Ford Granada The Sweeney

Well there s not a lot of them left.

Ford granada the sweeney. Ford granada not scorpio think sweeney. Walking the dog yesterday. 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. It was a lot lighter than.

The scorpio shared its platform doors and roof with the mk iii granada. Yes this is the original car has been owned by it s current keeper since 1988. Rarest of the rare i would think. 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.

It s been worked on by a couple of companies already we took the restoration over as it went into paint prep. 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. Thought there s not many of them left what made it more unusual was that it was a two litre and. 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.

Ford granada launch film 1971 duration. Today nhk 295m is believed to the sole existing sweeney ford. Appearing in the opening title sequences of the first three series the consul was on screen with the show s lead actors john thaw who played the villainous regan and. 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.

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. Passed a 1983 ford granada. Clip from the sweeney s money money money episode from 1978. Clip from the sweeney s money money money episode from 1978.