1974 Ford Granada 3.0 SA Import Restoration project

Here's the car with original SA reg plate.

Started the work on the car outside as my other roadworthy 1977 Mk1 was stored in the garage.

A few battle scars and sun burned paint but a fairly solid motor overall.

Well as long as it lived most of it's life in Gauteng Province, it should be in decent condition rust wise!

Interior being removed, bonnet and boot lid being replaced with new old stock ones. Dashboard out to repair a few sun cracks and being repainted.

Great project, doesn't look like it's suffered too badly in the SA climate - is the XL a market-specific trim/spec? At first I thought it had a black vinyl roof, but after noticing it had disappeared in later photos another look back suggests it was perhaps paint? Either way the single colour suits the car better IMO.

Hi maf260

You are correct it did have a 'vinyl wrap roof' fitted in black that i gather replaced a worn out material vinyl roof a few years ago as the holes are in the C pillars for the bottom chrome trim for the original vinyl roof.

ironmighty07 The colour is actually copper brown. The car was built in late 1973 but first registered in SA Jan 1974.

Dry ice time!

To remove the sound deadening from the foot wells & boot area to check condition of floors etc - Looking good and not a lot of rot at all! 

A full large bucket of sound deadening that weighs about 30kg !

I left the tunnel alone as this seems solid to.

The car has obviously had an impact to the nearside sill / doors in the past as the outer sill was bashed in and both the passengers side doors were not the originals.

I have new inner and outer sills here but hopefully can get away with just replacing the outer sill and also have a new old stock rear passenger door together with a used front passenger door should I need it. 

Will also need to repair the inside rear sill area as there is a horizontal split/hole either caused by the impact or a bodged repair to straighten it out in SA.