.
Unlike the British-built Transit "family", the first production Ford to wear the "Transit" badge was a van built in Ford's Köln (Cologne) plant in Germany. It was introduced in 1953 as FK 1000 (Ford Köln carrying 1,000 kg) with a 1.3 litre inline-four engine from the contemporary Taunus. In 1955 the engine capacity was enlarged to 1.5 litres. From 1961, this vehicle was called the Ford Taunus Transit. Production of this model ceased in 1965.
The museum example served in a carpenter’s workshop in St. Veit for many years and was bought as metal scrap in 2002.
Unlike the British-built Transit "family", the first production Ford to wear the "Transit" badge was a van built in Ford's Köln (Cologne) plant in Germany. It was introduced in 1953 as FK 1000 (Ford Köln carrying 1,000 kg) with a 1.3 litre inline-four engine from the contemporary Taunus. In 1955 the engine capacity was enlarged to 1.5 litres. From 1961, this vehicle was called the Ford Taunus Transit. Production of this model ceased in 1965.
The museum example served in a carpenter’s workshop in St. Veit for many years and was bought as metal scrap in 2002.
