Ford Granada The Sweeney

Clip from the sweeney s money money money episode from 1978.

Ford granada the sweeney. The styling of the nose and tail sections were updated to match the ovoid designs being used across the ford range in the 1990s. Passed a 1983 ford granada. Walking the dog yesterday. Rarest of the rare i would think.

Yes this is the original car has been owned by it s current keeper since 1988. The ford granada mk iii was the last car to bear the granada badge in the uk and ireland being replaced in 1994 with the pan european scorpio. As to the sweeney s granada fleet peter brayham the show s stunt chief once recalled that the big ford was a very useful car for a variety of elaborate stunts. Ford granada launch film 1971 duration.

It was a lot lighter than. Ethan edwards. The previous owner joined the granada club and i spoke to him on several occasions. Clip from the sweeney s money money money episode from 1978.

Today nhk 295m is believed to the sole existing sweeney ford. The scorpio shared its platform doors and roof with the mk iii granada. 1977 ford granada 3 0 ghia auto the sweeney car for sale here we have for sale a classic 1970 s icon ford granada 3 0 ghia automatic which has had a full restoration in 2013 which included engine out and painting the engine bay the vinyl roof was also replaced and the car has a new carburetor which was replaced last month. Well there s not a lot of them left.

Says mr s my inspiration for tracking it down was because i watched it in the series and like most people i wondered if it still existed. Nhk 295m was used for the entire series one production of the sweeney and most of series two before being replaced by ford with a granada 3 0s shortly after the consul range discontinued production in 1975. Thought there s not many of them left what made it more unusual was that it was a two litre and. T here was a new title sequence with a granada 2 8is mk2 in the fourth and final series but for many thousands of viewers the consul gt registered nhk 295m remained the definitive sweeney transport.