Ford Taunus Transit FK 1250 Fire Tender - 1962
The Dr. Peter and Ulrike Bühner collection of important pioneer and collectors' motorcycles and motor cars
Bonhams
Les Grandes Marques du Monde à Paris
The Grand Palais Éphémère
Place Joffre
Parijs - Paris
Frankrijk - France
February 2023
Sold for € 6.325
Not to be confused with the Ford Transit introduced in 1965, which had been developed jointly by Ford of Britain and Ford Werke AG of Germany, the German-designed and built FK 1000 of 1953 was the first Ford product to wear the 'Transit' badge. This German-built van started out with a 1.2-litre engine (FK 1000) before gaining a 1.5-litre unit (FK 1250) in 1955, while in 1961 the Ford Werke's existing 'Taunus' brand name was added. Production of the Taunus Transit ceased in 1965 on the introduction of its much better known and considerably more successful namesake.
First registered on 21st August 1962, this Ford Taunus Transit was first owned by the Freiwillige Feuerwehr: the voluntary fire brigade of the city of Donauwörth in Bavaria. In 1978 the vehicle changed hands, passing to the nearby municipality of Marxheim, again in Bavaria. The purpose of the vehicle is recorded as Schlauchwagen, literally translated as hose carrier. Presented in remarkably solid but un-restored condition, the Transit is still in its Marxheim Fire Brigade livery, complete with blue light. The odometer reading is 13,629 kilometres and might well be original. The family reports that the van was used on occasion for surfing trips, and surely was and will be a head turner wherever it goes. It is offered with its original German Kraftfahrzeugbrief, recording only the two aforementioned municipalities as owners; an original workshop manual; and a magazine article relating to the model. A much rarer alternative to the ubiquitous offerings from Volkswagen.
Ford Taunus Transit FK 1250 Fire Tender - 1962
The Dr. Peter and Ulrike Bühner collection of important pioneer and collectors' motorcycles and motor cars
Bonhams
Les Grandes Marques du Monde à Paris
The Grand Palais Éphémère
Place Joffre
Parijs - Paris
Frankrijk - France
February 2023
Sold for € 6.325
Not to be confused with the Ford Transit introduced in 1965, which had been developed jointly by Ford of Britain and Ford Werke AG of Germany, the German-designed and built FK 1000 of 1953 was the first Ford product to wear the 'Transit' badge. This German-built van started out with a 1.2-litre engine (FK 1000) before gaining a 1.5-litre unit (FK 1250) in 1955, while in 1961 the Ford Werke's existing 'Taunus' brand name was added. Production of the Taunus Transit ceased in 1965 on the introduction of its much better known and considerably more successful namesake.
First registered on 21st August 1962, this Ford Taunus Transit was first owned by the Freiwillige Feuerwehr: the voluntary fire brigade of the city of Donauwörth in Bavaria. In 1978 the vehicle changed hands, passing to the nearby municipality of Marxheim, again in Bavaria. The purpose of the vehicle is recorded as Schlauchwagen, literally translated as hose carrier. Presented in remarkably solid but un-restored condition, the Transit is still in its Marxheim Fire Brigade livery, complete with blue light. The odometer reading is 13,629 kilometres and might well be original. The family reports that the van was used on occasion for surfing trips, and surely was and will be a head turner wherever it goes. It is offered with its original German Kraftfahrzeugbrief, recording only the two aforementioned municipalities as owners; an original workshop manual; and a magazine article relating to the model. A much rarer alternative to the ubiquitous offerings from Volkswagen.