Ford Granada 1972 2500 V6 - badge on bootlid
Ford Granada 1972 3000 GXL - badge on bootlid
Ford Granada 1972 3000 GXL - badge on c-pillar. 'GXL' was a package of extras which included automatic transmission, vinyl roof, sunroof, tinted glass and radio.
Ford Granada GXL 1975 - badge. The GXL had every conceivable extra
Ford Granada 1975 Coupe Ghia - badge on bootlid
Ford Granada 2.0 1976. S-litre Consuls gained 'Granada' badges from 1976.
Ford Granada 2.0 1977. From 1975 the 'Granada' badge was also given to Consul models, and the cars received black grilles and blacked rear panels.
Ford Granada 1972 3000 GXL, British versions were powered by the Essex 2,994cc Essex V6. German-made Granadas were given Cologne V6 engines at 1,996cc, 2,293cc, 2,551cc and 2,791cc
Ford Granada 3000 GXL 1975. The top model Granada was fitted with a 2995cc Essex V6 engine in Britain. The GXL topped the trim level, but there was a better equipped Ghia model as well.
Ford Granada 1972 2500 V6. When the Granada range replaced the old Ford 'Z-cars', Ford included a 2,494cc Essex V6 model, which effectively replaced the outgoing Ford Zephyr 6 model.
Ford Granada 2500 V6 1972. Introduced in 1972 to replace the Zephyr/Zodiac MkIV models, the Granada was fitted with quite a bit of chrome, depending on model, and this was swapped for black from 1975.
Ford Granada 1972 3000 GXL, British versions were powered by the Essex 2,994cc Essex V6
Ford Granada 1972 3000 GXL. The 'GXL' package was essentially a trim package which includes alloy wheels and a vinyl roof.
Ford Granada 1975 Coupe Ghia. The Coupe was launched in Germany in 1973, but the waist line was straightened to remove the 'coke bottle' kink in 1974 and it was then offered to the UK market in Ghia trim
Ford Granada 1975 Coupe Ghia. In 1974 the waistline of the Coupe was straightened and this version was added to the UK market, but only in 3-litre Ghia trim. In Germany the Coupe could be ordered with almost any Granada engine or trim.
Ford Granada 2.0 1976. 2-litre Consuls gained 'Granada' badges from 1976, but were trimmed down from the upmarket Granada models. Later Granada 2-litres were given the Ford Pinto inline 4-cylinder engine
Ford Granada 2.0 1976. The 2-litre Granada replaced the 2-litre Consul after 1975.
Ford Granada 1976 3000 Ghia. The Ghia model was offered from April 1974 and made the 3-litre V6 Ghia the most expensive Granada.
Ford Granada 1976 3000 Ghia. From Spring 1974 the Granada range is topped by the 'Ghia' version which includes a wood trim interior
Ford Granada 1976 Coupe Ghia. The Granada Coupe was only sold with Ghia trim in the UK
Ford Granada 1976 Estate 2500 V6. The Granada was launched in 1972 with 4-door saloon body and 5-door Estate (called 'Turnier' in Germany). The Estate body was also available on the Consul model
Ford Granada 1976 Estate 2500 V6. Unlike the Zephyr and Zodiac estates, Ford built the Granada (and Consul) Estates themselves, and equipped it with a full depth tailgate. In fact the rear of the car from the A-pillars back did not change in the MkII restyle.
Ford Granada 2000 GL 1977. From 1975 the 'Consul' model with V4 2-litre engine was dropped and replaced by the Granada 2.0 with 2-litre Pinto engine
Ford Granada 2000 GL 1977. From 1975 the 'Consul' model ceased production and even the 2-litre models were now calleds 'Granada'. At the same time a minor facelift gave the cars black grilles and black rear panels
Ford Granada 1972 2500 V6. The 2500 V6 was the entry level model for the Granada range. There was a 2-litre V4 model, but in Britain that was badged 'Consul' instead of 'Granada'
Ford Granada 1975 Ghia Coupe
Ford Granada 3.0 Ghia. In 1972 Ford introduced the Granada on all European markets, replacing British Zephyrs and Zodiacs and German equivalents. At the top of the Granada range were the 3.0 V6 Ghia versions with vinyl roof and extra trim and equipment.
Ford Granada 2.0 1977. A black rear panel appeared on Granada models from 1975.
Ford Granada 1977 2000 GL - wheel. These black centre steel wheels were fitted from the 1975 facelift, but from the MkII model alloys were fitted to higher spec models.
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