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[Jamie R]

Yngvar I need your help ! It's not rotary but ya not on Facebook!

I think this is eastern block but I'm not sure, do you know what it is ?




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[Jamie R]

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[Eccentric shaft]

Haha. Yes, it's as far East as Cologne, but still Western Bloc.    It's a Series 2 Ford 12M, the follow-up of German Ford's Cardinal project, which mobilised Ford UK to plan the Cortina mk1, which they jokingly called the "Archbishop". Of course, the Germans had a little bird in mind, not a high-ranking cleric. The series 2 12M is like am under-powered German answer to the Cortina mkII.

The 12M had the notorious 1200cc Ford V4 engine. Same as SAAB got for their 96. There were bigger models, too: the 1500cc 15M, the 1700cc 17m and the V6 20M, all they way up to the 26M (2,6 litre Cologne V6). Over here we have Ford M-clubs in every fjord. I'll find some 12M series 1 pics and some others, Just give me a few minutes. 

[Jamie R]

You're just a font of knowledge


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[Eccentric shaft]

Top: the 1200cc V4 engine from the little wonder you posted. Next: a series 1 12M with its cute tail lamps; a series 1 17M (would be really cool to put a 13B rotary in one of these!!!); a 20M and a 20M wagon. There were som great wagons for all M models, usually they were called Turniers.

Btw, I might be wrong, but I seem to remember SAAB got the 1500cc V4, perhaps also the 1700cc, but not the 1200cc.

[Eccentric shaft]

Oh, just have to share a 1961 Taunus 17M Turnier. Just look at those futuristic rear lamps! Rotary Wagon project material extraordinaire! 

Would be an act of mercy. The Cologne V4s were noisy, thirsty and fairly gutless.

[Jamie R]

Seriously, you blow me away, you should be an automotive historian


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[Jamie R]

Oh, just have to share a 1961 Taunus 17M Turnier. Just look at those futuristic rear lamps! Rotary Wagon project material extraordinaire! 

Would be an act of mercy. The Cologne V4s were noisy, thirsty and fairly gutless.

I had a 1965 ford Corsair 2000e which im sure was the same cologne derivative.  Was a 3 speed auto box. Yup gutless, but sooooooo smooth like it ran on double cream.

All these are screaming for a rotary restomod.

I find it bizarrely interesting the strong links between Mazda and Ford. Im sure Ford tipped in lots of money over the years which helped with the development of the rotary side of things. The ford fiesta / Mazda 121 was inevitable I guess. The latest duratec is actually a Mazda L engine.

I'm just surprised ford never had a rotary factory model. Maybe Mazda had a contract that just said "mine"! Lol

One for discussion on another day, and another thread


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[Jamie R]

Not an inch of rust on this RX4 lol


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[clive]

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[Jamie R]

So last year down "rotary road" I went to visit 26B, the ultimate down that road. This year, a much more simpler humble property


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[Casey]

        

[Jamie R]

No officer I wasn't revving it early on a Sunday morning


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[clive]

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