Garry
East Midlands
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Feb 23, 2012 11:09:16 GMT
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Feb 23, 2012 11:19:33 GMT
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 ^^ That ^^ is every single shade of cool....and then some. It's like some deformed inbred lovechild which resulted from some seedy three way action between a Granada, a Mercedes SLC and a Cirtroen DS and I love it all the more for it. So quirky, so wrong and yet so right all at the same time. What an awesome find, nice one Dude! I'm hoping praying that Nige sees this thread and decides to bring one back to add to his collection. The decides he doesn't like it and sells it to me cheap  (well, we can all wish, can't we?) |
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mr
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Feb 23, 2012 11:26:01 GMT
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Never seen one of these before,looks like mk2 ghia alloys on it,tina rear lights,mk2 wing mirrors and lower spec mk2 Granada bumpers.strange looking thing indeed.front indicators look like old merc ones.......id really like one of those for myself just to be different.....even the steel wheels with caps look like gl/lx spec Granada ones. Id love to see it slammed on cream banded steels with Audi grey (non metallic) paint from the tt's. Wonder if there's any in this country?  ? |
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Got the car from 105 bhp at the crank to 152 at the wheels.nitrous going on next.....if it ain't broke,keep bolting on go faster parts until it is........ www.fordgranadaclubuk.freefo.de |
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Feb 23, 2012 11:30:27 GMT
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Feb 23, 2012 11:38:57 GMT
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with Audi grey (non metallic) paint from the tt's. Utterly pointless bit of info for you, but the Audi TT grey (proper name: Nimbus Grey) is actually a fine metallic pearl which looks solid in most lights. It's a beautiful colour and one of my faves... |
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Garry
East Midlands
Posts: 1,722
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Feb 23, 2012 11:39:53 GMT
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Looking at the specs, it seems they were available with 2.3, 3.0 and 3.6 engines.
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Feb 23, 2012 12:20:28 GMT
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great in 60's form but the 80's update is uuuuggggggggllyyyyyy!
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Current retro - 1996 Alfa Romeo GTV / Daily - 2016 Nissan Qashqai
Previous retros - Prelude, Integra, XR2s, XR3s, Orions, CRXs, Sylvia S12, S13, Pulsar, ZX 16v, 205 Gti, MX5, MR2 etc
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MrSpeedy
East Midlands
www.vintagediesels.co.uk
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Feb 23, 2012 12:58:37 GMT
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That twin headlight conversion on the orange one works soooooo much better than the Granada lights
I love the fact that all these old cars are/were until recently still being produced.
These 'Falcons', the Morris Oxford, Monstro, etc etc.
I keep thinking how cool it would be to buy a brand new old car
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Last Edit: Feb 23, 2012 12:59:16 GMT by MrSpeedy
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Feb 23, 2012 13:17:07 GMT
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I've seen a documentary about these before and found it very interesting. Apparently, the green ones, as shown above, were notoriously used by the secret police. According to the doco, most Argentinians above a certain age are still frightened by green Falcons, as people used to disappear in them and were never seen again. Ironically, in any other colour they were a status symbol and all of the owners were very proud of them. I like the updated models for their oddball-factor, but couldn't see myself owning one. The knowledge that they've spoiled such classic lines would ruin it for me. |
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Feb 23, 2012 13:31:34 GMT
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Last Edit: Feb 23, 2012 13:41:13 GMT by Battles
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Feb 23, 2012 20:35:44 GMT
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thats just great. There are some well crazy cars down central/south America.
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Feb 23, 2012 22:22:20 GMT
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I really shouldn't like the Ford Falcortina, but I do, especially that last one, which would be spot on with the orange one's headlights.
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Garry
East Midlands
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Feb 23, 2012 22:33:10 GMT
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It does prove the theory I've had that de-chroming a car (or just blackening it) brings it up to date.
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Wow that's a funky bit of kit! I rather like that!
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Feb 24, 2012 12:58:45 GMT
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It looks vaguely Russian.
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Feb 24, 2012 13:30:33 GMT
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It looks vaguely Russian. I thought that too but I reckon the way some Ruskie cars evolved appears to be the same. They take a design that was at some point in history new and shiny and update it periodically with new chrome and/or plastics until the buying public stop buying. |
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Del
South East
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Feb 24, 2012 19:24:35 GMT
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Would look really good with a Rover SD1-style fastback.
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'I come not from Heaven, but from Essex'.
The Retro Rider formerly known as Silvermac.
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VWPowered
Europe
No-Rice - Est 2002
Posts: 1,450
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Feb 24, 2012 21:48:21 GMT
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or orion back lights
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81 Bedford CF 2.3D Cavalier Coachman Stratus
86 Volkswagen Polo Mk2 1.6 8v
87 Austin Montego 1.6HL 'Daily'
91 Rover Montego 2.0TD Countryman Estate
93 Rover Montego 2.0LXi Estate
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