Yiu can keep your Ghia X nonsense.
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 9:56 pm
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Yiu can keep your Ghia X nonsense.
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Re: Yiu can keep your Ghia X nonsense.
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 10:09 pm
Thats rampant ! I had a T plate Ghia injector in that colour with no vinyl back in '88
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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 10:21 pm
Hawaiian blue for the win!
The Gramada L with the silver dah looked better to me than the GL/Ghia fake wood.
The two spoke enlarged Cortina steering wheels says that this one doesn't have PAS.
The Gramada L with the silver dah looked better to me than the GL/Ghia fake wood.
The two spoke enlarged Cortina steering wheels says that this one doesn't have PAS.
Re: Yiu can keep your Ghia X nonsense.
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 10:39 pm
How the hell has that survived so well
You used to be able to watch these coonts rust as you washed them
You used to be able to watch these coonts rust as you washed them
Re: Yiu can keep your Ghia X nonsense.
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 10:44 pm
Re: Yiu can keep your Ghia X nonsense.
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 10:50 pm
OH WOW! 
Dan, Mk2's were not that bad for rust.
German built don't you know?
Dan, Mk2's were not that bad for rust.
German built don't you know?
Re: Yiu can keep your Ghia X nonsense.
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 10:58 pm
Only 10 times worse than an E30 then? 
A neighbour has a mk2, must have about 26 coats of paint in places now....
A neighbour has a mk2, must have about 26 coats of paint in places now....
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 7:57 am
Blimey, that is clean. When I was a (very!) young lad I can remember being particularly envious of all the Granada pilots as my Dad chauffeured me about in his W plate Escort 1.3 L. He later upgraded to a C plate Escort 1.6 Ghia but the 2.8 Ghia X was where its at for the executives!
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Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 5:28 pm
That is timewarp. Amazing. I would never have entertained it back in the day mind. Only ever Ghias or later on, Ghia x's for me.
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Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2014 1:07 pm
I had one in metallic silver!
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Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2014 5:54 pm
Mine was Glacier Blue. I had a 79 pre facelift Ghia as well in Strato Silver with the vinylGert_8 wrote:I had one in metallic silver!
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Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2014 6:02 pm
Executive coont!B7 wrote:Mine was Glacier Blue. I had a 79 pre facelift Ghia as well in Strato Silver with the vinylGert_8 wrote:I had one in metallic silver!
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Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2014 9:54 pm
I had two Y plate 2.8i Ghia X's, one stratos silver and the other caspian blue.
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Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2014 11:06 pm
My old man had a Solar gold 2.3L with the number plate DUD2V. Used to work on loads of them 25 years ago, very popular bangers run by the local farmers. The rarest was a Fjord bue 1979 GLS I Estate, complete with spotlights and TRX tyres. Another had an early 2.3 that was retrofitted with a low compression 2 litre Transit Pinto lump.
Best of all was a 1983 Ghia X 2.8i manual, a one off?
Best of all was a 1983 Ghia X 2.8i manual, a one off?
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Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2014 11:30 pm
I remember seeing the odd manual 2.8i Ghia X pop up for sale when they were still about. Very rare though!
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Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 7:33 am
There is a champagne coloured one of these still doing the rounds in Naaarrrwich. Can't remember the last time I saw a saloon on the roads.Andyboy wrote:GLS I Estate, complete with spotlights and TRX tyres.
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Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 8:08 am
Yeah, When looking for my "X" I remember going to see a metallic red (Imperial red?)one in Cheam and when I walked up the drive, was surprised to see it was a manual. Turns out the guy had had it for sale for yonks and couldn't sell it!! I walked away as in them days, it was all about the resale and people wanting one of these executive chariots, demanded auto in the main.
Have to say, driving it, I also thought "this just doesn't "work"".
I always wanted either the Sapphire (78-79 Dark Blue over Silver) or the Estate Chasseur complete with bespoke luggage.
Have to say, driving it, I also thought "this just doesn't "work"".
I always wanted either the Sapphire (78-79 Dark Blue over Silver) or the Estate Chasseur complete with bespoke luggage.
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Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 10:29 am
Chasseur injector FTW !
Its all about the bitter chocolate leatherz and 'Chatham' velourz ! Knock yourself out !
Its all about the bitter chocolate leatherz and 'Chatham' velourz ! Knock yourself out !
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Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 12:25 pm
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Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 9:04 am
My Dad had an 'X' plate(iirc) 2.8i Ghia X manual saloon in Titus(?) Blue back in the day as a company car, I loved itAndyboy wrote: Best of all was a 1983 Ghia X 2.8i manual, a one off?
His own choice of cars went downhil after that
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Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 9:30 pm
Jesus. I hate green but that is fucking lovely!nickso wrote:Not a MK2 but check the velourz in this one
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1976-Mk1-Gran ... 19ea5f5dec
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Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 9:37 pm
Not sure on Titus? The common 82 blue was either Caspian or the lighter Glacier (which later changed to Paris blue ). However, I did look at one just off the North Circular in about 87 that was Caribbean blue. That was a pale solid colour, more commonly found on 1.3L Mk3 Escorts!!!suchy wrote:My Dad had an 'X' plate(iirc) 2.8i Ghia X manual saloon in Titus(?) Blue back in the day as a company car, I loved itAndyboy wrote: Best of all was a 1983 Ghia X 2.8i manual, a one off?
His own choice of cars went downhil after that
Turned out to be an import that had no Sunroof. All Granada's from GL's up had a sunroof as standard in those days. It was indeed, a bit of an oddball.Re:
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 10:05 pm
Those seats are magnificent, Chasseur, was that like the Cortina Crusader?pacerpete wrote:Chasseur injector FTW !
Its all about the bitter chocolate leatherz and 'Chatham' velourz ! Knock yourself out !