Broadspeed Granada

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Anyone got any info on these big old beasts i know there are not any mk1 granadas left and only 1 mk2 twin turbo in ireland but if anyone has ever owned one or worked on them any info would be appreciated

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photo sent by scott house of LUE 111L Ralph Broads own car

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LUE 111L

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spack said:

Anyone got any info on these big old beasts i know there are not any mk1 granadas left and only 1 mk2 twin turbo in ireland but if anyone has ever owned one or worked on them any info would be appreciated

If thats one i'm thinking of, it was one of two management role cars based at Dunton. they would wheel spin in the first 3 gears. Came across it when my dad was working there in the early 80's

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Evening News (London) - Thursday 10 January 1980 the most well known mk2 granada FLY 2T

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Evening News (London) - Thursday 10 January 1980 the most well known mk2 granada FLY 2T

Jesus, £11.5k in '79
Tons of normal ones to to stick a turbo in!

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rallye101 said:

Jesus, £11.5k in '79
Tons of normal ones to to stick a turbo in!

I think that Ghia in the picture looks fantastic . I remember as a youth , when Production of these ended in the late seventies , being really disappointed by the replacement . I also thought they had a nicer finish than the MK2 . Over time however opinions would change and you had to hand it to Ford , in the Seventies they didn't get much wrong .

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Mid' £50k these days!!

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The magazine that road tested FLY2T awarded it their 'Modified Car of the Year award' at the end of the year.

W. Harold Perry (at the time the world's biggest exclusive Ford dealer with multiple branches) produced the car in partnership with Broadspeed. A twin turbo Cologne predating the Turbo Technics Capris and Sierras.

I think the only cosmetic changes were the coach line and a new steering wheel centre badge. The price seemed to be the problem with this car.

I joined Perrys a few years later and remember the first Sierra arriving in the showroom, that was a shock !

[BlackStang5point0]

I happened across this the other night. Some nice mk1 3.0 Granada content.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDAjfFjqgTE

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rallye101 said:

Jesus, £11.5k in '79

Indeed. Couldn't you buy a decent house for that in those days?

(I googled it and the average house price was £19k in 1979).

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Looks like its long gone reg now on a grey Land Rover :-(

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Shame that the AVO built prototype 2-door Granada RS with a turbo'd 3.1 RS Capri engine was scrapped. Legend has that it was quite the weapon.

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Shame that the AVO built prototype 2-door Granada RS with a turbo'd 3.1 RS Capri engine was scrapped. Legend has that it was quite the weapon.

wow never heard of that one sounds the buisness though

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The Broadspeed Consul GT used by Humberside Police with its own 999 no plate

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LUE 111L Probably the most famous mk1 granada Broadspeed Ralph Broads own car

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From the 1973 Birmingham Daily Post