My late father had one of these in the 80's, a black saloon. So many fond memories of riding around in that, it brings back all those great memories every time I see this car at cars and coffee. Thanks James for keeping such a great car on the road, as Mikey said it's even better in person than it looks on video.👍
In my early 50's, owned a Granada or two, from a 2.0L to a 2.8i Ghia X, Stuff the purists James, the Merc wheels looked great as did the ride height. really cool motor.
Interesting video Mikey, nice to hear stories coming from other as someone who also chews peoples ears off about my own cars lol…..agree with James 100% on the stance word 😂. Great idea for a long series knowing the people that you do 👊….ps also the hat is awesome 😜
@@usuallybrokencars I recognize them from a mile, we had one from 1984 till 1997. Very spacious, with 2 adults and 3 kids in the back lugging a trailer tent through the mountains, in a blue Ford fiesta Bravo 1.1....
What a wagon! I know how much time, money and effort has gone into this and it really is a reflection of James’ attention to detail 👌🏼 Great video, great location too, really enjoyed watching it and look forward to some more content like this.
Love this idea, flows very naturally and the shooting/editing is superb. I’d be well up for this if you run out of volunteers and want to feature the Challenger 👍
I have a mk1 granada 3.0 Ghia its a bit rough body wise but I just love driving it I've put about 3k miles on it since I bought it out of a barn it was hinding in since 1984. Oh and I'm only 21 years old too.
Hello everyone I am from Russia and we have a whole Granada club, and I am the owner of a sedan, tell me where you can find spare parts from England, please drop the spare parts sites, I will be very grateful
With all due respect It is quite ironic to call a Granada 2.8 a muscle wagon, Unfortunately, there is not much muscle in a 2.8 The 3.0 Essex V6 is much more muscle than the 2.8 although only a few horses separate them. 2.8 135hp 3.0 138hp.
@@usuallybrokencars I can't think of any at the moment. But the Granada is a German-made car which, correctly enough, is also called Consul in England. I can call a Granada a muscle car, but not a muscle engine. I've had a lot of them, so I have a lot of experience. The Granada 2.8i Ghia with automatic was an exceptionally thirsty engine and not particularly vigorous. I drove a 1977 2.8i Ghia where I was challenged by a 1975 3.0 GL Automat. I didn't stand a single chance against him. I had 160hp at my disposal against 138hp. It didn't help much. English 3.0 Essex V6 was impressively vigorous.
