wedding snaps

greendragon3

here are a few snaps i managed to get last friday at the sister in-laws wedding , big thank you to john A for the use of the escort

Bitten & Hisses

greendragon3 wrote: »

here are a few snaps i managed to get last friday at the sister in-laws wedding , big thank you to john A for the use of the escort

Beautiful pics. To me, this one just sums up what the Mk2 Granada is about. I always thought they were a car with serious presence, almost with a sense of self-importance about their styling.

Big Nasty

Nice Escort but that Granada is a beautiful car, would love to see more pics, interior shots, etc.

Grimreaper666

The Granada's a beut, love the reg too.

spooky donkey

here ya go

Big Nasty

Cool!

Greendragon, you're ever thinking of selling her I want first refusal!

bijapos

That Granada looks like a MK II facelift, which came out around 81-82.
Isn't the reg a bit early for that? I remember a YEI Mk I pre facelift and a ZEI which might have been a mk 2 facelift from when I was a kid. Sorry, anorak time here.

Two gorgeous cars btw.

greendragon3

ha ha well spotted bijapos , you are correct on all counts guess that makes you a major anorak :P:D it origionally was a pre face lift model but following a front end prang someone decided to fit her out with the newer grill etc ! as for the other query i dont think ill be selling her any time soon , infact im on the look out for a nice mk2 ghia x estate to go with her !!! dollars and wife permitting of course .....:rolleyes::o:D

Ali Babba

It says 1977 on Cartell.ie but the mark 2 didn't even come out until 1978..... and it's 2.0 litre diesel too apparently.

Ali Babba

greendragon3 wrote: »

ha ha well spotted bijapos , you are correct on all counts guess that makes you a major anorak :P:D it origionally was a pre face lift model but following a front end prang someone decided to fit her out with the newer grill etc ! as for the other query i dont think ill be selling her any time soon , infact im on the look out for a nice mk2 ghia x estate to go with her !!! dollars and wife permitting of course .....:rolleyes::o:D

The backs different too and all the trims, a very different car to the early mk 2 Granada, I served my time on them.....

Big Nasty

greendragon3 wrote: »

ha ha well spotted bijapos , you are correct on all counts guess that makes you a major anorak :P:D it origionally was a pre face lift model but following a front end prang someone decided to fit her out with the newer grill etc ! as for the other query i dont think ill be selling her any time soon , infact im on the look out for a nice mk2 ghia x estate to go with her !!! dollars and wife permitting of course .....:rolleyes::o:D

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/1494448

carchaeologist

Its an August 1977 Sligo issue. The very first of the MK2s were released in that month for the '78 model year,so that is literally one of the first regs ever put on one,pretty historical eh...:pac:

Ford usually released their folowing years cars in august/sept/oct of the preceding year.

Ali Babba

carchaeologist wrote: »

Its an August 1977 Sligo issue. The very first of the MK2s were released in that month for the '78 model year,so that is literally one of the first regs ever put on one,pretty historical eh...:pac:

Ford usually released their folowing years cars in august/sept/oct of the preceding year.

Yeah, pretty historical alright, for a face lifted mark 2 Granada..............:rolleyes:
Any day now we'll see a "vintage" Avensis diesel pretending to be a Carina........

bijapos

carchaeologist wrote: »

Its an August 1977 Sligo issue. The very first of the MK2s were released in that month for the '78 model year,so that is literally one of the first regs ever put on one,pretty historical eh...:pac:

Ford usually released their folowing years cars in august/sept/oct of the preceding year.

Could have been a demo/show car delivered to Hendersons, the Ford dealer in Sligo. It has metallic and rear headrests, unusual for the time. Friend of mine had an Orion that was originally a full spec demo for them, it had every option available at the time.

Speaking of Granadas the 2 door was never sold here, seems there are less than 15 (I heard 7!) still registered in Germany, its main market at the time.

Redrocket

http://cgi.ebay.de/Ford-Granada-II-seltener-2turer-Tuv-H-Zulassung-/130425393955?pt=Automobile&hash=item1e5df59323

Seems there's always a mk2 granny 2 door for sale on ebay over here, makes me think there's more than 15 around

greendragon3

now that is calss and ultra rare ! ive never heard of one let alone seen one :eek:

charlie1966

greendragon3 wrote: »

infact im on the look out for a nice mk2 ghia x estate to go with her !!! dollars and wife permitting of course .....:rolleyes::o:D

Sell the wife and you will have the money for it.

greendragon3

ha ha good idea , dont think it would go down well if i told her to pack a bag theres a new granada coming !!!!!!!:eek:

bijapos

Redrocket wrote: »

http://cgi.ebay.de/Ford-Granada-II-seltener-2turer-Tuv-H-Zulassung-/130425393955?pt=Automobile&hash=item1e5df59323

Seems there's always a mk2 granny 2 door for sale on ebay over here, makes me think there's more than 15 around

That car is in Germany, I got the info on the numbers off a friend near Munich who is in a Capri club. Not sure how accurate the info is as any Granada hearse is automatically written as 2 door. The 2 door was rare anyway when it was sold.