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Ford Granada Archive
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Concept Classic: 1973 Lincoln Mark I – What Could Have Been?
Posted on January 6, 2023 | 86 Comments(first posted 1/6/2017) The Versailles was a commercial and critical failure for Lincoln, a tarted-up Ford Granada with a laughably ambitious price. Wouldn’t it have been better if, like the […] -
Curbside Classic: 1988 Merkur Scorpio – Yes, I Finally Found One!
Posted on May 26, 2022 | 171 Comments(first posted 5/26/2016) True story: I’ve never been more dumbfounded at finding a Curbside Classic than I was when I spotted this Merkur Scorpio two weeks ago. Ever since […] -
Curbside Outtake: 1978-83 Mercury Zephyr – That Very Rare Clean Design
Posted on August 23, 2021 | 162 Comments(first posted 8/23/2015) Some regard the 1978-83 Ford Fairmont and Mercury Zephyr as dull and boring, but to me I see these Fox sedans and wagons as being one of the […] -
Vintage Review: Chevrolet Nova 9C1 – “Super Nova”
Posted on February 7, 2020 | 34 CommentsLast week Paul posted an article about the Chevrolet Nova and the Ford Granada. The article focused on how the hot selling Granada handily beat the Nova in the luxury […] -
CC For Sale: 1981 Ford Granada – Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah, Here I Am In My New Granada
Posted on January 17, 2020 | 42 CommentsWhen was the last time you saw a second-generation Ford Granada that looked this good? Hell, when was the last time you saw a second-generation Ford Granada, period? For $2900, […] -
The In-Motion Outtakes Of A Late ’80’s College Boy: They Called Me Shaky Hand Jim
Posted on August 24, 2019 | 34 CommentsAs a teen in the Los Angeles suburbs and then a college man on the California Central Coast, cars and driving were my two (main) passions. My Dad (and now […] -
CC Outtake: 1978 Ford Granada – A Vision In Powder Blue
Posted on April 24, 2019 | 45 CommentsMuch like a same-colored tuxedo hailing from the same era, there’s just something about the color of this 1978 Ford Granada that accurately dates it to the 1970s better than […] -
Cohort Sighting: Ford Fairmont Squire – The Fair-Nada-LTD
Posted on August 13, 2013 | 33 CommentsThe Ford Fox platform provided the basis for a number of FordMoCo products in the late-’70s and ’80s. From the basic Ford Fairmont like this one posted on the Cohort […]
![Concept Classic: 1973 Lincoln Mark I – What Could Have Been? (first posted 1/6/2017) The Versailles was a commercial and critical failure for Lincoln, a tarted-up Ford Granada with a laughably ambitious price. Wouldn’t it have been better if, like the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/lincoln_mark_i_concept_1.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Classic: 1988 Merkur Scorpio – Yes, I Finally Found One! (first posted 5/26/2016) True story: I’ve never been more dumbfounded at finding a Curbside Classic than I was when I spotted this Merkur Scorpio two weeks ago. Ever since […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/IMG_5700.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Outtake: 1978-83 Mercury Zephyr – That Very Rare Clean Design (first posted 8/23/2015) Some regard the 1978-83 Ford Fairmont and Mercury Zephyr as dull and boring, but to me I see these Fox sedans and wagons as being one of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Mercury-Zephyr.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Vintage Review: Chevrolet Nova 9C1 – “Super Nova” Last week Paul posted an article about the Chevrolet Nova and the Ford Granada. The article focused on how the hot selling Granada handily beat the Nova in the luxury […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/LASD-Nova-9C1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![CC For Sale: 1981 Ford Granada – Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah, Here I Am In My New Granada When was the last time you saw a second-generation Ford Granada that looked this good? Hell, when was the last time you saw a second-generation Ford Granada, period? For $2900, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/1981-ford-granada-gl.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![The In-Motion Outtakes Of A Late ’80’s College Boy: They Called Me Shaky Hand Jim As a teen in the Los Angeles suburbs and then a college man on the California Central Coast, cars and driving were my two (main) passions. My Dad (and now […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_4978-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Cohort Sighting: Ford Fairmont Squire – The Fair-Nada-LTD The Ford Fox platform provided the basis for a number of FordMoCo products in the late-’70s and ’80s. From the basic Ford Fairmont like this one posted on the Cohort […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/FairmontSquire-red.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


