1969 Ford Taunus P7b 20m RS 2dr sedan

[Roo]

I sold my Nissan 300zx and on the same day bought the new project_ a '69 Ford Taunus 2dr 20M RS. German import.
She has been restored in the past but is now wanting some tlc again......these are the first pics my friend took when she arrived home. When I get out in her next i'll take some more and maybe start a renovation thread! But i'm well chuffed over all! ;D
Cheers

[g164rge]

Very nice!!

[woodenspatulas]

thats all new types of brilliance happening right there!

like the choice of garden furniture too

[qwerty]

Ah majorly jealous! Saw this on ebay and wanted it!

Looking forward to seeing it progress!

[TurboDieselWeasel]

Is that gauge cluster on the trans tunnel stock? I think I would have bought it just for that ;D

All sorts of awesomeness right there! Cool ride!

[totti]

Yeah!
That's a cool ride!

Is it the 2,3 with 108BHP or the 125BHP(Rare option)

If you need advice or maybe parts,let me know

And.....it's not a Coupe......it's a 2door.



Cheers

[trigger]

I am "that" friend who took the photo, The car is lovely, it really does turn heads and the engine growl sound lush, Once the few jobs get done it will be a cracking car.

Oct 14, 2011 15:27:39 GMT TurboDieselWeasel said:

Is that gauge cluster on the trans tunnel stock? I think I would have bought it just for that ;D

Yep standard, only the RS model had this as it's the sporty one, it has the same 2.3 V6 as found in the Capri and Granada as well, god knows what BHP it is though!

[e21meister]

Hubba. All kinds of nice.

[luckygti]

I am seriously loving that, Please take this to the 8 Ball next Thursday! It looks awesome, reckon we could have an Ipswich convoy at this rate

[Roo]

Oct 14, 2011 17:05:52 GMT totti said:

Yeah!
That's a cool ride!

Is it the 2,3 with 108BHP or the 125BHP(Rare option)

If you need advice or maybe parts,let me know

And.....it's not a Coupe......it's a 2door.



Cheers

Thank you, I may well take you up on both those offers at some point! This will be a learning experience as it's the oldest car I've had by nearly 20yrs!
Got a problem with selecting reverse (crunching) and 1st is hit and miss. Doesn't feel like the gear box So I'm guessing it's the selector box or linkage maybe?

[Roo]

Oct 14, 2011 22:49:58 GMT luckygti said:

I am seriously loving that, Please take this to the 8 Ball next Thursday! It looks awesome, reckon we could have an Ipswich convoy at this rate

I'd love to bring her to the next 8ball meet, I was there in my Focus ST a few months back and it was a good crowd! Only thing is she's got issues with selecting reverse and 1st is a bit iffy. I'll investigate this wkend but I doubt she'll be done. Also I'm working till 7pm this Thursday so...... But whatever happens I'll be there regularly with her whenever I can in the future!

[Graham]

My dad had an estate in the same colour when i was 17 wicked cars

[brock05]

Awesome, I had a RHD 20m TS some years ago, parts were a pain pre-internet and I had to sell it. I still have a pair of standard taillight lenses if you want them!!

[PhoenixCapri]

Oooo that's lovely! Looks in great nick as well, going to tune it at all?

[roofus]

Superb car,,rare or what in the UK

[Roo]

Oct 15, 2011 20:06:06 GMT PhoenixCapri said:

Oooo that's lovely! Looks in great nick as well, going to tune it at all?

I may well do as the engine seems to run very well with not a hint of smoke even on start up so would seem worthwhile looking at cams and a webber maybe!
Going to get everything working perfectly first though before i have a play.....

[Roo]

Oct 15, 2011 20:14:43 GMT roofus said:

Superb car,,rare or what in the UK

Rare indeed! I believe it may be the only one of this model registered in the uk?!

[Roo]

Oct 15, 2011 14:34:03 GMT brock05 said:

Awesome, I had a RHD 20m TS some years ago, parts were a pain pre-internet and I had to sell it. I still have a pair of standard taillight lenses if you want them!!

I would love a spare set of lenses mate! Thank you.
PM sent!

[dude]

Stunning! I have one of these myself, sitting around rusting away... I will fix it, some day
I think all rs's had the 125hp v6, this car deserves a 2.9 though, although old school with a carb on top
The extra lights grille looks good too, is it factory?

Are the hubs or wheels redrilled? Looks like those are the same chevrolet wheel I had on my taunus


We need and more photos! ;D

[Roo]

Oct 26, 2011 7:35:41 GMT dude said:

Stunning! I have one of these myself, sitting around rusting away... I will fix it, some day
I think all rs's had the 125hp v6, this car deserves a 2.9 though, although old school with a carb on top
The extra lights grille looks good too, is it factory?

Are the hubs or wheels redrilled? Looks like those are the same chevrolet wheel I had on my taunus


We need and more photos! ;D

I haven't looked into identifying the lump but my guess was the 125bhp version.....although it's not exactly performing right now. The standard solex carb needs setting up but obviously the long term plan is to try and find a manifold that'll accept a single or twin weber but so far it seems difficult to source!? If the engine ever let go or was going to cost too much to fix I'd look into a swap but as it is I'm happy to leave the original in as it runs well, sounds healthy and there's not a hint of smoke even starting from cold so........
Should have a wheel off nxt wk but all I can say is the wheels haven't been modified, I'll look at hubs.... The wheels have no markings that I've seen so far........
The front spot lights are apparently standard on the rs and there are one piece with the grill.
Changed the engine and g/box oil few days ago and under side look very clean. Just waiting to get it on a ramp and diagnose my gear selection issue......guessing it's the selectors that are slack somehow, although I'm no expert!