Asimo Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 I've never driven one of these Granadas but have good memories of blatting up to Heathrow in one just like this, courtesy of the firm's favourite limo service. I was always half-cut, of course! ( business travel?) And then a week or two later, and once again dazed 'n confused, (this time by jet-lag) the most comfortable part of the journey home. The last big British Ford. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Stunning. Nothing at all to apologise for!Sent from my SM-G975F using Tapatalk Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Wot they said. I could look at pictures of that Granada Scorpio all day. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispian_J_Hotson Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 On 2/28/2020 at 5:03 PM, trigger said: Thanks, I really don't know what it's worth if I'm honest, prices are all over the show for them, some are £500, others are £5000 (admittedly not selling mind) I know what it owes me though, at a rough guess probably around £1500? I don't know if that's expensive or not?. Easy to value these days M9, stick one of these on the back window... Seven and a half Grand all day long. trigger and Cavcraft 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 What I take from the pics is the feeling that Ford didn't penny pinch down to the bone on every model they built... trigger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichL Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 10 minutes ago, egg said: What I take from the pics is the feeling that Ford didn't penny pinch down to the bone on every model they built... Proper 1980's "loadsa money" Ford ? Superb pics really glad its back on the road and looking better than ever ? trigger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 trig ya fkin show off nice granny 1 marina 0 can i fight skizzer for it Cavcraft and Skizzer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Hunt Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Great thread, car turned out great. I would have thought a good trimmer could have the cover off that seat base and let in a new panel for a reasonable sum, if left to ‘fit it in around other jobs’ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorRetro Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 I like that. My mum had a 2.4xi? one about 16 years ago or so, and even though it was probably the worst one you could get (especially the economy), it still felt an occasion being driven in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 That Scorp is lovely and I’d love to be on the list if others who’ve expressed an interest aren’t in a position, when the time comes. Incidentally, your Marina gets a mention in this months Car, Chris Chilton does a patronising , amusing* piece on last years FOTU, unfortunately its not very complimentary. trigger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 BL Bloke, BlankFrank, trigger and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted March 13, 2020 Author Share Posted March 13, 2020 It's been called worse then spectacularly unpleasant to be fair! Cavcraft, alf892, NorfolkNWeigh and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Looking great, I've not seen mine for about 5 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Oh crikey, been a while since I saw that clock unit on the roof, I bagged one from a scrapper back in the late 90s, it lived in my room running off a scavenged power supply for years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomic punk Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 This reminds me of my student days..... dreadful white 2.9Ghia mk3 Granada abandoned on campus by an outgoing student, with at least 220k on the clock if the MOT papers found in the glovebox and the speedo reading to be believed. Was left in a car park for months, eventually took ownership and after a few days freeing brakes, some carb cleaner, glassfibre mat, 2 partworns, and some judicially applied isopon had the thing through the MOT despite it's dubious history. A true Stevie Wonder special..... Several months of commuting 6 or 7 students up, it pulled like a train and was the best student motoring imaginable for 1998. Then the fuelling went to pot and never got to the bottom of why. Moving on to a similarly abandoned D reg Toyota Corolla seemed a far easier idea so the Granny got robbed of its leather seats and any other omgosf parts and scrapped. A later fling with a '94 Scorpio didn't press the same buttons so I considered this itch scratched. Until seeing this thread...…..now I have the itch again something chronic...…all I can say is please don't put it up for sale for at least the next 3 months ? In all seriousness good effort with the resto and thanks for bringing back some great memories?? Twiggy, dome, trigger and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 A Ford catalogue pic... blakey79 and trigger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 On 3/14/2020 at 5:48 AM, trigger said: Nice photos by the way, a bit press photo-esque in my opinion: 500tops, jumpingjehovahs, Mr Laurence and 20 others 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted March 21, 2020 Author Share Posted March 21, 2020 That looks cool, I like that! Austat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted May 17, 2020 Author Share Posted May 17, 2020 I took a little drive out to the lane behind and made a video on this today, It's certainly not up to Dollywobblers standard, in fact it's marginally up to any standard but it's a video never the less. somewhatfoolish, DVee8, 500tops and 22 others 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Lovely stuff! Nicely made video too! actually edited properly unlike mine, you've done a very good job with this one! you've gained another subscriber too trigger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Talking of Scorpio videos, have we had this yet? I'm guessing Frank Bough's suitcase in the opening shot was full of lingerie and cocaine.Sent from my Moto G (5) using Tapatalk Shite Ron, BorniteIdentity and DVee8 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan302 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Subscribed trigger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 fahhhhhhkin ell trig chris goffey in disguise trigger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camryv6 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 It seems you will have people fighting you and each other for this when you come to sell it, An Ebay auction with the listing publicised on here would be the way to go, unless you have a favourite member on here, that you would like to have the car ? trigger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted June 23, 2020 Author Share Posted June 23, 2020 Err... I seem to have sold this already! ? I've used it for a few days outs, work a few times, pottering about and even a small meet in Felixstowe last week but due to COVID its really not done much other than cost me money in tax and insurance and having two other cars both tax exempt and not enough room for a 3rd something had to go and with the insurance up for renewal this got the boot. Put it on ebay as a classified ad on Saturday and had loads of messages then Sunday I had a offer of £2500 which I accepted, a lad from County Durham fell in love with it, wired the money across without viewing it and a Polish guy from Shiply turned up at 10am this morning and had it away. And at 3.30pm I got a text from a very happy new owner to say its arrived. So that's that, I think the Marina might be the next one for the chop as I fancy something to replace the two that I really want, not sure what yet so watch this space but a Volvo Amazon would be rather nice, if I can afford one... Mr Laurence, Stevebrookman, 500tops and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort1977 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Like for you having a good sale, did you tell him about this place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Amazons are starting to get towards silly money these days. Lovely cars mind. As I've said before, if you can't find one of those you could always buy my 164 - that's tax and MOT exempt and already has rear seat belts fitted. Glad to hear you got a hassle free sale on the Granada. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChinaTom Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 That’s the same guy that moved my XJ12 up north to storage when we moved to the States. He disappeared with it for a day causing great concern but eventually arrived just as I was looking for my insurance details. Seemed like a nice bloke though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted June 25, 2020 Author Share Posted June 25, 2020 Funnily enough another friend said he was the guy who delivered his Ital Van to him in Scotland, he obviously gets about a bit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 As i'm in Co Durham i'll let you know if i see it around. trigger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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