Does anyone here like.....?

AsphaltRisin'

Big old luxury(-ish) cruisers from the 70s and 80s such as

- Nissan/Datsun Laurel
- Toyota Crown
- Opel Senator
- Ford Granada mk1 and mk2

I have a possibly unhealthy liking for such cars, but sadly you almost never see them on the road or anywhere anymore due to their thirst, high tax, size etc having made them financially unattractive when they started getting old.

carchaeologist

Yep..i likes these too...not many do though.
Im a big fan of the laurel and granada.

2qk4u

Me too... love big jap cruisers..

Whosbetter?

Yeah, can't beat the big old cruisers alright.

I'm waitin for the Series 2 Rover SD1 Vitesses to hit the 30 year mark:D:D

AsphaltRisin'

carchaeologist wrote: »

Yep..i likes these too...not many do though.
Im a big fan of the laurel and granada.

it's a shame because they're great for comfort and nice relaxed cruisin.

Kevin_Herron

AsphaltRisin' wrote: »

Big old luxury(-ish) cruisers from the 70s and 80s such as

- Nissan/Datsun Laurel
- Toyota Crown
- Opel Senator
- Ford Granada mk1 and mk2

I have a possibly unhealthy liking for such cars, but sadly you almost never see them on the road or anywhere anymore due to their thirst, high tax, size etc having made them financially unattractive when they started getting old.

The Mk1 and Mk2 Granada are the only two off that list that I would have any interest in.

Sids Not

carchaeologist wrote: »

Yep..i likes these too...not many do though.
Im a big fan of the laurel and granada.

I do too........;) even the Rekord's...

granadamad

guess which i like the most!

AsphaltRisin'

Sids Not wrote: »

I do too........;) even the Rekord's...

yeah rekords too though they're not quite as big. had a rekord myself actually at one stage.

AsphaltRisin'

granadamad wrote: »

guess which i like the most!

i dunno... the laurel? ha ha ha


ah no going by the name and the fact you do be on everyfordireland.com talkin about granadas im goin with the granada

corktina

Kevin_Herron wrote: »

The Mk1 and Mk2 Granada are the only two off that list that I would have any interest in.

me too although I suspect the banger racers would like them all...

Anan1

Me too, but i'd have more of a leaning towards the French ones - R30TX, Peugeot 604V6. FIAT 130 too.

AsphaltRisin'

Anan1 wrote: »

Me too, but i'd have more of a leaning towards the French ones - R30TX, Peugeot 604V6. FIAT 130 too.

always thought the fiat 130 was lovely looking

Sids Not

Isnt it great ..a thread without the " M " word....;);)

Kevin_Herron

corktina wrote: »

me too although I suspect the banger racers would like them all...

I know.
Many years ago I had to swap a '64 Vanden Plas 4L R to banger racers to get my '80 Granada.

The Vanden Plas, MZH 22, was seemingly once owned by the Rolling Stones Roadie!

carchaeologist

Kevin_Herron wrote: »

I know.
Many years ago I had to swap a '64 Vanden Plas 4L R to banger racers to get my '80 Granada.

The Vanden Plas, MZH 22, was seemingly once owned by the Rolling Stones Roadie!

No way!When was this?And where did the 4l get raced?

Kevin_Herron

carchaeologist wrote: »

No way!When was this?And where did the 4l get raced?

I'm unsure as to whether the 4L R was ever actually raced.
It was either raced or scrapped.
The last I heard of it being around would have been '01?

It was also used in a little known Irish film called 'Country'.

carchaeologist

Kevin_Herron wrote: »

I'm unsure as to whether the 4L R was ever actually raced.
It was either raced or scrapped.
The last I heard of it being around would have been '01?

It was also used in a little known Irish film called 'Country'.

I dont think it was raced in rosegreen,the only other big banger track is nutts corner then.Do you still have the granny,is it irish?

Kevin_Herron

carchaeologist wrote: »

I dont think it was raced in rosegreen,the only other big banger track is nutts corner then.Do you still have the granny,is it irish?

I do.

It is not.

superboy

I love all the cars mentioned in the original post. I crashed a laurel once.... very hard. I owned a Senator too. YUM!

Sabre Man

All lovely cars but the Granada mk2 is the one I like the most. My first car was a 1979 2.3L. Happy days!