I’m so pleased that I contacted Jonny about this car on behalf of my friend Lyn. The video captures the day perfectly. This was a whole days work and the team were obviously true enthusiasts engrossed in not only the Granada but it’s history and meaning for the family. This has given them happy memories to look back on. Thanks Jonny for a great day!
That’s one beautiful wagon the interior is like brand new and I love the suitcase style bags in the rear ya just don’t see these beauty’s ever !! That car is worth a lot of money being what it is)) 49k miles!! Very original inside and outside!!!! Hard to get any kinda model never mind this limited edition which are impossible to locate and who ever has one they aren’t selling them and I wouldn’t blame them))) This beautiful car seen a lot holidays and it’s a very well looked after car!!!! God bless guys!! More videos please))
I was a Ford Mechanic in 1980 when this lovely edition Granada came out. I remember it as i was lucky enough to PDI a brand new one . I only remeber it being available in Estate version and with a non Injection V6 2.8 Colonge engine. The Granada was built in Germany and this was a period when Ford brought many special edition cars out in the late 70's 80's to name some of the special Ford cars had edition names like Linet,Harrier (Escorts). Olympic (2000E) Kingfisher,(Fiesta). I worked an all these cars . Happy days 😄
You can add the fiesta dash and later the escort cab dash to that list 😁. The Orion 1600E was lovely too. My uncles worked for Ford throughout the 70’s and 80’s and they all loved the mk2 harriers (white or silver)
I remember out in the colonies of NZ that someone fitted a Cologne to HC Viva as an aftermarket repower. This was fifteen years ago. Such was the option if not using the GM 3800cc V6 when not available. The 3.8 was more popular in Canada 🇨🇦 and New Zealand 🇳🇿 as a retro repower for HB & HC out in the colonies.❤
You've got to buy it, Jonny. We need to see more adventures with this beauty. Estates are going to exist only in the minds of some generations soon. Grew up riding around in Cortina mk3 and 4 estates of various family members. Loved them. Great to see this loyal family servant so well preserved. :)
You might be right about 'estate' cars. The Cortinas had big boots, enough for plenty of miscellaneous equipment, but it is something like 45 years that this house has been driving one hatchback after another.
I always enjoy The Late Brake show, but these episodes are top shelf! It's not easy to make this kind of content so interesting and enjoyable, but Jonny and the team always make it work! Kudos! :)
I actually sold one of these second hand. In the 80s I worked at KT Dartford an RS dealer near the Dartford tunnel.One day a very smart chap walked into the showroom and asked if we had a used one,I explained I didn't think we had ever had a new one or even seen one, he commented neither had he. When he left he gave me his card he owned a large abbey in Kilkenny Southern Ireland I joked I wasn't surprised he hadn't seen one Any way would you believe less than month later we had one traded in which after another long story I was able to sell to him .KT was a very unusual RS dealer that most people had never heard of.Whiie I was there I had a Tickford Capri which another dealer borrowed and wrote off ,An automatic Capri injection, an RS2000 Mk2 on a Y reg a Fiesta Supersport on a A plate, we had 16 RS1600i in stock when most dealers like Thomas Motors Blackpool couldn't get 1. David the owner ran around in Duncan Hamiltons road going GT40 and Hannu Mikkolas London to Mexico Escort that Ford lent him It was strange seeing it parked around Dartford probably not locked and certainly no road tax. As Nick said these are memories to look back on!
@@TIMMEH19991 "Escort RS1600i was the first RS Escort since 1980. It was introduced in September 1981, and production ceased in July 1983. Ford planned to build only 5000 for homologation requirements, but it sold so well that 8659 cars were made (2600 sold in the uk)."
I wasn't sure how many they made I just know many dealers found them hard to get and couldn't supply the demand from customers In the Dartford area a couple of traders thought we didn't know what we were doing so managed to buy some from abroad,although write hand drive and cheaper they were not the same speck as the British cars.
I grew up within 100 yards of Thomas Motors Blackpool. They built or at least looked after one of Malcolm Wilsons first rally cars. Hadn't heard them mentioned for ages. Only the facade of the building at the Oxford corner remains its now a Greggs.
Bought a black XR3 LFV343X , special 8 week order from Germany at the time fully specc'd with driving and fog lamps, rear seat belts, alloys, sunroof, head restraint pads (yes... these were an extra option) one of only a couple sold in lancashire in 1981 from Thomas Motors Cleveleys Branch . I wish i'd kept it. I had 2 further XR3i 's I preferred my A registered one A354GFR of all the ones I had . My last a MK4 in 1986. My Dad had 4 Granada Ghia's all 2.8 auto estates from Thomas Motors. He swapped to Volvo when the Granada ended production. I much preferred driving the Granada though they were like sitting in your favourite armchair gliding along gracefully. They could fly when needed though !
My wife’s father had the Granada Chasseur and her mother had the fiesta Sandpiper which was essentially a his and hers with matching colours. My wife and I were childhood friends and I remember them both. Amazing find Jonny. Brought back a lot of memories. Great film
I've had loads of Granada's and my fav was always the estate. My white 2.8i Ghia X was a fantastic car and drew admiring glances even 20 years ago! This is a true unicorn for sure. 🦄
That noise was a flashback to my childhood! The joy of it finally starting was always accompanied with a cheer by everyone in the car. Love the channel guys keep up the good work.
@@robmills1547 As the term barn find had been used at least 7 times in the previous posts I didn't find the need to split hairs over such a small matter.
It needs to be saved and kept in the highest order possible. Not only for the original owners memory but for all the children of the 70's & early 80's who grew up with this iconic silhouette on our roads. Johnny if you can't buy it, please ensure it goes to someone you know,who will love it as much as the family and you do. Amazing find & thanks for sharing.
And yes Jonny, you do need to buy this car. Just think, it has more space in it than the Jimny for the school run ... that's how you can justify the purchase to Chops. 🙂
I'm a big fan of Mk2 Granada estates. I haven't seen a chasseur edition before, but it looks glorious. Those sports decals remind me of very early Binatone video games
Love this Jonny! I can’t stop thinking about the guy who cared for it for all those years. Then when she fired up, brought a proper lump to my throat! Keep them coming, it’s great entertainment…
Holy hell, that entire engine startup segment was amazing. The editing was on another level. Great work - I mean both getting the car running and shooting/editing it all so well. Brilliant filmmaking!
I remember the Chasseur I was working for Ford dealers around that time, they looked really good when new, always liked the Granada estates. I had a MK1 Consul GT estate, I was not aware they built a GT estate, (I also had a MK2 Cortina GT estate, they were special order) the Consul may have been a special build as the first owner was Ford Motor Co, I understand it had been a rally support car, it had several bolt holes in the roof where a large roof rack had been fitted I assumed. It had a 3 litre engine with a manual gearbox and power steering, Imola blue. It was very quick for the time.
Interesting to learn about the UK Granadas from over here in Canada. We had a Ford model in North America with the same nameplate, but it was a completely different car with the underpinnings up until 1980 based on the earlier Maverick which was cribbed from the 1960s Falcon ... the same platform that gave birth to the original Mustangs. In 1981 and 82 it was a Fox platform car (same as 79-93 Mustang), but the name died in North America after that.
I remember when that shape of Granada was current, and thinking like it’s smaller brother the Cortina, how old fashioned it looked. Compared to other cars of the early 80s. But now, it really looks so of it’s time, that there’s something very charming about that. This particular one is great, not just as an oddball Ford edition, but that it was clearly cherished by its owner. I hope it gets to live on for many more years.
Hi there, it’s New Year’s Day ,2022. 0700hrs. Am unwell laid in my bed ,my beautiful wife fast asleep next to me. On RU-vid for the past hour or so. Noticed your site for the 1st time. Two bubble car finds. have subscribed to your most wonderful site. After feeling low at 69 years old I look forward to watching all of your finds !!. Thank you so much for lifting my spirits . PS : Happy new year to you.
When I was a mechanic at a Ford Dealership, my managing director had the exact same chasseur except it was fuel injected, he was waiting to do a U-turn on a dual carriageway and he was rear ended. It ended up getting re-shelled which I was given the job of swapping all the parts over from the wrecked shell (back in the days when a re-shell was cost effective).
I remember PDI a few of these in the early 80's while serving my apprenticeship at a ford dealership. it was always a treat to drive one as they were well out of the price range of an 18year lad Happy days
I remember these - the Ford dealer in Coatbridge (Laidlaws) had one. I had a right good look at it when I bought a Capri…I was sorely tempted. I think this is where my love affair with estates began now that I think about it. Brilliant find and great video 👍
Being an older git, I do remember the Granada Chasseur coming out. It was highly fancied but far more than I could afford. Wonderful to see one again, still highly fanciable and a very practicable luxury estate. Someone out there will pay good money for it now and it will prove to be a fantastic investment. Thank for showing it.
Tell me Tim. Did the youth wish they could have one? Was it something a person dreamed of owning like a Capri or Ford Cosworth? Because to me it's a mini van from the 80's like I saw them as when I was young. But I love the show.
Thats a really specially car, i hope it stays well preserved and taken care of. If it gets sold dave should own it!
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Ha! I guessed right. Not only have I heard of a Chasseur, but I knew TWO of them. The first was cousins in Shetland and I saw it on a trip ‘doon sooth’ in the early 80s when they visited us in London on their way to Newport to see other family members. The other was my mate’s dad, who went to my school and lived about 400 yards around the corner. The latter was a great car, and my mate’s dad loved it. My cousin’s was a different story. It was a classic Ford Friday motor. There was so much wrong with it, in the end, the dealer offered to send it back to Ford. As it would be sent to either a Welsh or Liverpool plant, and they were due to have a holiday with the elderly aunts in Newport, he drove it down. The dealer arranged a replacement car while the Chasseur was assessed/fixed and my cousin said if it wasn’t fixed by the end of the holiday, he’d expect a refund, or see him in court. Ford said it was fixed and on collection, An engineer, asked the guy in charge what was wrong. It was very much a ‘how long have you got’ moment. As a warranty recall by the dealer, they started looking for faults and just kept finding them. It just hadn’t been put together properly in the first place, so it was all a bit, well, not like a new car. My cousin said it felt like a new car and for the rest of the time he owned it, it performed very well. I always loved the colour and the fact it was the estate which looked great on that model, and long before the grand tourer was brought back in earnest by European builders. EDIT: Actually, I was still mid-reaction to my booster yesterday and I think my cousin actually dropped the Chasseur at Dagenham for assessment. I think they were made there and at the Cologne plant, if memory serves me well.
Loved this episode. I used to walk past Ford dealer Gilbert Rice in Horsham, Sussex twice a day to and from school. I’d go in and collect the latest brochures and pour over them at home. I could tell you fascinating details about options lists and badges if you were willing to listen. My mum says they’re probably all still in the loft. My Dad had Cortinas for years and the biggest news for me when he got promoted was that it meant he got upgraded to a Granada. But only a 2.3 GL! Then one day he came home with a 2.8i Ghia and I was lost in ecstasy. I’m 55 now and live in NZ and pretty soon sadly I’ll be back in the UK cleaning out the loft. I’ll place 5 quid on me finding the original brochure for this Chasseur model.
My Dad had a Mk1 fastback Ghia 3.0 in red with a black vinyl roof, it was gorgeous, registration LEE100P (which I understand is on a Land Rover). I had a Mk2 2.3 in red, but only an L trim, so not as nice as my Dads. I have had a few cars since then including Lexus and my current Mercedes S class, but none of them have had as good a ride as either Granada.
The mileage isn’t genuine, looking at the MOT history it was on 49,999 from 2006 - 2010 then in 2011 it was on 49,990 it still won’t be much higher than 55,000 if that. Well worth buying to restore and cherish, I personally would love to own it.
The worlds brownest Granada... lol I do like the black trim tho' 👍 My Dad refused to buy a very very cheap Jaguar once because it had metric wheels....
This is only UK production car, it was not made in Germany. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2TygW0EydlE.html The 2door on the other hand was produced only in Germany. Bit of UK/DE Granada production differences.
I had the common booted Ghia X version back in the day but it had a 5 speed manual box, At the age of 22 I didn't want an automatic, it took me a couple of months until I found a second hand one. I also remember having to change the gearbox on mine, second hand box from a Capri, £50 or £60 I gave a friend of a friend for that,.. those were the days, can't get much for that money now.
Well done you two. What a wonderful thing it is to preserve such treasured cars as this. The dedication is a fine ending, and the car in its new life will be a dedication too ...
My Dad worked at Fords Halewood…& every year he’d bring Fords Full Brochure…Fiesta Escorts Orion Cortina Sierra Saphire’s Capris & Last but not least…Granada…the best being the 2.8i Ghia X full leather top spec…loved the old Granada 3.0 & Coupe Granada…Fords brilliant 🤩
Love the sound of them V6 Granada’s, makes me feel very nostalgic. I think they launched the Chasseur because Ford was on the brink of launching the facelift Mk2 in ‘81 /‘82, so they always launch special editions to help sell the last of the outgoing models. I remember these cars well, very rare beast indeed. Move over Johnny, I quite fancy this myself!
Hi, My Dad had a Granada Estate. He used it for his business. He supplied confectionery to shops all around Dublin in Ireland. I am now 67 yrs, in 1976 my abiding memory was my dad gave me and my fiance the car to go and collect an old double bed , from my fiance’s Uncle , for our new house. The car was huge we got the whole bed into the car having collected it in Dundalk , which was about 2 hours drive north of Dublin. We are married 44 years now and the memory is still with me. Great video thanks.🇮🇪☘️ Have a great Christmas.
These cars existed in a time when you could recognise a car from a mile off due to all cars having their own individual look. I got into Granada's like a lot of kids of my age back in the 70's watching Jack Regan & George Carter with Bill has their driver speeding round London in the 'Sweeney' ( I mean who can ever forget that Intro of the Mark 1 in blue coming at you with that amazing intro music). What an amazing find, it is a find that dreams are made off. Thank you Jonny.
Probably one of my favourite Fords. Many happy hours spent in my local Ford dealership trying them out for size ( I was about twelve years old ) The Granada is such a handsome old thing, when estate cars were styish and practical, a vision in brown.
I've loved the Granadas since my first (of 5) the Chasseur was always the one I wanted but they were always like hens teeth, practical wise they could fit a sofa in the boot (like the Volvos)
Fantastic find, you jammy b..... I've always been a huge fan of the Mk2 Granny estate - I've got one right here, in fact, in the middle of being restored back to roadworthiness. Like most younger fans (by which I mean, approximately the age of the cars themselves :D) my Dad had one - it was in our family for years, and back in the early 1990s was my daily driver - it was actually the first car I "owned" (V5 in my name). Started life as a 2.3 4-speed, ended as a 2.8i 5-speed. Eventually, the tinworm just got too bad, and she ended up a banger racer, like so many, RIP. I don't believe the car you were looking at had A/C (not enough gubbins under the bonnet), but you'd have struggled to find the A/C "button" anyway - because they didn't have one: The fan speed switch also had a push-pull switch inside it - pull for A/C on. And if I recall correctly, there was a small green(?) light came on next to it, when the A/C was on. I had a couple of Mk2 saloons with A/C, it never worked...
My grandad had a year newer Granada 2.8 Ghia x an X reg, it was bought at a year old and registration documents had it registered as belonging to ford we were told it was a director's car , we believe it was 1 of the very first Ghia x in the UK, he had it at least 10 years infact it was his last car up until his death 95-96ish, my dad sold it to to a mate who had 500 sel and used the Granada for when going on site instead of the Merc, Granada's fantastic fords.
Citroën and Saab also used them and they were and are indeed four times the price of any "normal" tire. In fact, there are aftermarket wheels made in the same style that fit 14 or 15 inch tires, to put on your CX Turbo or GTI.
@@Ricketik65 there is a Fox Mustang resto parts supplier in the USA that had a run of replica TRX wheels made for those cars in 16". The originals were approximately 15.3" (390 mm). Some of the sporty Escorts got a 365 mm version, also used on a few other FWD Fords and Mercurys around then.
What a brilliant video, full of memories, you did the original owner proud bless him, getting her to run and the wash on his drive that he would have done all those times over the years was a real heart stopper, his family will be proud, nice one Johnny
I can’t remember the year model but my Sister had a Mercury version of the Granada that was a 2 door with a 302 under the hood backed by a C4 that I tried to buy off her but she traded it. I thought it would have made a great sleeper and wish I could find one like it to this day.
My Dad had a silver mk1 with a black vinyl roof. He once drove me and eight friends to the local cinema to see Grease. Very fond memories brought back in this video. Thanks Jonny.
Awesome video again Jonny and a model that always stuck in my mind. I started work in '79 at an Accident Repairers and remember having one in the shop for repair in maybe '81. Granadas were pretty special back then and easy to tell the various models from Base to Ghia X. They did a few Special Editions if I remember and the Chasseur really stood out...I think there was a Sapphire as well, two-tone Blue and Silver and maybe a 2.8i 5 speed Sport (?) towards the end of the Mk2's life, with a front lip spoiler, I think I'd seen them in Red and White with a pinstripe kit. Hope you buy it.
This car without absolute doubt needs to head straight to the Jonny Smith collection. I remember these when brand new - they are perhaps the ultimate statement of what a special edition used to be. I used to get my father to take me to all my local dealerships when I was 9 years old - one of the these was proudly displayed bang slap centre in my local ford showroom. Needs to be driven with 'Einstein a go go' by landscape playing on full blast out of the radio cassette. Its totally early 80s tastic!! 🙂🙂👍👍
Why wasn't this sent to the USA instead of the simpering fwd garbage Taurus. This car with the OHC sixes from Australia, a 351w, 351c or at least a nice 302 with a manual transmission would be an incredible little gem of a do it all car. An LS swap would certainly hit the spot as well.
We had Granadas in the states, but I don't think they were the same car. Much like we also had Cavaliers made by GM but they had nothing at all to do with the Vauxhall model.
Loved watching you giving the old Granny a wash Jonny - I remember a contributor on Smith and Sniff saying that they want to wash a car to get to know it, and I could see you building a bond. It's a beauty, and I think you should seriously think about giving it a new home. Best wishes buddy 😊
Beautiful. Just beautiful. Great to see it's still alive and kicking. Thanks for sharing Jonny, and thanks to the family for letting it be shared. Whoever ends up owning this motor had best keep it super straight and LOOK AFTER IT!!! 😎
I put an engine in one in the mid 80s when I was an apprentice in a small garage. I remember the guy that brought it in said he’d been towing his caravan and mistakenly left it in drive 2, hence a rod exiting the block. It was an injection version with that lovely plenum chamber hanging over the marvellous cologne motor.
This was refreshing. I must admit that I was about to give up on all of these garage/barn find shows. Too often they featured really nice cars that had been allowed to deteriorate beyond all hope. Here is a case where the owner took genuine pride in his motor and was able to preserve his vehicle in such a way as to be able to pass it on to his family so that they might enjoy it themselves or perhaps sell it on. Well done.
A roof rack. That could actually carry stuff, without having to buy extra stuff to make it useful. You could turn those handwheels to move the crossbars to fit whatever you wanted.
Hi Johnny i used to work on these as an apprentice and remember them well as soon as i saw the tailgate i new it was a chassuer and that was 40 plus years ago in weston super mare
HOW MANY TIMES JONNY!!!!>???? If you are starting a car that has sat for 10 years you need to FOG THE BORES.....FOG EVERYTHING!!! WITH OIL!!! If you are doing it fine, Show us...it saves all of us groaning when you just chuck a bunch of petrol in the carb and crank it. You did the same thing with the Mercedes...and it sounded like you seized it? Like the show....tho this is painful to watch.
I'm glad that the "The Late Brake Show" realized that truly appreciating people and the cars in their lives is not "perverted". It's just good stories about obsessively passionate people and their vehicles. Go Jonny!
I think "pervert" was used in a fun sense to illustrate a car owners passion, their obsession, their joy for motoring. It was not meant to in any derisory sense.
This channel gets better with every episode. Great format, and I'm sure I am not alone in sharing the excitement as the cars are pulled from their resting places....
Buy it - Buy it -Buy it!! I love your barn find videos and how much you care about them and your actual interest in them, a true car enthusiast! Don’t let this rare beast slip away Jonny! It’s what your public wants 😉 Keep up the amazing work in everything you do 🙌🏼
wow what a barn find i remember that well it was out at the right time but nobody really took to it they went for the granda saloon mostly the ghia model lol 😄
When I was 15 or 16 my friend's father had one of these from new, after having a Granada saloon. I thought it was fantastically quick and luxurious, the smell of leather was terrific, the auto box super smooth. I'm pretty sure I drove it around the village playing field in Capel St Mary near Ipswich when we helped set up for the village fete. I have alerted my school friend to your video and I'm sure he will show his dad who is now 81. Great video.
Hi Jonny - you mentioned if you remember the Chasseur… I do. The love started in 1979, 7 years of age and my Uncle pulling up in a ’79 Midnight Blue 2.0L. I always wanted the silver on blue Sapphire - later years, I ended up with a lovely 2.8 Ghia ’79. From that day in ’79 I have collected car brochures and do have one detailing the Chasseur, always wanted to see the luggage! Incredible - True Ford Fan, in fact I think at MPR you may(?) have seen of my Regency Green, chocolate brown interior Fiesta 1.3 Ghia.
You've got to buy it and you should do more features on old granadas. There's alot of interest out there. Anyone calling themselves a ford fanatic and doesn't know about the granada Chasseur can't call themselves a ford fanatic mind you alot of so called ford fanatics just think it's all about mk1 and mk2 escorts.
What a stunningly beautiful car,immaculate interior. I worked for a Ford main dealer when the standard Granada,s were about. They were lovely cars then. I would have this Granada over any of today's so call cars. Really enjoyed this video. 👌
