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(Message started by: Daniel on Jun 21st, 2012, 5:03pm)
Title: American Granada??
Post by Daniel on Jun 21st, 2012, 5:03pm
Just found this american granada  ???
HERE (http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qN3alqWok_Y/Txo_tf2M57I/AAAAAAAAN7Y/WwzgvVDWTGM/s1600/1980-Ford-Granada-4-door-sedan-V8-302-351-255-cu-in-engine-1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.oldparkedcars.com/2012/01/1980-ford-granada-4-door-sedan-v8-302.html&usg=__u8mWH1xPwA42QYyuakMTFczIkAU=&h=666&w=1000&sz=164&hl=en&start=30&zoom=1&tbnid=2jC_EQnxzAmh2M:&tbnh=99&tbnw=149&ei=zETjT8mEGYjb8QP-zYDWDg&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dgranada%2Bengine%2Bbay%26start%3D21%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DN%26rlz%3D1T4ADRA_enGB444GB444%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1)

Why didnt they just have our one? It looks nothing like a granny at all???
Anyone know anything about them.
Dan  ;D
Title: Re: American Granada??
Post by Matt on Jun 21st, 2012, 5:26pm
they did have our granada, they called it the merkur scorpio
Title: Re: American Granada??
Post by PJDavis on Jun 21st, 2012, 5:26pm
Yeah, I have a cousin in Canada got one of those many years ago, an awful car.   It had a 3.6 straight 6 in it and went through fuel at a hell of a rate!   All bouncy and handled like a tub of rice-pudd!   8)
Title: Re: American Granada??
Post by Scorpio_Mike on Jun 21st, 2012, 7:10pm

on 06/21/12 at 17:26:15, Matt wrote:
they did have our granada, they called it the merkur scorpio


They also got another European Ford re-badged as a Merkur XR4Ti - a Sierra XR4i but with a 2.3 ( Pinto ? )Turbo engine - now has quite a cult following across the pond. I'm told they actually sold more of these in North America than in Europe making it the only Ford to outsell in a foreign market compared to its domestic market.
Title: Re: American Granada??
Post by Daniel on Jun 21st, 2012, 7:55pm
Oh yeah i forgot about the merkurs they look abit funny dont they somthing not quite right unless it because im used to the sierra xr4i. Have a look at this one
HERE (http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.carstereo.com/images/installs/ACF110.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.carstereo.com/installs/photo_gallery_album.cfm%3Fphotoid%3D21506%26galleryid%3D1618%26startrow%3D1%26maxrows%3D12&usg=__5FuM6rtgZfO8QHPcBAjWpkalNfo=&h=375&w=500&sz=35&hl=en&start=14&zoom=1&tbnid=KizU4WQFsKUrbM:&tbnh=98&tbnw=130&ei=5W3jT6_mOMWJ8gPGkozWDg&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dmerkur%2B24v%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DN%26rlz%3D1T4ADRA_enGB444GB444%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1)

Pics on the left  ;D
Title: Re: American Granada??
Post by Matt on Jun 21st, 2012, 8:00pm
talking of the old 4i the south africans got one, fitted with a v8 and rebadged xr8i
Title: Re: American Granada??
Post by Scorpio_Mike on Jun 21st, 2012, 10:36pm

on 06/21/12 at 20:00:30, Matt wrote:
talking of the old 4i the south africans got one, fitted with a v8 and rebadged xr8i


XR8i ??? 3-dr shell as per XR4i ?
Not heard of that, only the 5-dr XR8 and I think there was also an XR6 ?
Title: Re: American Granada??
Post by lesterlad aka Rodders on Jun 22nd, 2012, 8:29am
Ah the Merkur Scorpio.

Photo of my old MKIII 4x4 with the imported rear reflector panel and badges.
Wish I'd kept her sometimes.

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/5646/mymerkur.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/267/mymerkur.jpg/)
Title: Re: American Granada??
Post by Daniel on Jun 22nd, 2012, 9:02am
Thats nice i like  ;D ;D
Title: Re: American Granada??
Post by Mike H on Jun 22nd, 2012, 1:01pm

on 06/21/12 at 17:03:26, Daniel wrote:
Just found this american granada  ???
HERE (http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qN3alqWok_Y/Txo_tf2M57I/AAAAAAAAN7Y/WwzgvVDWTGM/s1600/1980-Ford-Granada-4-door-sedan-V8-302-351-255-cu-in-engine-1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.oldparkedcars.com/2012/01/1980-ford-granada-4-door-sedan-v8-302.html&usg=__u8mWH1xPwA42QYyuakMTFczIkAU=&h=666&w=1000&sz=164&hl=en&start=30&zoom=1&tbnid=2jC_EQnxzAmh2M:&tbnh=99&tbnw=149&ei=zETjT8mEGYjb8QP-zYDWDg&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dgranada%2Bengine%2Bbay%26start%3D21%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DN%26rlz%3D1T4ADRA_enGB444GB444%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1)


Yikes ;D
Title: Re: American Granada??
Post by Mike H on Jun 22nd, 2012, 1:04pm
Bet they were annoyed they couldn't make the wheels and steering wheel square/rectangular as well like the rest of it. ;D (Old Jeremy Clarkson joke.)
Title: Re: American Granada??
Post by Daniel on Jun 22nd, 2012, 3:52pm
not the best looking car is it. A bit boring?
Title: Re: American Granada??
Post by 5stud on Jun 24th, 2012, 12:36am
have a look in wikipedia-taurus ther granada mk3 but front wheel drive with a dinosaor 2.5 4 cylinder ohv and auto.the most boring way to convert petrol into forword motion.brouther had one afew years ago came from the us embasey in france  low milage no one whonted to drive it unless they had to.
Title: Re: American Granada??
Post by Mike H on Jun 24th, 2012, 1:57pm
This?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurus_(car)


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