It was the sixth newly designed German Ford to be launched after the war .
For this reason it was from inception known within the company as Ford Project 6 ( P6 ) or the Ford ( Taunus ) P6 .
It was the sixth newly designed German Ford to be launched after the war and for this reason it was from inception known within the company as Ford Project 6 ( P6 ) or the Ford ( Taunus ) P6 .