C reg MK 3 Granada dilema

[retro80sboy]

On my daily route to work this week I happened to glance into a driveway off a busy road and my shite radar detected a very clean white MK 3 Granada on a C plate.Its just appeared - ive only glanced at it while driving past but there doesnt appear to be a tax disc on it and I wonder what the story is.What shall I do? i dont want to buy the motor but im interested in finding out its story. These are rare cars nowadays and im sure there would be people on here or on similar sites who would more than be interested in it if its up for grabs.It will eat away at me if one day it disapears and I don't know what became of it.shall I knock on the door and ask? what should I say? it could be a weird conversation as I doubt many people see the attraction of these motors - the owner may think im just a random nutter!

[wuvvum]

Is it a 1.8L? I'd love to try a Granada 1.8L, with no PAS - I can imagine it being a fairly miserable thing to drive.

[brammy777]

Probably the best idea is to knock on the door and ask. Park up one of your older cars near and point to it after you tell him/her you like old cars. Thatll help and they will then believe you.....Bare in mind, they might have had a lot of enquires in the past, probably a few banger racers. But then again, they might not have. Jump on the chance, otherwise you might have regrets if it dissappears one day!All depends on the person though, but its not as if theyll think you want to steal it, not even the dumbest criminal would knock on the door beforehand.

[Richard]

What did the 1.8 have for an engine? Surely not a CVH.

[mk1_4dr]

What did the 1.8 have for an engine? Surely not a CVH.

Pig-iron Pinto I would've thought. 1800 Sierra's on the other hand....Anyway, surely the 2.3d was the shitest of the bunch. Taxi/rep spec with 4 keep fit windows and just a radio, no tape deck.My dad had a lovely '86 D plate 2.0i Ghia, it was Ivory with brown bumpers and biscuit velour. Possible the best car poppa 4dr has owned.

[whitevanman]

On a C plate it will be a Pinto.......however I am not sure about 1988 on 1.8's as the Sierra changed from Pinto to CVH, there is no reason not to do the same with the Granada is there...........

[outlaw118]

As said previously, make sure they can see your motor, be nice etc.TBH unlikely to think you're a banger racer, MK3 Grannys are a bit shit for that, just like Sierras....

[Cavcraft]

I'd go smartly dressed and armed with a card or something with your home phone number one, so they don't think you're a thieving pikey spoon.'C' reg was the very first of the Mk3 Granadas wasn't it?

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

Grandad 1.8's went straight from the Pinto to oblivion - there was no CVH option. They were discontinued in '87 and the 2.0 carb and 2.0i took over.If you want rarity, accept nothing less than a 2.4 V6.The 'Motorised Sofa' Granada arrived on the B plate and they all had ABS as standard. A C plate Scorpio 2.8i auto with Velours remains on of the best cars I had. Worthless even 14 years ago but niiiiice.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

There was a Granada 1.8 on the bay not that long ago with something like 11k on the clock. I'd like one of these early scorpios, the more miserable the spec the better too. It sounds interestingYou should defo get on it, if you dont some moron will rape it for its Pinto eventually.

[brammy777]

oh its a MKIII! I misread that then......Yeh banger racers wont be an issue then. Being an 85/86 model would mean its a pinto engine.But it might not be a 1.8! Early ones are really rare now though, go ask

[retro80sboy]

oh its a MKIII! I misread that then......Yeh banger racers wont be an issue then. Being an 85/86 model would mean its a pinto engine.But it might not be a 1.8! Early ones are really rare now though, go ask

yeah, being on a C plate is what interested me - can't remember the last time I saw one that old.might be a problem parking my car in view as its on a main road so will have to park on one of the nearby turn offs.oh, and had a good stare this morning and its deffo not taxed. might go and knock on the door tomorrow.

[Guest]

Grandad 1.8's went straight from the Pinto to oblivion - there was no CVH option.

In which case it would be rather fun to pointlessly drop a CVH into a Mk3 Granny - just because you can. Wonder how easily it would replace the 2.9 V6 in a 4x4 The Sierra 1600 in the last year or so of production had an injected, catalysed CVH did it not? Bet that would be fun in a fully-loaded Granada shell

[Lankytim]

Just be cheeky, worst that can happen is youre told to F-OFF, on the other hand the owner may have just inherited it from his auntie and is looking to shift it on ASAP, "Yours if you take it away mate".Both of those scenarios have happened to me on many occasions. On the other hand many cars ive had my eye on have been scrapped because I never found the time to ask and kept putting it off, the old "If only you'd asked me last week" scenario!

[Pete-M]

Grandad 1.8's went straight from the Pinto to oblivion - there was no CVH option.

In which case it would be rather fun to pointlessly drop a CVH into a Mk3 Granny - just because you can. Wonder how easily it would replace the 2.9 V6 in a 4x4

Unfortunately it wouldn't be that easy as the 4x4 has the front driveshafts passing through the sump...

[retro80sboy]

Just be cheeky, worst that can happen is youre told to F-OFF, on the other hand the owner may have just inherited it from his auntie and is looking to shift it on ASAP, "Yours if you take it away mate".Both of those scenarios have happened to me on many occasions. On the other hand many cars ive had my eye on have been scrapped because I never found the time to ask and kept putting it off, the old "If only you'd asked me last week" scenario!

your right, nothing worse than missing the boat.I remember a D reg Capri sitting on a garage forecourt for about 2 years a while back, always used to see it but never asked about it. then one day it disapeared - no idea what happened to it.on a better note, the day I went to the garage that my Maestro and was cheeky and bought it was the day before it was supposed to be going to the scrapyard!

[FredTransit]

If it was a Mk2 I would rip his arm off if it was for sale, but as it's a Mk3 I wouldn't be so keen. They sooo know how to rust, which is why the banger racers don't like em.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

The Sierra 1600 in the last year or so of production had an injected, catalysed CVH did it not? Bet that would be fun in a fully-loaded Granada shell

GET A GRIP MAN!!!!!1.3 CVH with a VV, four speed box in a Whirlpool white Scorp with blue cloth, wind ups and a Laser decal. Granada 1.3 Laser - gotta be the way to go imo.

[whitevanman]

Grandad 1.8's went straight from the Pinto to oblivion - there was no CVH option.

In which case it would be rather fun to pointlessly drop a CVH into a Mk3 Granny - just because you can. Wonder how easily it would replace the 2.9 V6 in a 4x4 The Sierra 1600 in the last year or so of production had an injected, catalysed CVH did it not? Bet that would be fun in a fully-loaded Granada shell

I have a late J reg one and its a pinto with unleaded heah and a carb on it....

[Station]

Post a note through the front door with your number and your 'commitment to shite" (don't use that word though). If they don't ring, you haven't lost face!

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

I have a late J reg one and its a pinto with unleaded heah and a carb on it....

Ooh bad luck - lots of Emax action, long stroke small bore and a Fiesta carb with vacuum operated second choke. Nasty.

[Owain-328i]

Is it this one by any chance??

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1986-FORD-GRANADA-L-WHITE_W0QQitemZ280430191274

[oldford]

I remember when they first came out. Five days after they were put on sale we rented out a 2.8i Ghia, some hours later it had been written off. The day after I took a call from the parts department of a local Ford dealer offering to sell us a new body shell. B95PLM was its registration number.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Is it this one by any chance??

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1986-FORD-GRANADA-L-WHITE_W0QQitemZ280430191274

Hey thats absolutely GR9!!! Pinto bummage awaits I fear however.

 

[pogweasel]

Is it this one by any chance?? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1986-FORD-GRANADA-L-WHITE_W0QQitemZ280430191274

owned from new by Williams family members

Kenneth, Robin, Billy Dee, Shirley, they've all had some time as custodian. Not Robbie though, as he's a twat. And not Frank either, he was just chauffered about in it.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

what about those two tennis-playng lasses, Venus and the other one, Rowan is it? Oh no thats the archbishop of Canterbury

[pogweasel]

ROFFLES TEH GENTLMAO THEIF.

[retro80sboy]

Is it this one by any chance?? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1986-FORD-GRANADA-L-WHITE_W0QQitemZ280430191274

yep!! thats the one!!Looks like I dont need to knock on the door anymore!

[whitevanman]

I have a late J reg one and its a pinto with unleaded heah and a carb on it....

Ooh bad luck - lots of Emax action, long stroke small bore and a Fiesta carb with vacuum operated second choke. Nasty.

Yup it sure is......slow as fuck and less economy than my Oldsmobile

[Station]

Hey thats absolutely GR9!!! Pinto bummage awaits I fear however.

Do people actually re-use Pinto's?