Ford Eifel was a
carAn automobile, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
manufactured by
Ford GermanyFord Germany was the German subsidiary of the American automaker Ford Motor Company, which existed under various names from 1925.-Ford Motor Co. AG:...
and Ford Hungary between 1935 and 1939. It was derived from the
Ford Model CThe Ford Model C was introduced in 1904 and was a version of the first Ford Model A with more modern look, slightly more powerful engine and 15 cm longer wheelbase. It was the entry-level car in the Ford model lineup, slotting below the upscale Model B. Production ended in 1905 with 800 cars made...
platform, and is related to the contemporary
Ford AngliaThe Ford Anglia was a British car from Ford in the UK. It was related to the Ford Prefect and the later Ford Popular. The Ford Anglia name was applied to four models of car between 1939 and 1967....
and
Ford PrefectFord Prefect may refer to:* Ford Prefect , a line of British cars produced by the UK section of the Ford Motor Company from 1948 - 1961* Ford Prefect , a character in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, named after the car...
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Ford Eifel was a
carAn automobile, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
manufactured by
Ford GermanyFord Germany was the German subsidiary of the American automaker Ford Motor Company, which existed under various names from 1925.-Ford Motor Co. AG:...
and Ford Hungary between 1935 and 1939. It was derived from the
Ford Model CThe Ford Model C was introduced in 1904 and was a version of the first Ford Model A with more modern look, slightly more powerful engine and 15 cm longer wheelbase. It was the entry-level car in the Ford model lineup, slotting below the upscale Model B. Production ended in 1905 with 800 cars made...
platform, and is related to the contemporary
Ford AngliaThe Ford Anglia was a British car from Ford in the UK. It was related to the Ford Prefect and the later Ford Popular. The Ford Anglia name was applied to four models of car between 1939 and 1967....
and
Ford PrefectFord Prefect may refer to:* Ford Prefect , a line of British cars produced by the UK section of the Ford Motor Company from 1948 - 1961* Ford Prefect , a character in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, named after the car...
.
About 60 000 of them were produced. The engine was a four cylinder, four stroke 1172 cc giving 34 hp (25 kW) at 4250 rpm. It was made with many different body types, such as a two door sedan, a two door
cabrio coachA cabrio coach or semi-convertible is a type of car that has a retractable textile roof, and derives from Cabriolet. It is an inexpensive alternative to a full convertible, especially on cars with unibody designs since little or no redesign of the body is necessary.This type of roof was perhaps...
, two and four seat cabriolet, two seater
roadsterA roadster, also known as a spyder or spider, is a two-seat car, traditionally without either a roof, side or rear windows.Most modern day two-seaters have windows and feature retractable roofs...
and a light
truckA truck or lorry is a motor vehicle - more specifically a commercial vehicle commonly used for transporting goods and materials. Some light trucks/lorries are similar in size to a passenger automobile...
.It replaced the
Ford KölnFord Köln is an automobile from the Cologne, Germany plant of the Ford Motor Company that was in production from 1932 to 1935. It was the German version of the Ford Model Y. The name came from the German name for the city of Cologne. It had a four cylinder, four stroke engine at 1933 cc giving...
and it was itself replaced by the
Ford TaunusFord Taunus was a range of family cars sold by Ford in Germany and other countries. Models from 1970 onward were similar to the Ford Cortina in the United Kingdom....
.
The model was named after the
EifelThe Eifel is a low mountain range in western Germany and eastern Belgium. It occupies parts of southwestern North Rhine-Westphalia, northwestern Rhineland-Palatinate and the south of the German-speaking Community of Belgium.-Geography:...
mountain range in western Germany.
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Ford KölnFord Köln is an automobile from the Cologne, Germany plant of the Ford Motor Company that was in production from 1932 to 1935. It was the German version of the Ford Model Y. The name came from the German name for the city of Cologne. It had a four cylinder, four stroke engine at 1933 cc giving...
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Ford TaunusFord Taunus was a range of family cars sold by Ford in Germany and other countries. Models from 1970 onward were similar to the Ford Cortina in the United Kingdom....
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