Saturday, February 25, 2017

1981-1982 Ford Granada Station Wagon

Only the second generation of the Fox-based Ford Granada offered a long roof variant. Short-lived, this car is nonetheless extremely well known to REVolutionairies. For you trivia buffs, this was the return of the blue oval logo, which had been MIA on Ford vehicles since the 30s. Sorry about the lack of audio quality in the video.

Posted by K2

2 comments:

  1. BobinottFebruary 25, 2017 at 10:43 AM

    I lived with a series of Fox-based wagons, from 1984 well into the 1990s, so this model is pretty familiar. They were excellent wagons, with tons of room, easy loading, 6-passenger capacity, and yet they did not weigh a huge amount.

    I have to be honest and say that I do not remember the Granada variant. I wonder if they were sold here in Canada. As far as I remembered, the Fairmont wagon was replaced directly by the LTD version (same car, just with a different front clip). I never owed a 3.8L V-6 variant. All of mine were the 3.3L straight six (200 cu in). Although the 3.3 was a low hp beast, it had enough torque to cooperate well with the 3-spd auto (Actually, my first one was a 3-spd manual!). The big advantage of the straight six was the incredible access in the engine bay. Working on these was a dream.

    Handling was very honest and predictable, and hey, they are RWD! Combine that with modest power and four snow tires, and you have a really amusing winter car. The base seats were not terribly comfortable, but I wound up with a Futura (the upscale model) at one point. I kept transferring that very comfortable cloth bucket/bench from car to car as they got replaced. Oh, upgrading to the real leather steering wheel from a Mustang or early Grenada Ghia (77-78) was a big plus also. Wreckers Yards were my stomping ground.

    Unfortunately Mrs. Bobinott had a couple of collisions that removed various Fairmonts from my fleet. However, thanks to the insurance settlements, in the decade-plus that I ran these cars as my main family transport, I actually wound up $1K to the good on net purchase prices. That is the best run I have ever enjoyed.

    Thanks for the memories, K2!

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    1. UnknownFebruary 26, 2017 at 3:10 AM

      Thanks, Bobinott! I'll drag this info out of you, one way or another. Ha ha!

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