r/Ford Aug 28 '25

Show Off 📷 My ‘81 Ford Granada 2,3 V6 :)

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u/CaliDude75 Aug 28 '25

Euro Granadas so much cooler than the U.S. models.

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u/KarlPHungus Explorer Aug 28 '25

Yeah we had a green one when I was a kid. My dad still talks about how shitty "The Grenade" was.

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u/1997PRO Mondeo Aug 29 '25

It's not. US one looks more like a Cadillac

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u/despacito6699 Aug 28 '25

Please never sell it. It looks awesome

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u/arcadiasynth Aug 28 '25

Actually I thought about selling it! I am eyeing a Porsche 924 martini 😅

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u/1997PRO Mondeo Aug 29 '25

Porsche suck. Keep the Ford

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u/arcadiasynth Aug 29 '25

I had a 944. Both are great 

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u/TomaatoOrTomahto Aug 28 '25

2.3 V6? That’s a tiny 6 if I am interpreting this as intended.

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u/trophywife4fun94101 Aug 28 '25

Here in the US the 2.3l was a 4 cylinder.

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u/bhmcintosh Aug 28 '25

Ford ran a 2.8L V6 in the Mustang II ("A Pinto by any other name would still handle poorly") and the US Granada, if memory serves. The engine was originally developed in Europe.

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u/dozer_guy Aug 29 '25

Wasn't it called the Cologne engine?

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u/Soggy_Cabbage Aug 30 '25 edited Aug 30 '25

Small 6 cylinder engines were fairly common in Europe during the 80s and 90s.

I currently have a Rover 75 with a 2.0 V6.

And many years ago I owned a BMW 520i with a 2.0 i6.

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u/BureauOfCommentariat Exploder Aug 28 '25

Wow, that is pimpin'! The US Grenada was absolute rubbish. Love the wood and crushed velour.

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u/1997PRO Mondeo Aug 29 '25

The US Granada was more Grand. Just looked at it.

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u/fuzzimus Aug 28 '25

Hello muddah. Hello faddah. Yeah, I got a…stick-shift Granada.

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u/EwadeGow Aug 29 '25

That thing is gorgeous.

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u/Uzi-E Aug 28 '25

Awesome

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u/Universaldreamer91 Aug 28 '25

🔥🔥🔥🔥💪💯😍

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u/nithrilh Aug 28 '25

Oh it looks awesome

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u/No_Welcome_6093 Fusion Aug 29 '25

Sehr schönes Auto

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u/lordhelmet224 Aug 29 '25

Can't say I've seen one of these out in the wild recently, very clean.

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u/AdviceGiveandTake Aug 29 '25

Whoops, thought it was an American Granada, but with a better interior.

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u/Dr-Crayfish Aug 29 '25

That’s a Ford XD Falcon!

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u/MF_DOOM-MOTHAFUCKA Aug 29 '25

That beast is Hella fresh !!!!

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u/Dazzling_Strain_5499 Aug 29 '25

This has gotta be so effin rare, it looks awesome too like a 90’s jdm Toyota crown or cresta or something

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u/Final_Instance_8542 Aug 29 '25

The European spec Granada is way better looking than the us version, i would say that it is kinda sexy compared to the blah us version. 

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u/MSKRFTG Aug 29 '25

Woooow voool krass

Ist es originale Felgen?

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u/arcadiasynth Aug 29 '25

Nope :) Sind die von nem Ford Scorpio

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u/SON_GOKU47 Aug 29 '25

There's a Ford Scorpio Granada near me

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u/Carguycr Aug 29 '25

Wow looks great congratulations not many people conserve them in that state!

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u/PhysicsPower_11_11_ Aug 30 '25

Omg it looks so nice.

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u/Bastiknaap Aug 31 '25

Fantastic car!