The Mark Two Granada was launched in September 1977, now equipped with the German Cologne V6 engines, from 2.3 to 2.8 and a 2.8 injection. The Granada was no longer built in the UK. Production was of 4-door saloons and 5-door estates with a 2-door car offered in continental Europe only; there wasn't a coupe version. Under the surface the MkII Granada was heavily based on the MkI version, and the Estate cars used identical rear sections. he Granada MkII was revised in October 1981 with new grille and rear lamps, and 5-speed gearboxes were introduced in October 1982. There was a run-out 'Ghia X' model sold from April 1984 until the new Granada MkIII was launched in May 1985.
Ford Granada 1984 2800 Ghia - badge on boot lid. The 1977 MkII Granada lost its curvaceous body to be replaced by this square-jawed look.
Ford Granada 1984 2800 Ghia X Estate - badge on rear panel. The 'Ghia X' model was introduced on the British market in 1984
Ford Granada 1985 2800 Ghia X - badge on bootlid
Ford Granada 1985 2800 Ghia X. The 'Ghia X' was a run-out model only sold in Britain, and was powered by a 2,792cc Cologne V6 engine. By this time Granadas were not built in Britain.
Ford Granada 2000 1979. The Granada was revised from 1977 with a sloping grille, and a new range of Cologne V6 engines
Ford Granada 1984 2800 Ghia. The 1977 MkII Granada lost its curvaceous body to be replaced by this square-jawed look. But the 'new body' was not much more than a re-skin on existing mechanics. In 1982 it was further revised with a new grille, but apparently hundreds of changes were made beneath the skin.
Ford Granada 1984 2800 Ghia X Estate. The 1977 restyle and 1982 update were given to the front of the Estate cars, up to the windscreen, but aft of that the MkI panelwork was largely unchanged. Ghia models were given the injected version of the Cologne 2792cc V6 engine.
Ford Granada 1984 2800 Ghia X Estate. Even after a MkII upgrade and a facelift in 1982, the rear of the Granade estates is little altered from the 1972 original.
Ford Granada 1984 2800 Ghia X. The 1982 facelift included fluted rear lamps, an idea borrowed from Mercedes and designed to keep the lights clear in spray.
Ford Granada 1985 2800 Ghia. A new body design was given to the Granada from 1977 by Uwe Bahnsen, and in 1982 a new horizontal barred grille was given to the facelifted Granada. This MkII Granada was longer produced in the UK, and the Essex engines were withdrawn in favour of Cologne units.
Ford Granada 1985 2800 Ghia X. The 'Ghia X' was a run-out model only sold in Britain with loads of added extras as Ford readied production for the new Granada MkIII
