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Täna sai käidud Audru uut ringrada avamas. Rallitaunus oli arusaadavalt vägakiire koguaeg, võibet tingituna osaliselt ka pidrunite puudusest

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The second generation 1961-64 Taunus 17M was an original design styled in Germany by Uwe Bahnsen, who would design German Fords for almost 30 more years. It abandoned the 1950s American decorations of its predecessor for Germanic clean lines and lack of decoration, while sharing design elements with American Fords. At this point, the relationship between German and American Ford design was a back and forth cross-pollination rather than German borrowing of American design. The general shape and front bumper are reminiscent of the 1960 Falcon, which was developed at around the same time. The headlight surrounds, peaked fenders, and recessed hood resemble those of the 1961 Lincoln Continental because Elwood Engel visited Ford of Germany and saw the design that would become the 1961 Taunus, and it influenced his 1961 Thunderbird design proposal that became the 1961 Continental. The headlight surrounds and peaked fenders then made their way onto the 1961 Ford Thunderbird.