I already mentioned the car in my other thread about the Saab; the idea was that a (Germany built) Ford Taunus 12M, 1965 would be in the shop as of this week. Well, it has arrived. The car is, in true spirit of Henri Ford, a black car. Like he did on the Model T: 'You can ask for any colour as long as it's black!' According to the blue rocker covers, this car has a whopping 50hp under the bonnet, an all-syncho, 4-speed column shift and front wheel drive.
The fun part starts here: it's an absolute time machine, harking back to 1965:
- original cellulose paint; not repainted
- no rot, not even paint blisters indicating that there's trouble under the paint
- original diagonal tyres; Vredestein tyres with the old(!) type of Vredestein font.
- original hoses (with the Ford Oval stamped everywhere)
- original Ford Motorcraft oil filter
- vinyl interior is complete, not worn or torn.
The car was pulled from a garage that was attached to a house and there was central heating inside the garage. The owner has inherited the house and the car and wants to sell the car. It must have been in the garage for decades. The interior was covered with soft tarps, the whole car was covered with blanket and a special car cover. There were mouse traps in the garage (always a good sign; mouses are everywhere and best to catch them outside a car).
The car's outside and underside smells awful: old fuel! But guess what: the tank has a drain plug! That makes live easier. And apart from that, everything moves. No binding brakes/clutch, the engine turns by hand as well.
The idea is to drain the fuel, remove and replace the rubber parts of the fuel hoses and blow the copper pipe with compressed air (both ways). Then install new fuel hoses + filters. After that, the engine will get new oil and will be turned by hand. After that, started with the HT leads off; oil pressure is everything. Easy to read with a special gauge. And after that, a full try with started fluid and the fresh petrol. Let's see what happens!
About the Ford Taunus: I have no idea if it was sold in the UK. Here in the Netherlands it sold like hotcakes. You could spot them on every corner. Nowadays, they're rare as hen's teeth. I think that Wikipedia can tell more than I can:
http://An eye catching feature intro...W; 64 hp) red.
The owner has plans to sell the car. Somewhere in the back of my mind, an 'urge' is developing...