1985 Ford Granada Ghia X Estate
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I used to be collected from swimming training in a saloon. A classmate whose dad owned Unican Breweries (home brew kit in a can, remember that?) had a metallic red with grey interior estate. It was a firm favourite of mine alongside another lad's SD1 Vitesse.
P.S. Great to see you posting again BV72. I do enjoy your adventures
P.S. Great to see you posting again BV72. I do enjoy your adventures
JakeT said:
Oh, how you've been missed BV. Stop posting in the s
tty legal bits of the forum and keep to the quieter parts. The fun parts with old bangers in. 
Totes will - no more S,P&L for me. I may do some employment law btty legal bits of the forum and keep to the quieter parts. The fun parts with old bangers in. ks in the jobs bit, but shall mainly come here and rant on about wrecks. I am all in favour of the fun parts of old bangers. ATCNBE.
There is something increasingly appealing about a large Ford, and especially one from the 70's and 80's.
I know of a FaceBook acquaintance who seemingly breeds a collection of 70's US Ford, Lincoln and Mercury land yachts (full size saloons) and his frequent posts and adventures have me salivating.
Your mildly crusty Granada is a fine example and I hope we get to follow its escapades even after you relinquish part-ownership.
I know of a FaceBook acquaintance who seemingly breeds a collection of 70's US Ford, Lincoln and Mercury land yachts (full size saloons) and his frequent posts and adventures have me salivating.
Your mildly crusty Granada is a fine example and I hope we get to follow its escapades even after you relinquish part-ownership.
70s and 80s Cortinas and Escorts don't do it for me. Early Capris, maybe, but nowadays they are expensive. Ford Scene Tax seems not to have hit Granada saloons and estates quite as badly as it has hit other old Fords. I would love a Mark 1 Granada Coupe, which is a sort of poor man's Jensen Interceptor, but I have probably missed the boat on Grannycoops already.
I have had two Mk2 Granny estates. The first was a green one a 1980 W plated 2.8GL which belonged to the MD who'd got something new & my Morris Ital had gine bang for the nth time.
A good drive, although in 80K had seen 4 services. When asked each one had been a failure, stone through rad, wheel bearing seized etc.
I then bought a 1985 2.8Ghia X, cloth interior but loads of toys. Bought at 116K & my ex killed the torque converter when I was in Libya. It had 195K at the time, so never did do the 200k mark. Was incredibly reliable.
I sold it to a guy who I suspect bangered it
It had the plate BOO606X which I wish I had kept.
A good drive, although in 80K had seen 4 services. When asked each one had been a failure, stone through rad, wheel bearing seized etc.
I then bought a 1985 2.8Ghia X, cloth interior but loads of toys. Bought at 116K & my ex killed the torque converter when I was in Libya. It had 195K at the time, so never did do the 200k mark. Was incredibly reliable.
I sold it to a guy who I suspect bangered it
It had the plate BOO606X which I wish I had kept.
In about '87 a mate of mine had use of a company barge namely a Mk1 3 litre Granny estate in pale metallic blue.
He had use of it pretty much whenever he wanted it so being youngish oiks we abused the opportunity. We took it green-laning once or twice and on a nice wide area of wet grass and mud we decided just spinning it would be great gas. How we all howled with surprised laughter when he managed a 360 degree spin and kept it moving forward in the original direction.
It took a bit jet washing top and bottom after that one.
He had use of it pretty much whenever he wanted it so being youngish oiks we abused the opportunity. We took it green-laning once or twice and on a nice wide area of wet grass and mud we decided just spinning it would be great gas. How we all howled with surprised laughter when he managed a 360 degree spin and kept it moving forward in the original direction.
It took a bit jet washing top and bottom after that one.
Yesterday the Granny flew to Cambridge and back for some daughter collectionage. She says that the car's interior reminds her of a shonky Beagle Pup 150 that I used to have a share in. This car really is quite fast, and managed to surprise a couple of white Audis.
For some reason, I found myself subject to unusually aggressive high speed tailgating by assorted cars and vans at various times during the journey (I wasn't MLMing at 60, I hasten to add - this car keeps up with the traffic). I don't know if they were just trying to read all the badges on the back, or what.
The trip computer mostly doesn't work, but it does show the fuel range remaining. At one point it sounded an annoying audible alarm for no apparent reason, which continued until I had randomly stabbed at all of its buttons a few times. I have a handbook for the car, but the trip computer would have had a separate instruction book, and I can't find one of those on eBay.
For some reason, I found myself subject to unusually aggressive high speed tailgating by assorted cars and vans at various times during the journey (I wasn't MLMing at 60, I hasten to add - this car keeps up with the traffic). I don't know if they were just trying to read all the badges on the back, or what.
The trip computer mostly doesn't work, but it does show the fuel range remaining. At one point it sounded an annoying audible alarm for no apparent reason, which continued until I had randomly stabbed at all of its buttons a few times. I have a handbook for the car, but the trip computer would have had a separate instruction book, and I can't find one of those on eBay.
Breadvan72 said:
...the trip computer would have had a separate instruction book, and I can't find one of those on eBay.
Until you turn up a physical copy, try this:http://www.flickriver.com/photos/granada_turnier/s...
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