Ford Taunus G93A

The Ford Taunus G93A was a small family car produced by Ford Germany between 1939 and 1942 as the successor to the Ford Eifel. It was the first car developed at Cologne by Ford Germany, which had earlier built cars originated by Ford in the United States or Britain. Production began on 30 April 1939, a mid-size car between the little Eifel and the big V8 models, shown to the public in June 1939. Its body was welded to the chassis, and wartime rules limited Ford to one engine, a 1,172 cc side-valve unit rated at a claimed 34 PS driving the rear wheels through a three-speed gearbox. Passenger car production ended in February 1942 after 7,100 had been built, and the car returned in 1948 as the Taunus G73A.