Officine Stampaggi Industriali (OSI) was set up in 1960 as
a subsidiary of Ghia to build cars like the Innocenti Spyder.
By the time the OSI 20M TS went into production in 1967 OSI employed
some 800 people. The beautiful design by Sergio Sartorelli brought
the best of Italian flare and underpinned it with the ultra-reliable
mechanicals of the mass produced Ford Taunus P5. Ford shipped
all the necessary parts from Cologne to Turin and in return received
completed cars to sell through their sales network. Some two
thousand 2000S models and two hundred and twenty 2300S models
were made between 1967 and 1968 and were particularly popular
in Germany.
The entire technology, in addition, switch, pedals, seat
fittings and much more corresponded to the Ford 20M TS (Taunus
P5).
Highest performance engine of the series P5 was the 2,0-l-HC-V6
with 90 HP of the 20M TS.
The maximum speed amounted to 165 km/h (OSI 20M TS: 170 km/h),
the acceleration of 0 to 100 km/h took place in 14.0 seconds
(OSI 20M TS: 14.2 seconds). With appearance of the P7 in August
1967 the OSI 20M TS was equipped in series with the new 2,3-l-HC-V6
with 108 HP. It reached with this motor a maximum speed of 180
km/h, the acceleration of 0 to 100 km/h took place in 11.7 seconds.
