Of course, most classic bad guy cars from the 1970s were equipped with automatic transmissions — how are you going to shoot pistols or rifles or explosive arrows at the good guys if you are shifting gears and steering with your hands? However, today we’ve got a Ford Granada that gets driven by the good […]
How much money would anyone pay for an inline-6 powered Granada 4-door sedan? This isn’t what you’d call a collectible classic, but Ford did build 2 million of these things over the 1975-1982 model years, and they are mostly known for donating parts (like rear discs) to first-generation Mustang customizers (see also Lincoln Versailles). So […]
I posted that rust bucket Mazda RX-4 the other day not because it was a good deal, but because every cell in my body wants the oddball cars (like the Mazda RX-4) to survive to when my grandkids are driving…and they won’t if we all don’t pull it together and keep them running. In the […]
The original Batmobile was futuristic looking two-seater built on the Lincoln Futura platform, which was cool, but difficult to replicate because the Futura was a concept car built by Carrozzeria Ghia in Turin, Italy. Today’s Batmobile is built on what appears to be the first generation Ford Granada chassis, and features a nose that would make […]
The Mercury Monarch is another unknown oddball, which at first glance looks like a Mercury branded Fox body something-or-other…but it was actually the Mercury equivalent of the Ford Granada and as such, lived on the Comet/Maverick chassis…which was the last hurrah for Ford’s aging Falcon chassis. Find this 1976 Mercury Monarch offered for $2100 in Hamilton, […]
The Ford Granada was released in 1975 on Ford’s compact chassis that traced its roots back to the 1960 release of the Falcon. The Granada was intended to replace the Maverick, but the Maverick survived as a low-rent econbox and the Granada slotted up-market to offer a fuel economy friendly alternative to the LTD or […]
The Ford Granada was one of those Malaise-era downsized cars that still managed to look huge while being marketed as a “compact.” Although the first-gen Granada was derived from the Maverick and was the great-great-grandson of the Falcon, it managed to be larger than a late ’90s E38 BMW 7 Series (ok – yeah, the short […]
The Ford Granada was introduced for the 1975 model year as a planned replacement for the Maverick, but the fuel crisis kept the fuel friendly Maverick in production while the Granada/Monarch/Versailles moved up to a “luxury compact” status. Find this 1978 Ford Granada offered for $4,500 in chillicothe, OH via craigslist. Tip from Rock On. […]
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As a vintage Mustang owner, my own exposure to the Ford Granada is limited to scavenging parts for the rear end. Early Mustangs were often equipped with 8 inch pumpkins and always had drum brakes in the back, but Granada (and Lincoln Versailles) featured a 9 inch rear with disc brakes. Getting that fancy rear […]