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That looks utterly superb, well done Sirs, cap well and truly doffed for that one

I remember a J plate Mk4 Series 2 RS Turbo many years ago


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Spotted on the Granada Mk3 Faceache page.
Ford launched the facelift Mk3 in 1992 so the last prefacelift scars were on a J plate, however here’s a survivor that managed to wait until 1994


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Spotted on the Granada Mk3 Faceache page.
Ford launched the facelift Mk3 in 1992 so the last prefacelift scars were on a J plate, however here’s a survivor that managed to wait until 1994


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Spotted on the Granada Mk3 Faceache page.
Ford launched the facelift Mk3 in 1992 so the last prefacelift scars were on a J plate, however here’s a survivor that managed to wait until 1994


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Spotted on the Granada Mk3 Faceache page.
Ford launched the facelift Mk3 in 1992 so the last prefacelift scars were on a J plate, however here’s a survivor that managed to wait until 1994


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Spotted on the Granada Mk3 Faceache page.
Ford launched the facelift Mk3 in 1992 so the last prefacelift scars were on a J plate, however here’s a survivor that managed to wait until 1994


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You can still order a brand new Niva

https://www.lada.bg/bg/cars/4x4/urban/about.php


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You can still order a brand new Niva

https://www.lada.bg/bg/cars/4x4/urban/about.php


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You can still order a brand new Niva

https://www.lada.bg/bg/cars/4x4/urban/about.php


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You can still order a brand new Niva

https://www.lada.bg/bg/cars/4x4/urban/about.php


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In the Late Registration Madness thread, @willswitchengage wrote, regarding a 2009 Pug 206:
“Also - one of few cars that managed to outlast its successor. They're still produced today in Iran. I think the Volvo 240 is another example that was manufactured after its successor (I'd argue the 740) was withdrawn from production, and the original Mini outlasted the Metro/100. Am sure there's a new thread opportunity emerging here…” 
Good idea, so I thought I’d kick it off. 
If a company has a bona-fide* genuine* automotive legend* in its portfolio, then this quite often comes into play. It’s mentioned elsewhere in the LRM thread that the Renault 4 was still available in France alongside the early Clio, meaning it outlasted both iterations of R5. The original Beetle lasted until 2003, meaning that it outlasted not just the closest thing it had to a direct replacement in the Mk1 Golf, but also the Mk2 and Mk3. This is actually a multi-layered example as I’m sure that continued production in South Africa meant that the Mk1 Golf itself managed to outlast the Mk2, or at least come very close to it. 
There is also the question of what model should be considered the intended replacement for a long-runner. In the case of the 200-series Volvo it’s pretty clear cut, and ARG themselves stated that the Metro was intended to take over from the Mini, but elsewhere things get a little muddy. While it is the case that the 2CV outlasted the Ami, Dyane, LN/LNA and Visa, were any of these cars intended to replace the original? Those who know their Citroens better than I could perhaps enlighten me. 
Different bodystyles often don’t change over at the same time when a model is replaced, which leads to some more examples. The HA Viva carried on until 1983 in van form, meaning it outlasted the HB and HC Vivas, the Chevette/Chevanne and came close to beating the Mk1 Astra! The Golf Cabriolet also stars here, The Mk1 ragtop being for sale along the Mk3 hatch for a very short while. The Mini Van and Pickup stayed Mk1 until 1983, outlasting the Mk2 Mini by nearly fifteen years. 
A model having a second life abroad is also a good source of this, the 206’s subsequent lives in China (as the local-market Citroen C1) and Iran being good examples. It’s well-known (on here at least) that the Avenger lasted until the early 1990s in Latin America, spending the final years of sales badged as a VW, but this means that it outlasted its successor, whether that is considered as the Horizon or 305.
Perhaps a longer-running example of the above is the Series 3 Morris Oxford, which lasted until 2014 as the Hindustan Ambassador, meaning that it outlasted not just any number of subsequent “BMC to MG Rover” family cars, but also the company itself. 
If we are to open the question to cars that were sold “officially” alongside their successors (as opposed to their being just a few left in showrooms), there are even more examples - Mk3 Fiesta “Classic”, Renault 5 and Clio “Campus” in many generations, Ford Escort, 206 as mentioned above… 
Another sub-section of this could concern vehicles that, although production stopped when the successor started, actually lasted longer in use than the replacement - there are a few examples of this with buses, the RT and RM seeing off more than one intended replacement over the years. 
I’ve probably not even scratched the surface of this, so… what further examples are there of vehicles that they seemed to have forgotten to stop making?

God I look emaciated in that pic.
Clayts is a gent for delivering this Viking-badged long boat, cheers m8.
Looks swish.

Finally the old girl is fully legal over here and registered.


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Finally the old girl is fully legal over here and registered.


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Swapped the entire clocks over as the 4cyl set only had 200 miles less than the originals and all is now well. Got the leather interior in too, had to wire the electric adjustment as only had wiring for the heated seats which was available with cloth seats on the Ghia X. Also added a Sierra Cosworth 3-spoke leather steering wheel. Next up is changing the suspension as her arse is saggy and I want to add a towbar. Found a guy on the Mk3 Granada Facebook page who’s a member of the Bulgarian Sierra/Granada page who works at a bodyshop and lives 1hr from me so she will be going there for a full respray and fitting of the replacement doors, bonnet and the rest of the RS bodykit. Having to save for that as house renovations are taking priority (I can’t continue walking down the garden for a crap in the depths of winter)


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Finally the old girl is fully legal over here and registered.


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In other news, I’ve managed to crawl out from under my rock. Hope everyone has been keeping well in my absence


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In other news, I’ve managed to crawl out from under my rock. Hope everyone has been keeping well in my absence


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In other news, I’ve managed to crawl out from under my rock. Hope everyone has been keeping well in my absence


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In other news, I’ve managed to crawl out from under my rock. Hope everyone has been keeping well in my absence


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Swapped the entire clocks over as the 4cyl set only had 200 miles less than the originals and all is now well. Got the leather interior in too, had to wire the electric adjustment as only had wiring for the heated seats which was available with cloth seats on the Ghia X. Also added a Sierra Cosworth 3-spoke leather steering wheel. Next up is changing the suspension as her arse is saggy and I want to add a towbar. Found a guy on the Mk3 Granada Facebook page who’s a member of the Bulgarian Sierra/Granada page who works at a bodyshop and lives 1hr from me so she will be going there for a full respray and fitting of the replacement doors, bonnet and the rest of the RS bodykit. Having to save for that as house renovations are taking priority (I can’t continue walking down the garden for a crap in the depths of winter)


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Finally the old girl is fully legal over here and registered.


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