The Ford Taunus G93A is a small family car that was produced by Ford Germany between 1939 and 1942 in succession to the Ford Eifel. It was the first car developed at Cologne by Ford Germany which previously had built cars originated by Ford businesses in the US or the UK. Production began on 30 April 1939, with the first car exhibited to the public in June 1939, less than six months before the outbreak of war in Europe.
Ford Taunus G93A
The US-style fast back form of the Taunus called for a longer wheelbase than the car's position in the market could justify. The result was a car which acquired the soubriquet "Buckeltaunus" (Hunchback Taunus).
In November 1948 the first Ford Taunus G73A emerged from Ford's Cologne factory. The celebratory garland does not conceal the fact that very little distinguished the 1948 Taunus G73A from the prewar Taunus G93A
In its final years the "Buckeltaunus" acquired a one-piece windscreen and a lot of chrome; here a Taunus de Luxe
Ford-Werke GmbH is a German-based car manufacturing factory headquartered in Merkenich- Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is a fully owned subsidiary of American Ford Motor Company, which operates two large manufacturing facilities in Germany, a plant in Cologne and a plant in Saarlouis and serves as a major hub for the Automaker's presence in the European markets.
Ford-Werke plant in Cologne
Share of the Ford Motor Company AG, issued May 1929
Ford Rheinland 1932
A Luftwaffe Ford V3000 truck, Italy, 1943
