Fr Ted's Cortina SSI 910

I Was VB

Ford Granada

GL 2.8

Registration:SSI910 Engine: 1.6L Fuel Type: Petrol Colour: Blue

Just watching Fr Ted Nite on Channel 4, the two writers drive Fr Tess' Cortina reg SSI 910. Comes back as a Granada??? Seems to be the same one.

Kevin_Herron

As far as I know that is a Granada, an ex Dublin Garda car?

I Was VB

Kevin_Herron wrote: »

As far as I know that is a Granada, an ex Dublin Garda car?

SI would be a Dublin reg.

Bigus

Its a Granada on the telly now complete with original aerial stubs

carchaeologist

SSI is an ex police granada, FR Teds Cortina had a fake CI reg.

Top Dog

Wahey - I wasn't the only one to notice that it wasn't the same car

Pdfile

am i the only one who notice that its only for tv and the fact that shes a ringer dont matter ? :rolleyes::pac:

carchaeologist

Lol, so Ted was the first guy to ring cars was he, around 10 years before anyone else tried it! I think the milkfloat was dodgy too....

corktina

how else do you explain the money resting in his account?:D

VolvoMan

I was watching that last night and noticed the Granada myself.

Does anyone know if Ted's actual old Cortina was ever preserved?

Pdfile

VolvoMan wrote: »

I was watching that last night and noticed the Granada myself.

Does anyone know if Ted's actual old Cortina was ever preserved?

yep, was at the irish gumball rally knock off afaik...

carchaeologist

Pdfile wrote: »

yep, was at the irish gumball rally knock off afaik...

Sher any old blue MK5 Cortina would do, put on the fake registration number CI15( i think) and off you go!

All the Craggy Island cars had fake CI regs

I Was VB

carchaeologist wrote: »

Sher any old blue MK5 Cortina would do, put on the fake registration number CI15( i think) and off you go!

All the Craggy Island cars had fake CI regs

carchaeologist

I can only assume that Rover didnt because it was meant to be brand new at the time, didnt the other Rover have a CI reg?

The Austin Princess/Woodhall Nicholson hearse that was used had an 81 D reg too now i think of it.

cormee

Ted's registration was CI 38 if I'm not mistaken (which I probably am)

CI 15 seems to have been the milk float

cormee

I Was VB wrote: »

Wasn't that the car he borrowed from Father Finnegan (aka the Dancing Priest) for the draw in "Think Fast, Father Ted"?

macplaxton

cormee wrote: »

Ted's registration was CI 38 if I'm not mistaken (which I probably am)

Aye, because it was CI 35

the rest is here including Ted's Escort 97 DZO

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=62741039&postcount=18

carchaeologist

And Volvoboy also did the reg research back in the good old days when Mywheels was free....:(

KZL 29:
Year: 1968
Style: Van
Fuel Type: Petrol
Colour: Grey
Motor Tax Class: Commercial goods vehicle
History Status
Warning
Written Off [?] No
Scrapped [?] No
Previously Taxi [?] No
Previously Hackney [?] No
Imported [?] No
Number of Owners: 0
Changed Engine # [?] No
Changed Colour No
Tax Expiry Date: Dec 1978

97 DZO;
Ford Escort
1.1 L See Images
Year: 1981
Style: Saloon
Engine: 1.1L
Fuel Type: Petrol
Transmission: Manual
Colour: Blue
History Status
Warning
Written Off [?] No
Scrapped [?] No
Previously Taxi [?] No
Previously Hackney [?] No
Imported [?] No
Number of Owners: 15 :eek:
Changed Engine # [?] No
Changed Colour No
Tax Expiry Date: Nov 1994


The patrol jeep is really a fiesta!

Ford Fiesta
L See Images
Year: 1989
Style: Saloon
Number of Doors: 3
Engine: 1.1L
Fuel Type: Petrol
Transmission: Manual
Colour: Yellow
History Status
Warning
Written Off [?] No
Scrapped [?] Yes
Previously Taxi [?] No
Previously Hackney [?] No
Imported [?] No
Number of Owners: 5
Changed Engine # [?] No
Changed Colour No
Tax Expiry Date: Jan 2002

Its telling that KZL29 still shows on mywheels even though its not taxed, it has had a change of ownership at least once since 1993, so is posssibly still around.

Hifive

corktina

cortina usually have pricks inside them rather than on the bonnet....:cool: