Classic Ford Barn Find is the ultimate rare special edition
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- Barnfind Ford Granada is the ultimate rare special edition you've probably never heard of. In this episode Jonny Smith is invited to unearth a remarkably low mileage, well preserved 2.8 V6 Ford Granada Mk2 estate. But it is far from ordinary, as this is a Granada Chasseur - one of 500 made in 1980 to commemorate the Olympic Games. In short, this is one of the rarest special editions Ford ever made.
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What makes this Chasseur edition so special? Two-tone Roman Bronze and Tuscan Beige metallic paintwork, pinstriping galore, a half leather (Bitter Chocolate hued, according to Ford brochures) combined with bold Chatham check fabric, bespoke luggage bags mont either side of the luggage area, every part of chrome was factory black anodised (including the electric aerial), together with gold alloys, radio cassette player and electric windows. In Ford world, this was as good as an estate car got.
With the help of Dave from Retro Ford ( www.retroford.co.uk/ ) Jonny manages to purge the old fuel out and fire up this 49,000 mile family favourite. It ran beautifully.
Huge thanks to TLBS viewer Nick Roberts, who contacted the show and was instrumental in getting permission to film the Granada being unearthed.
Thanks also to the Ford Granada Driver's Guild ( www.ford-granadaguild.org.uk/) who were very helpful with the research and extra detail of the Chasseur. This example is thought to be less than 4 left in the UK!
This particular car was bought purely to tow the family caravan several times a year. It was kept inside this garage most of the time, which had to be extended to accommodate the big old Granada.
DO YOU KNOW OF A CAR THAT MIGHT BE WORTHY OF JONNY HELPING TO UNEARTH ON VIDEO? DO YOU OWN A CAR IN A BARN/HEDGE/GARAGE THAT MIGHT JUST RUN OR NEED A NEW HOME? Email the Late Brake Show via contact@thelatebrakeshow.com
Filmed and edited by: Michael 'Dougie' Douglass - / thedougies
Thumbnail by: Matt Tarrant - www.matttarantdesign.com
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:10 Mk1 Granada
0:55 Opening the garage
1:34 Revealing the back end
2:29 Dave from Retro Ford
2:50 What IS a Chasseur Granada?
3:45 Metric tyres
4:24 Inside the boot
4:57 Chasseur spec details
5:35 Family backstory
7:11 Didn't fit in the garage
7:41 Jonny's Dad's Granada
8:09 Owner recently died
9:09 PULLING IT OUT THE GARAGE
10:32 The unique Chasseur luggage set
12:01 Condition of boot carpet and spare wheel
12:45 Sierra Chasseur edition
13:32 Original Granada commercial
14:13 INTERIOR
17:17 Original brochure
17:43 Look at the V6 engine
19:45 Beware 1980s alarm
20:55 Purging old petrol
21:28 WILL IT RUN?
23:38 Fire up!
24:35 'Such a sweet motor'
26:24 CLEANING THE BARNFIND
29:58 In memory of....
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I’m so pleased that I contacted Jonny about this car on behalf of my friend Lyn. The video captures the day perfectly. This was a whole days work and the team were obviously true enthusiasts engrossed in not only the Granada but it’s history and meaning for the family. This has given them happy memories to look back on. Thanks Jonny for a great day!
I know Ford run a heritage fleet - might be worth seeing if they're interested in this one. Local ford dealer should have contact details.
That’s one beautiful wagon the interior is like brand new and I love the suitcase style bags in the rear ya just don’t see these beauty’s ever !!
That car is worth a lot of money being what it is))
49k miles!!
Very original inside and outside!!!!
Hard to get any kinda model never mind this limited edition which are impossible to locate and who ever has one they
aren’t selling them and I wouldn’t blame them)))
This beautiful car seen a lot holidays and it’s a very well looked after car!!!!
God bless guys!!
More videos please))
Beautiful car. Excellent work lads 👍
A car doesn't stop cause to the battery....
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You've got to buy it, Jonny. We need to see more adventures with this beauty. Estates are going to exist only in the minds of some generations soon. Grew up riding around in Cortina mk3 and 4 estates of various family members. Loved them. Great to see this loyal family servant so well preserved. :)
Yes I agree he should own this lol Jonny is the man for this car,the passion he has for these older cars from our generation is hard to match...
start a go fund me for Jonny
Ultimate pool car for Smith & Sniff.. wonder if you could write it off on tax that way...
@@vokstar Is the boot big enough for the chairs though?
You might be right about 'estate' cars.
The Cortinas had big boots, enough for plenty of miscellaneous equipment, but it is something like 45 years that this house has been driving one hatchback after another.
What a brilliant episode, best one to date. Wouldn’t it e great if you and Edd China teamed up to turn around some of these barn finds!
that's actually a great idea I would watch that!
I was a Ford Mechanic in 1980 when this lovely edition Granada came out. I remember it as i was lucky enough to PDI a brand new one . I only remeber it being available in Estate version and with a non Injection V6 2.8 Colonge engine. The Granada was built in Germany and this was a period when Ford brought many special edition cars out in the late 70's 80's to name some of the special Ford cars had edition names like Linet,Harrier (Escorts). Olympic (2000E) Kingfisher,(Fiesta). I worked an all these cars . Happy days 😄
You can add the fiesta dash and later the escort cab dash to that list 😁. The Orion 1600E was lovely too. My uncles worked for Ford throughout the 70’s and 80’s and they all loved the mk2 harriers (white or silver)
I remember out in the colonies of NZ that someone fitted a Cologne to HC Viva as an aftermarket repower.
This was fifteen years ago.
Such was the option if not using the GM 3800cc V6 when not available.
The 3.8 was more popular in Canada 🇨🇦 and New Zealand 🇳🇿 as a retro repower for HB & HC out in the colonies.❤
Jonny these barn find episodes are definitely the best thing on the late brake show, keep them coming.
Not really a barn find is it ?
It’s in a garage
@@robmills1547Same thing.
Stored away in original condition?
@@robmills1547 As the term barn find had been used at least 7 times in the previous posts I didn't find the need to split hairs over such a small matter.
@@robmills1547 cretin
My wife’s father had the Granada Chasseur and her mother had the fiesta Sandpiper which was essentially a his and hers with matching colours.
My wife and I were childhood friends and I remember them both.
Amazing find Jonny. Brought back a lot of memories.
Great film
The years fly by, seems two minutes since these beautiful cars were on the roads. Great episode 👍🏻
No it doesn't seem two minutes. Get a grip.
Hi,
My Dad had a Granada Estate. He used it for his business. He supplied confectionery to shops all around Dublin in Ireland.
I am now 67 yrs, in 1976 my abiding memory was my dad gave me and my fiance the car to go and collect an old double bed , from my fiance’s Uncle , for our new house. The car was huge we got the whole bed into the car having collected it in Dundalk , which was about 2 hours drive north of Dublin. We are married 44 years now and the memory is still with me.
Great video thanks.🇮🇪☘️ Have a great Christmas.
It needs to be saved and kept in the highest order possible.
Not only for the original owners memory but for all the children of the 70's & early 80's who grew up with this iconic silhouette on our roads.
Johnny if you can't buy it, please ensure it goes to someone you know,who will love it as much as the family and you do.
Amazing find & thanks for sharing.
I've had loads of Granada's and my fav was always the estate. My white 2.8i Ghia X was a fantastic car and drew admiring glances even 20 years ago! This is a true unicorn for sure. 🦄
A Director at work had a saloon in a two tone shades of dark blue. Used mostly from Chepstow to Cardiff.
That noise was a flashback to my childhood! The joy of it finally starting was always accompanied with a cheer by everyone in the car.
Love the channel guys keep up the good work.
Absolutely, flippin loved this episode. Love the barn finds.
Nothing like a Fowds barnfind to finish a weekend!
Great to see the Barn Find Fleece in full flow.
Yeah, forgot to name check it this time.
I always enjoy The Late Brake show, but these episodes are top shelf!
It's not easy to make this kind of content so interesting and enjoyable, but Jonny and the team always make it work! Kudos! :)
What a car! I've had about 10 Granada's and love them. I'd buy that in a heartbeat.
That interior is so well preserved it’s like a time capsule! What a gem. The next owner will be lucky to have it.
When I was a mechanic at a Ford Dealership, my managing director had the exact same chasseur except it was fuel injected, he was waiting to do a U-turn on a dual carriageway and he was rear ended. It ended up getting re-shelled which I was given the job of swapping all the parts over from the wrecked shell (back in the days when a re-shell was cost effective).
Loved this episode. I used to walk past Ford dealer Gilbert Rice in Horsham, Sussex twice a day to and from school. I’d go in and collect the latest brochures and pour over them at home. I could tell you fascinating details about options lists and badges if you were willing to listen. My mum says they’re probably all still in the loft. My Dad had Cortinas for years and the biggest news for me when he got promoted was that it meant he got upgraded to a Granada. But only a 2.3 GL! Then one day he came home with a 2.8i Ghia and I was lost in ecstasy. I’m 55 now and live in NZ and pretty soon sadly I’ll be back in the UK cleaning out the loft. I’ll place 5 quid on me finding the original brochure for this Chasseur model.
I actually sold one of these second hand. In the 80s I worked at KT Dartford an RS dealer near the Dartford tunnel.One day a very smart chap walked into the showroom and asked if we had a used one,I explained I didn't think we had ever had a new one or even seen one, he commented neither had he. When he left he gave me his card he owned a large abbey in Kilkenny Southern Ireland I joked I wasn't surprised he hadn't seen one Any way would you believe less than month later we had one traded in which after another long story I was able to sell to him .KT was a very unusual RS dealer that most people had never heard of.Whiie I was there I had a Tickford Capri which another dealer borrowed and wrote off ,An automatic Capri injection, an RS2000 Mk2 on a Y reg a Fiesta Supersport on a A plate, we had 16 RS1600i in stock when most dealers like Thomas Motors Blackpool couldn't get 1. David the owner ran around in Duncan Hamiltons road going GT40 and Hannu Mikkolas London to Mexico Escort that Ford lent him It was strange seeing it parked around Dartford probably not locked and certainly no road tax. As Nick said these are memories to look back on!
RS1600i. that was such a nice refined car, so much better than the XR3i. Always rare though. Do you know how many they made?
@@TIMMEH19991 "Escort RS1600i was the first RS Escort since 1980. It was introduced in September 1981, and production ceased in July 1983. Ford planned to build only 5000 for homologation requirements, but it sold so well that 8659 cars were made (2600 sold in the uk)."
I wasn't sure how many they made I just know many dealers found them hard to get and couldn't supply the demand from customers In the Dartford area a couple of traders thought we didn't know what we were doing so managed to buy some from abroad,although write hand drive and cheaper they were not the same speck as the British cars.
I grew up within 100 yards of Thomas Motors Blackpool. They built or at least looked after one of Malcolm Wilsons first rally cars. Hadn't heard them mentioned for ages. Only the facade of the building at the Oxford corner remains its now a Greggs.
Bought a black XR3 LFV343X , special 8 week order from Germany at the time fully specc'd with driving and fog lamps, rear seat belts, alloys, sunroof, head restraint pads (yes... these were an extra option) one of only a couple sold in lancashire in 1981 from Thomas Motors Cleveleys Branch . I wish i'd kept it. I had 2 further XR3i 's I preferred my A registered one A354GFR of all the ones I had . My last a MK4 in 1986. My Dad had 4 Granada Ghia's all 2.8 auto estates from Thomas Motors. He swapped to Volvo when the Granada ended production. I much preferred driving the Granada though they were like sitting in your favourite armchair gliding along gracefully. They could fly when needed though !
Jonny, is it possible you could follow up these barn finds and drive the cars once they've been recommissioned?
Yes Rob, absolutely.
@@TheLateBrakeShow Look forward to that Jonny.
That car is crying out to be stablemates with the Charger .
Yes please !
@@TheLateBrakeShow Great stuff!! Barn Find Revisited!
My god that styling has aged so well. Beautiful car
My father had a red Granada Coupé from 1972. What a wonderful car that was!
Love this Jonny!
I can’t stop thinking about the guy who cared for it for all those years. Then when she fired up, brought a proper lump to my throat!
Keep them coming, it’s great entertainment…
You can see how well cars were made back then, even the cover for the spare wheel looks like it's metal.
It is.
Jonny never change, your enthusiasm for this type of classic is wonderful. You have to buy it!
My Dad worked at Fords Halewood…& every year he’d bring Fords Full Brochure…Fiesta Escorts Orion Cortina Sierra Saphire’s Capris & Last but not least…Granada…the best being the 2.8i Ghia X full leather top spec…loved the old Granada 3.0 & Coupe Granada…Fords brilliant 🤩
For business and pleasure *cuts to next shot and aerial shoots up lol
Fantastic series Jonny, love it.
These cars existed in a time when you could recognise a car from a mile off due to all cars having their own individual look. I got into Granada's like a lot of kids of my age back in the 70's watching Jack Regan & George Carter with Bill has their driver speeding round London in the 'Sweeney' ( I mean who can ever forget that Intro of the Mark 1 in blue coming at you with that amazing intro music). What an amazing find, it is a find that dreams are made off. Thank you Jonny.
I remember when that shape of Granada was current, and thinking like it’s smaller brother the Cortina, how old fashioned it looked.
Compared to other cars of the early 80s.
But now, it really looks so of it’s time, that there’s something very charming about that.
This particular one is great, not just as an oddball Ford edition, but that it was clearly cherished by its owner.
I hope it gets to live on for many more years.
I thought the Granada was too big, and I turned down a Sierra. Had a MK2 Cortina 1600 Special (it got nicked , really annoyed as it drove great).
Somewhere between 1988-92, a college friend of mine had a silver Granada 2.8I saloon. We'd left college and she gave me a ride. I was amazed that this was her car 🤩😍.
It was so nice inside. She appreciated what car she was driving, it had wheels like this but in silver and a rubber boot spoiler. I loved Granada's and Capri''s. They had such a distinctive engine note and would always turn my head when they drove passed.
I last saw one a few years back and took a picture. When I find the picture, I'll send it to you Jonny. Your channel randomly came up on my feed (coincidently after watching you in some 9-10 year old editions of 5th Gear) on tv). I love your channel ❤️.
I took my driving test in my dads 3.0l Granada estate in 1978 after learning in a 1.0l mazda,bit of a difference !! wish I still had it now, happy memories of
ROO 857 M powder blue
And yes Jonny, you do need to buy this car. Just think, it has more space in it than the Jimny for the school run ... that's how you can justify the purchase to Chops. 🙂
They simply don’t make cars like they used too! Thanks for the video, 👍
Cracking episode. My dad had a red Mk1 Ford Granada Estate. He towed the caravan with it and we and relations, 7 of us went from Scotland to France in it to stay in a Gite. My cousin and I were the youngest and took turns at travelling in the estate boot with the luggage. You couldn't travel like that nowadays.
You should definitely buy it Jonny as you really appreciate it. If you don't you will never get the opportunity again.
What a beauty and a credit to its owner. I had mk2 Granada in 2 tone graphite grey over silver, it was amazing and I loved it dearly. Still one of the best cars I ever owned.
Thanks for showing us this, it brought back some very happy memories.
Being an older git, I do remember the Granada Chasseur coming out. It was highly fancied but far more than I could afford. Wonderful to see one again, still highly fanciable and a very practicable luxury estate. Someone out there will pay good money for it now and it will prove to be a fantastic investment. Thank for showing it.
Tell me Tim. Did the youth wish they could have one? Was it something a person dreamed of owning like a Capri or Ford Cosworth? Because to me it's a mini van from the 80's like I saw them as when I was young. But I love the show.
My Dad had a silver mk1 with a black vinyl roof. He once drove me and eight friends to the local cinema to see Grease. Very fond memories brought back in this video. Thanks Jonny.
Is it just me but seeing jonny, a TV presenter, washing a car that isnt his, just to restore some old glory, is a magical thing. No airs & graces, just washing a car...
I remember PDI a few of these in the early 80's while serving my apprenticeship at a ford dealership. it was always a treat to drive one as they were well out of the price range of an 18year lad Happy days
Holy hell, that entire engine startup segment was amazing. The editing was on another level. Great work - I mean both getting the car running and shooting/editing it all so well. Brilliant filmmaking!
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it. We cannot show the entire process, but Dougie did a top job of getting across the story and emotion. Lovely car.
I'm a big fan of Mk2 Granada estates. I haven't seen a chasseur edition before, but it looks glorious. Those sports decals remind me of very early Binatone video games
Old Fords had so much class, for people who were born in the 70's these episodes are the best. They bring back fond memories. It's nice to see some have survived.
Treated this with care and compassion, very respectful johnny 👍
Ha! I guessed right. Not only have I heard of a Chasseur, but I knew TWO of them. The first was cousins in Shetland and I saw it on a trip ‘doon sooth’ in the early 80s when they visited us in London on their way to Newport to see other family members. The other was my mate’s dad, who went to my school and lived about 400 yards around the corner.
The latter was a great car, and my mate’s dad loved it. My cousin’s was a different story. It was a classic Ford Friday motor. There was so much wrong with it, in the end, the dealer offered to send it back to Ford. As it would be sent to either a Welsh or Liverpool plant, and they were due to have a holiday with the elderly aunts in Newport, he drove it down. The dealer arranged a replacement car while the Chasseur was assessed/fixed and my cousin said if it wasn’t fixed by the end of the holiday, he’d expect a refund, or see him in court.
Ford said it was fixed and on collection, An engineer, asked the guy in charge what was wrong. It was very much a ‘how long have you got’ moment. As a warranty recall by the dealer, they started looking for faults and just kept finding them. It just hadn’t been put together properly in the first place, so it was all a bit, well, not like a new car.
My cousin said it felt like a new car and for the rest of the time he owned it, it performed very well.
I always loved the colour and the fact it was the estate which looked great on that model, and long before the grand tourer was brought back in earnest by European builders.
EDIT: Actually, I was still mid-reaction to my booster yesterday and I think my cousin actually dropped the Chasseur at Dagenham for assessment. I think they were made there and at the Cologne plant, if memory serves me well.
DOON SOOTH - thats great
This was refreshing. I must admit that I was about to give up on all of these garage/barn find shows. Too often they featured really nice cars that had been allowed to deteriorate beyond all hope. Here is a case where the owner took genuine pride in his motor and was able to preserve his vehicle in such a way as to be able to pass it on to his family so that they might enjoy it themselves or perhaps sell it on. Well done.
Shutting the tailgate gave a lovely ring for an old car
Yes I remember the model... a thing of beauty indeed . I think I'm one of the few people who liked the two tone paint jobs ford did back then. The Calypso and Express mk5 cortina's etc as well.
Lovely to see her running after all this time . So rare ! Probably rarest of the lot after a 2.8 injection estate . Those seats are epic 😀
Interesting to learn about the UK Granadas from over here in Canada. We had a Ford model in North America with the same nameplate, but it was a completely different car with the underpinnings up until 1980 based on the earlier Maverick which was cribbed from the 1960s Falcon ... the same platform that gave birth to the original Mustangs. In 1981 and 82 it was a Fox platform car (same as 79-93 Mustang), but the name died in North America after that.
What a beauty! I haven't seen any Granada since I left South Africa 21 years ago. Brings back so many memories!
I remember these - the Ford dealer in Coatbridge (Laidlaws) had one. I had a right good look at it when I bought a Capri…I was sorely tempted. I think this is where my love affair with estates began now that I think about it. Brilliant find and great video 👍
Love the sound of them V6 Granada’s, makes me feel very nostalgic. I think they launched the Chasseur because Ford was on the brink of launching the facelift Mk2 in ‘81 /‘82, so they always launch special editions to help sell the last of the outgoing models. I remember these cars well, very rare beast indeed. Move over Johnny, I quite fancy this myself!
This car without absolute doubt needs to head straight to the Jonny Smith collection. I remember these when brand new - they are perhaps the ultimate statement of what a special edition used to be. I used to get my father to take me to all my local dealerships when I was 9 years old - one of the these was proudly displayed bang slap centre in my local ford showroom. Needs to be driven with 'Einstein a go go' by landscape playing on full blast out of the radio cassette. Its totally early 80s tastic!! 🙂🙂👍👍
The fella on the Granada advert used to be on so many other adverts too. Barratt & the Oak Tree comes immediately to mind.
My dad bought one from Laidlaw's Ford dealership in Edinburgh. Always remember the registration-ASC 407W. It was 1 of 500 built. I only ever saw another Chasseur in Edinburgh, and it belonged to a gentleman who lived outside Edinburgh in Loanhead. My dad eventually sold it about 2 or 3 years later. As it was an automatic, he did hit some black ice near our home and skidded, and put the car through a 7ft brick wall. It was in the repair shop for a few months, as they had problems sourcing the side "Olympic decals". Would still love to be able to buy one when I retire.
Probably one of my favourite Fords. Many happy hours spent in my local Ford dealership trying them out for size ( I was about twelve years old )
The Granada is such a handsome old thing, when estate cars were styish and practical, a vision in brown.
What a brilliant video, full of memories, you did the original owner proud bless him, getting her to run and the wash on his drive that he would have done all those times over the years was a real heart stopper, his family will be proud, nice one Johnny
Love those old adverts being inserted like that , the voices and music from my childhood TV 💕
I remember the Chasseur I was working for Ford dealers around that time, they looked really good when new, always liked the Granada estates. I had a MK1 Consul GT estate, I was not aware they built a GT estate, (I also had a MK2 Cortina GT estate, they were special order) the Consul may have been a special build as the first owner was Ford Motor Co, I understand it had been a rally support car, it had several bolt holes in the roof where a large roof rack had been fitted I assumed. It had a 3 litre engine with a manual gearbox and power steering, Imola blue. It was very quick for the time.
Loved watching you giving the old Granny a wash Jonny - I remember a contributor on Smith and Sniff saying that they want to wash a car to get to know it, and I could see you building a bond. It's a beauty, and I think you should seriously think about giving it a new home. Best wishes buddy 😊
Well done you two. What a wonderful thing it is to preserve such treasured cars as this.
The dedication is a fine ending, and the car in its new life will be a dedication too ...
I put an engine in one in the mid 80s when I was an apprentice in a small garage. I remember the guy that brought it in said he’d been towing his caravan and mistakenly left it in drive 2, hence a rod exiting the block. It was an injection version with that lovely plenum chamber hanging over the marvellous cologne motor.
Eyup Jonny just watched this about the Granada, remember pulling up behind one in 1981 on the RAC Rally in the forest i had a 2.8 Granada Estate . The guy was just getting out of it and I fell in love with it , he'd just got it the day before from a Ford dealer in Nottingham and it was stunning had all the trick bits on it even air conditioning which was a first for us . I said I would get one one day but never did, spent all my money on Rallying mk1 and mk2 escorts. Just started watching your series and you've made my week what with the mk1 mk2 and RX7 which I had then this Granada Happy time's so keep the video's coming Jonny. Thanks Steve 👍👍
Johnny these barn finds series are just so good, yet again miles in front of the others
What a car, hats off and huge respect to it's late owner, I'm sure he will be pleased with this video and that she will drive again. Beautiful car
Business at the front, weekend at the back…. I bet Ford Europe’s marketing team had mullets. Car is incredible.
I actually worked on one of those in the 1980s at a Ford dealership in Germany. I always loved it, it was very special backnthen!
Always an interesting back story to these barn find vehicles. Great to see that special edition Granada all intact and time warp condition as well.
Love the barn finds, especially when it turns out like this. Would love to see this driving and towing again. Excellent.
In my youth, I ran a Granada 2.0L ( Poverty spec.) TTO 3X. 1982.
That steering wheel has a boss that can be removed in moments with the key and can be replaced seamlessly. NOT ONCE, did the Rozzers ever find my stash of 90s Resin 😂
Thank you Ford.
I'm glad that the "The Late Brake Show" realized that truly appreciating people and the cars in their lives is not "perverted". It's just good stories about obsessively passionate people and their vehicles. Go Jonny!
I think "pervert" was used in a fun sense to illustrate a car owners passion, their obsession, their joy for motoring. It was not meant to in any derisory sense.
Ford North America used the metric TRX wheels on some of their models around 1982-1984 as well, including Mustangs.
Citroën and Saab also used them and they were and are indeed four times the price of any "normal" tire. In fact, there are aftermarket wheels made in the same style that fit 14 or 15 inch tires, to put on your CX Turbo or GTI.
@@Ricketik65 there is a Fox Mustang resto parts supplier in the USA that had a run of replica TRX wheels made for those cars in 16". The originals were approximately 15.3" (390 mm). Some of the sporty Escorts got a 365 mm version, also used on a few other FWD Fords and Mercurys around then.
Love this!! 😍 my Dad had 4 V6 mk2’s & that engine sound was the sound of my 80s childhood! I actually had a tear in my eye when it started ❤️ If I had the storage space & no family commitments, I’d have a mk2 Granada in a heart beat. Whoever buys it is very lucky. Great video once again & thanks for sharing
LOVE ❤ Granada's. Had two of these back in the day
Its delightfull to watch it being washed,makes the show complete!
Beautiful. Just beautiful. Great to see it's still alive and kicking. Thanks for sharing Jonny, and thanks to the family for letting it be shared. Whoever ends up owning this motor had best keep it super straight and LOOK AFTER IT!!! 😎
Awesome video again Jonny and a model that always stuck in my mind.
I started work in '79 at an Accident Repairers and remember having one in the shop for repair in maybe '81. Granadas were pretty special back then and easy to tell the various models from Base to Ghia X. They did a few Special Editions if I remember and the Chasseur really stood out...I think there was a Sapphire as well, two-tone Blue and Silver and maybe a 2.8i 5 speed Sport (?) towards the end of the Mk2's life, with a front lip spoiler, I think I'd seen them in Red and White with a pinstripe kit.
Hope you buy it.
Things brings back memories. My parents emigrated (our family) to Australia in December 1980, 5 days before Christmas when I was 9. Our hire car to the airport was a Granada and we thought it was fancy as our family car in England was a MK1 Escort estate, the only car I remember. Our first car in Australia was a 1980 XD Ford Falcon Station Wagon, a poverty pack 3.3l 6 cylinder, they were normally 4.1 litre. The Ford global design is amazing. This looks exactly the same as the XD Falcon except for the rear styling and interior. The Granada looks to be halfway between a Cortina and a Falcon. The 2.8l 4 cylinder 'tow car' did make me chuckle. Over here, nobody would tow with anything less than a 6 cylinder. Usually a 4.2 or 5.0 litre V8...
So nice to see cars of this era preserved. Over here, the 80's cars are all but gone...
Had a look at the MOT history. All 6 of the MOTs shown on there show the car being at the same mileage for each test - 49999. This means that it was probably taken on a flat-bed to the test centre each time. Crazy stuff! Lovely find, Jonny!
Blimey!
The speedos more than likely broke or disconnected
Buy it - Buy it -Buy it!! I love your barn find videos and how much you care about them and your actual interest in them, a true car enthusiast!
Don’t let this rare beast slip away Jonny! It’s what your public wants 😉
Keep up the amazing work in everything you do 🙌🏼
Wow this brings back some memories. My dad had a Chasseur when I was a kid. I actually still have quite a few parts from it in my garage including the luggage set and the gold wheels!
You have the luggage set? You need to contact us and you could sell to the Granada Driver's Guild.
@@TheLateBrakeShow yes I have the full luggage set including the straps that hold them in place. The wheels, various brand new body panels, bumpers, grilles. Sadly no longer have the car though which is a shame :(
The colour takes me back. In 1977 I bought a new roman bronze Capri GL complete with beige vinyl roof. It looked stunning in its day.
ive never felt as connected while wathcing a video on youtube, i remember stood up in the back of my dads as a kid holding onto the headrest posts while we drove down blackpool lights... absolute beautiful car jonny that you need to buy! ;)
What an incredible car and such a find, love these type of videos with a human story to them.
Very beautiful car. I can see the love that was given to this car and the joy it gave them. Hope it finds someone who loves it just as much.
Straight back to my misspent youth, I was 15 in 1980 living in Port Elizabeth South Africa. I love the old Cortinas and Granadas, especially the 3l engine and two tone paint work on the Granada
I used to plague the local Ford dealer in Edinburgh every month in the late 70’s when I was about 10 and get the latest ‘Ford Cars’ brochure. Still have a bunch of them. I had the Granada Chasseur fold out brochure on my wall for a while alongside the Capri brochure that folded out to become a poster of an Oyster Gold Capri Ghia - my Dad had a 3.0 litre version of that exact car, absolutely brilliant.
When I was 15 or 16 my friend's father had one of these from new, after having a Granada saloon. I thought it was fantastically quick and luxurious, the smell of leather was terrific, the auto box super smooth. I'm pretty sure I drove it around the village playing field in Capel St Mary near Ipswich when we helped set up for the village fete. I have alerted my school friend to your video and I'm sure he will show his dad who is now 81. Great video.
I was aware of the model but that's the first one I have seen .. the brown interior is mint 👌 love it thanks for sharing 👍 you found a hens tooth 😀
Think I nearly cried , willing the car to come back to life, those V6 units were great, still are 👍😋
What a stunning piece of 1980's motoring history. Echos of the interior of my MK1 Fiesta Supersport (without the leather) with the check. I loved the Granada back then, but by the time I could drive, they were too expensive! You have to buy it!!
Great video, and my condolences to the family of the owner. But what a fantastic job he did keeping it in such great condition. 👍🏻
Fantastic find, you jammy b..... I've always been a huge fan of the Mk2 Granny estate - I've got one right here, in fact, in the middle of being restored back to roadworthiness. Like most younger fans (by which I mean, approximately the age of the cars themselves :D) my Dad had one - it was in our family for years, and back in the early 1990s was my daily driver - it was actually the first car I "owned" (V5 in my name). Started life as a 2.3 4-speed, ended as a 2.8i 5-speed. Eventually, the tinworm just got too bad, and she ended up a banger racer, like so many, RIP.
I don't believe the car you were looking at had A/C (not enough gubbins under the bonnet), but you'd have struggled to find the A/C "button" anyway - because they didn't have one: The fan speed switch also had a push-pull switch inside it - pull for A/C on. And if I recall correctly, there was a small green(?) light came on next to it, when the A/C was on. I had a couple of Mk2 saloons with A/C, it never worked...
This channel gets better with every episode. Great format, and I'm sure I am not alone in sharing the excitement as the cars are pulled from their resting places....
Thank you Bib. Really love hearing people enjoying it as much as I do making the vids.
What a lovely example of this rare model. I Have fond memories of these..
My father was a huge Ford fan of the Era 2.8i Granada saloon in Jupiter red Mk4 2.0 Ghia Cortina in the same jupiter red. Mk 1 Essex v6 Granada Ghia.
The fond memories continue as we lived at the time near a dealership (Gates of Harlow) and I can remember seeing a chasseur in the showroom. Brilliant blog Jonny keep up the good work mate👍
Worked at E.Ward (Corby) Ltd Ford dealer, from 1971 for 25 yrs this brought back memories
Holy darn my mates dad had one exactly like that in SE London and we loved it!! And being of Scottish heritage as kids we loved the interior hahahahaha! What a machine and it had the TDX tyres, that tread sooo distinctive!😜. What a great find!😜
I can't be the only one that watches these barn find videos with a happy tear in my eye. Great work as ever, Jonny. I'm a sucker for old Fords at the best of times but, this is very special indeed.
You're not, when the engine finally catches it's properly emotional. It's back doing what it was designed to do, absolutely love it!
Brings back memories of the early 80s. Gotta follow this up jonny
Hi Jonny - you mentioned if you remember the Chasseur… I do. The love started in 1979, 7 years of age and my Uncle pulling up in a ’79 Midnight Blue 2.0L. I always wanted the silver on blue Sapphire - later years, I ended up with a lovely 2.8 Ghia ’79.
From that day in ’79 I have collected car brochures and do have one detailing the Chasseur, always wanted to see the luggage! Incredible - True Ford Fan, in fact I think at MPR you may(?) have seen of my Regency Green, chocolate brown interior Fiesta 1.3 Ghia.
That Fiesta is gorgeous. Regency Green is still one of the finest Ford hues.