Ford Köln is an
automobileAn automobile, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
from the Cologne, Germany plant of the
Ford Motor CompanyFord Germany was the German subsidiary of the American automaker Ford Motor Company, which existed under various names from 1925.-Ford Motor Co. AG:...
that was in production from 1932 to 1935. It was the German version of the
Ford Model YThe Model Y was the first Ford specifically designed for markets outside the United States of America, replacing the Model A in Europe. The car was powered by a 933 cc, 8 hp Ford Sidevalve engine, and was in production in England from 1932 until September 1937, in France from 1932 to...
. The name came from the German name for the city of
CologneCologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants...
. It had a four cylinder, four stroke engine at 1933 cc giving 108 hp (16 kW) at 5400 rpm. The top speed was . It had a three speed gearbox (plus reverse) with synchromesh on the second and third gear.
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Ford Köln is an
automobileAn automobile, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
from the Cologne, Germany plant of the
Ford Motor CompanyFord Germany was the German subsidiary of the American automaker Ford Motor Company, which existed under various names from 1925.-Ford Motor Co. AG:...
that was in production from 1932 to 1935. It was the German version of the
Ford Model YThe Model Y was the first Ford specifically designed for markets outside the United States of America, replacing the Model A in Europe. The car was powered by a 933 cc, 8 hp Ford Sidevalve engine, and was in production in England from 1932 until September 1937, in France from 1932 to...
. The name came from the German name for the city of
CologneCologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants...
. It had a four cylinder, four stroke engine at 1933 cc giving 108 hp (16 kW) at 5400 rpm. The top speed was . It had a three speed gearbox (plus reverse) with synchromesh on the second and third gear. It was a small car weighing only .
Due to heavy competition, mainly by
OpelAdam Opel GmbH, commonly known as Opel, is a German automaker. The company was founded on 21 January 1863, began making automobiles in 1899, and was acquired by General Motors in 1929...
,
DKWDampf-Kraft-Wagen or DKW is an historic car and motorcycle marque. In 1916, the Danish engineer Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen founded a factory in Saxony, Germany, to produce steam fittings. In the same year, he attempted to produce a steam-driven car, called the DKW...
and
AdlerAdler was a German automobile and motorcycle manufacturer from 1900 until 1957. Adler is German for eagle.-History:The Adler factory produced bicycles, typewriters, and motorcycles in addition to cars. Before World War I, the company used De Dion two- and four-cylinder engines in cars that ranged...
, the Ford Köln was not a success. In 1935 it was replaced by the
Ford EifelFord Eifel was a car manufactured by Ford Germany and Ford Hungary between 1935 and 1939. It was derived from the Ford Model C platform, and is related to the contemporary Ford Anglia and Ford Prefect....
which was a larger car.