Barn Find MK2 Ford Granada Estate Finally Sees Daylight!

[@nickwillobey2205]

One of the best cars Ford ever made 😊😊, saloon or estate!

[@davidbeddis632]

I agree my first granada was two tone lilac n silver brilliant car

[@toonarmy8524]

i concur. i had a 2.3 L and it was like riding on air.

[@clivehaggis1397]

Great cars

[@pit_stop77]

My era of cars. Absolutely love one of those ❤

[@UKBarnFinds]

Certainly was a good time to be alive!

[@Norrie-jj2ve]

Great video, great recovery job. Brings back loads of memories...My old dad had a saloon 2.8 Ghia as his company car, tho in a Burgandy shade, ...we used it for mine and my wifes' wedding car...🙂

[@UKBarnFinds]

Cheers! Rare to see one in Burgundy nowadays. Neil is a great mover of cars. He delivered one for us a couple of weeks back. No dramas; just left under our barn, while we were away picking up another car. Perfect.

[@MohdjesriOthman-oi1id]

When need to fully restoration this car

[@gilsonsilva4365]

Esse carro também é bonitão❤😮

[@frankgunner8967]

Back in the day i worked with a guy that had the 2.8 Ghia X model in black it was his pride and joy it was spotless the drive superb.

[@marksvanlife2963]

Super cars for thier day, nice to see one

[@pqsaservices]

Back when I was in my 20s that was my dream car! Even the colour is exactly what I wished for! My Dad had Fords for company cars from 1970, right through to when he retired in 1986! Just seeing the interior brings back lots of memories of his Ford Cortina 2.0 Ghias. He had a several of them over the years. I hope it makes a decent amount for the owners family. Jonathan.

[@UKBarnFinds]

We love this comment. Thanks so much for posting it. Memories are what makes life feel good and cars are great for that!

[@ciaranburke3243]

Out in the open she's lovely especially with the trx wheels and tyres which were normally standard on the injection models 👍

[@bmwman1981]

If it needs tyres your screwed as they are near enough impossible to get and it more then likely need them after sitting for so Long

[@runargraneng4237]

@@bmwman1981 They are not hard to find, you can still buy them new, but they are hard to find cheap. Cheapest i have seen is around 300 euro, but it ranges from 300-550. So it is one of the more expensive thing to change. You get the same rims in 14", but it looks abit of. I actualy have a set with studs, and one set of summertires, and like 10-12 TRX rims.

[@davidjenkins1958]

Heck of a lot better looking Granada than we had here in the U.S.

[@ricknorville2324]

Well done 👍✅ lovely motor 😅

[@garethifan1034]

Remember visiting the local Ford dealership as a 12 yr old in 1977/8 when these were new and just being amazed at the luxury they were compared to our Mk.3 Cortina L. Kids used to be able to go in and roam around in those days and take a few brochures..I remember the list price of a 2.8 Ghia-X saloon being £7995 in 1977.

[@mrdainase]

The 1977 factory price list I have says about a grand less (minus options), and the Ghia X label didn't come in until '82. For a while it wasn't even the very top one you could get, there was also the Ghia X Executive!

[@DerekPinchess]

we bought two brand new 2.3 granada's in 1978, one came in june, the other in july, YAY423S, the june one came on the mon/tues one week, a towbar fitted and on the friday, the same week, my partner drove to lake garda, italy, complete with four young children, his wife and a caravan, ithought the price was about £4700.00 each, but only from memory. we had a car for a day from ford central in leicester, had to ring them 'has it got power steering'. we bought them from smith millington in market harborough, who were the main ford dealers for leicestershire

[@VictorVX490]

Beautiful !!!!!

[@martinhunt6004]

Most splendid correct.

[@interceptor-ss8kb]

These mk2 estates are so cool and rare

[@carfella7994]

Amazeballs

[@garywinterbottom6073]

I remember my auntie had a 80 v reg 2.8gl saloon auto very smooth and powerful car.😊 and in the 70s a mk1 3.0 gxl M reg 73/74 .😊

[@UKBarnFinds]

A lady with impeccable taste!

[@DJWerkz]

Great video, reminds me of the 2.8i Ghia I had in 1988. Beautiful metallic gold and ran like a dream.

[@UKBarnFinds]

Thank you. It does seem to be another one of those cars that people look back at with fond memories. I looked inside and it still looks like it would a comfortable place to sit.

[@Retro_andy_1977]

Beautiful car the mark2 granada estate

[@balispiritrelaxation4557]

Wow, like that

[@The_Cotswold_Engineer]

Like the look of that old Lister D in the entrance to the barn.

[@UKBarnFinds]

I liked the look of that, too!

[@mattylamb9194]

Going for auction shortly here in Norfolk!

[@stevanstanley]

Had 2 of them but in saloon one was a 2.8 ghia X my second one was a 2.8i ghia x loved them cars

[@MrAlinrodolfo]

In 1993-94 a friend of my father's from Germany arrives in Romania with a Ford Granada diesel sedan and I listened to Phil Collins while he took me around, the gentleman in min.16:17 who was looking for the music tape with Phil Collins made me laugh.Nice car!

[@UKBarnFinds]

Brilliant! He's quite a character, Stuart. And the fact that he was game enough to allow me to film his car, twice, is really appreciated.

[@mufuliramark]

The YT algorithm threw your channel at me, for whatever reason, with this find of a Ford 2.8. I think it’s the quickest I’ve ever subbed to a channel. As a kid who had a Ford Fiesta Xr2 mk2, this is definitely a Chanel for me. This is going to be great. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@UKBarnFinds]

Thank you. What a comment. Made me so happy, I made a video just for you…. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5K5lYGea9FnjNk

[@mufuliramark]

@@UKBarnFinds aaaah maaate. I can’t believe you did that for me. Absolutely superb. You were bang on with the pronunciation of my name as well. Just made my day that has!!

[@UKBarnFinds]

You're welcome. One good turn deserves another, and all that....

[@michaelbrown5324]

I have one in my garage. It’s been there 27 years. 2.8i Ghia X Executive Manual in dark grey and Grey Leather.

[@UKBarnFinds]

Are you going to restore it?

[@anthonykinrade8642]

Wow, you made that look hard!

[@d4ve587]

True estate car massive 💪😎so cool my uncle had few of them back in the days a unappreciated car. Now we want em 🤣

[@UKBarnFinds]

Spot on. A roadworthy one nowadays would be a great car to own. It looks so comfortable inside there.

[@SuperWayneyb]

Sick as a parrot that I never kept my 2.8 injection manual saloon🙏

[@lewis72]

What an awesome car but they do rust like mad. That AutoTrader estate for £28k has been for sale for ages.

[@simonlunt353]

I would like to see who gets this great car and if it has a nut& bolt restoration my first boss had the saloon 2.8 Ghia two tone Silver and blue with the same wheels and as a young boy I had to wash and wax it every Saturday morning I loved doing this job I had to clean the wheels with a toothbrush 😂 l couldn’t drive it as I only had my provisional license 😢 it had all the bellies and whistles and I think air con what a great car 😊

[@mikeweston3514]

Ford capri 2,8 injection was my favourite an the old granada 3l

[@camperp195]

I want the mk1 capri in the corner! My first car!

[@nickwillobey2205]

Go on Angus 😊😊😊!!!

[@UKBarnFinds]

He’s a star. I think we should ask to borrow him for future videos. Our own dogs would have caused a riot 😂

[@RichardWoodward-s8d]

I bought it ,then sold it ,has now had a full restoration nut and bolt .

[@PiperX1X]

I’ve always loved these cars and I owned a Granada saloon ghia all leather interior I believe it was the 3.0 ltr model which was automatic. But my love for these cars started when I passed my test back in 86 where my uncle gave me his ex company car which was part of his retirement package and it was a 2.0 ltr cortina estate estate ghia in what I’d describe as metallic racing green with black vinyl roof and I can still remember the number plate which was WNL741T and the miles I covered in that car and the fun I had as a young man as with it been an estate there was plenty of room in the back!!!! I later bought another cortina in 95 which was a saloon model which was the GL model and that car we went on our honeymoon in. There is just something magical about these old cortina’s and I believe they were the best car that Ford produced and were easy to work on if they ever broke down and none of mine ever did they definitely were the most reliable car I’ve had. And I’m still into fords today having the focus st estate.

[@UKBarnFinds]

Ford have made some great cars and it looks like you’ve owned most of them at some point 😀 I have fond memories of my old MK3 Cortina and MK1 Transit. I just wish I’d had the foresight to keep them!

[@marccas10]

Naughty lad. I don't think anybody caught your reference. 🤣🤣🤣

[@philtucker1224]

@@marccas10my dad had two of the earlier models of this beauty back in the seventies and my wife and I did a lot of our courting in one - plus a great touring holiday in Cornwall. (We’re still together, 51 years now) We have a lovely family with 5 grandchildren so far! 🙏❤️

[@johnshaw4140]

I had a Y reg 2.8 ghia Xi estate back in the mid 80's , stuck to the road like glue with that extra weight on the back , I've got a 3 litre mk 1 consul granada now , picked it up near Munich 10 years ago , 1 owner from new car , GXL saloon

[@bendenisereedy7865]

Gawd, we used to think that trashy American interior was modern and smart! I used to drive Granadas for Hertz and it was in one of those that I had my first big fright - turned the wheel to go round a sharp corner and the big squelchy heavy monster just carried on in a straight line!

[@godlessthefree2880]

I had a mark one ghia and a mark 2 ghia. I much preferred the mark 1.

[@davidbaker3270]

had a mk 1 estate i was converting to a 2.3 from a 3litre engine was missing but the man who was in with me couldnt wait and sold it for peanuts never did anything else with him about 30 years ago some one got a fantastic bargain

[@speakfreeley4473]

Seems endless all these classics they're discovering. You'd think there'd be no more to find by now.

[@UKBarnFinds]

I was chatting to a guy the other day whose entire business is about finding barn find cars. He’s been doing it for years. His phone photos were something else! Hopefully, our paths will cross again and you may even see him on the channel.

[@carsnanidiot]

time doesnt stay still, ergo forever classics.

[@benediktsaurer381]

Awesome! Where is she now?

[@UKBarnFinds]

After the sale at Anglia Car Auctions, it did appear on eBay a couple of times. Somebody told me recently that the car has now been retrurned to the road, but I haven't seen it yet.

[@tonycookson8809]

My dad had one in 2 tone brown with sunroof. We thought we were posh back then

[@UKBarnFinds]

You were!

[@RichardWoodward-s8d]

You should see it now it's had a full nut and bolt restoration, and it's in paint now

[@UKBarnFinds]

I’d love to see it again. Somebody was asking about it recently.

[@chiefrocka8604]

That geeza rob who did commentary at Arena Essex called the these a gran adda

[@damianbailey7537]

Little Rob Porter lol

[@barrydoxseyuk]

Noted front drive shafts, all wheel drive?

[@johnmulligan7609]

I had one of those. if I took it really easy on the motorway I could just get 20 miles to the gallon. I actually sold it at Anglia car auctions must be about 30 odd years ago,when I lived in that part of the world.

[@UKBarnFinds]

Back in the days when petrol was relatively affordable.

[@friguy4444]

I guess pretty much ANYTHING that was rear wheel drive in the day is now something to build or save or hot rod or well anything. LOL. Because when cars like this and in Canada it was the Fairmont or Fairlane (pretty much the same thing unless you go back to the mid 1970's and early 80's when we still had the Granada too but they were considered the most gutless ham wagon around back then LOL. Unless you got your hands on a V8 351 or 302 V8 with the 4 speed on the floor but they were as rare as hens teeth. We did actually get the Capri down (up?) here from 1970 to 1976 then it turned into a lame Fox body Which was basically a Mustang 2. Which again is NOW collectable or buildable and everyone wants them. I still love the Capri's from Europe because they were small light and always 4 speed's and the V6's they came with were fun and you could put a full set of race pistons in them high rise manifold four barrel carb and then blow the read r diff out right away from too much power LOL.

[@ah-sf8kp]

I wish uk had more American style pick up trucks the classic ford ranger ones

[@ah-sf8kp]

Other ones as well

[@medschoolsz1300]

Guessing it was used to pull the boat, what stories that car could tell!

[@thomasshepard6030]

Had the mark 1 Granada 3 litre and then the mark 2 2.8 ghia then the 2.8 ghia X pack best cars ford ever built engines made in GERMANY

[@UKBarnFinds]

It certainly was a great model. The MK1s are so rare now, it’s always nice to see one at a show.

[@thomasshepard6030]

@@UKBarnFinds I had the 3 litre GL it was a deep purple colour and my mate had the ford consul 3 litre GT manual great days

[@koksy]

It's funny how the proportions of 80s cars look quite strange nowadays. The rear end from behind the rear doors backwards looks like it doesn't balance out the rest of the car. Window looks way too big! Never thought that when I was a kid and wanted one of these though!😁

[@antonymaddocks1918]

Beautiful barn find. My dad had the same car and he loved it, until some uninsured driver cracked in to it and made it a right off...

[@UKBarnFinds]

Grrrrr! Too many of those sorts around, it seems.

[@christmaselfcustoms]

Good luck getting tyres for them rims better to fit standard size wheels and bin the metrics

[@CB1000FP1]

Had my mk2 G'ranada 2.8 injected ghia x estate for 14 years, swapped it for a 7 series BMW, biggest mistake of my life

[@DaveJudd]

What's it worth? 4k would be my guess.

[@UKBarnFinds]

My guess would be around £4-5k, but you just never know with auctions.

[@peterward3965]

Hope it doesn't get into the wrong hands otherwise straight off to the banger track it goes. I sincerely hope not.

[@UKBarnFinds]

I hope this one gets restored, too. It would be nice if the next owner gets in touch one day to show us.

[@peterward3965]

@@UKBarnFinds yes that would be nice to see. Unfortunately the well off scrapyard owners pay really good money for cars to banger race. Into four figures it has been known. They raced a rare two door Westminster belonging to Sir Winston Churchill. I really must cheer up, I'm all doom and gloom lol 😂

[@Sharpey187]

Banger racers are car lovers aswell you know.. if it’s too good to be raced, even a banger racer will keep it in mint condition

[@RuthNewstead]

It dodge the banger boys

[@UKBarnFinds]

It certainly did. I’ve seen a photo of it recently and it’s having a full ‘nut and bolt’ restoration now.

[@RuthNewstead]

I'd chuck a battery on it 😂

[@UKBarnFinds]

Must admit, I’d be tempted to do the same 😂

[@simongould2384]

The dog looked a bit sad to see it go

[@UKBarnFinds]

He was such a lovely dog, too. So keen to help 😍

[@mickdeverick]

Please don't sell it to a banger racer

[@UKBarnFinds]

It's off to auction, so it'll be whoever has the deepest pockets on the day 😯 Personally, I think it's got a good chance of going to someone who will restore it.

[@jordyderidder8485]

Michelin TRX tyres, good luck buying a set of those $$$$

[@timmyluap]

so what happend to it , was it a under the table deal

[@UKBarnFinds]

Auctioned in June 2023 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/iavUaJ2Fod-EmcU

[@TC-qd1zw]

Had a GL Auto only thing I did not like was the Koln engine. My 3 lt mark 1 with Essex engine far better

[@glen1555]

Only went for £6,700. That's ridiculously cheap. Maybe it would have fetched more with a wash and polish

[@stevenc5227]

Its only worth what someone is willing to pay for it, not a rare car, and not really a daily user, would have to keep it away from the salt roads and wet weather or would soon be a rust bucket, just like they was back in the day.🙂

[@alexheath7828]

Imagine paying 28k for a Granada estate 😅

[@carlhickson7589]

That truck must be overweight on backwards

[@jackwarren3080]

Unwashed tells a story. Washed tells you nothing. Common place in every auction. Do not clean it! That’s what a trader would do. You can see the bodywork doesn’t look bashed about without the need to wash it.

[@UKBarnFinds]

I agree, but the debate has been interesting these past few weeks. As you'll see in our latest upload, the auction house agrees with you!

[@jackwarren3080]

I don’t believe anyone who knows anything about auctions would advise to wash it. It’s no different to the furniture auction I used to work for. The body does look very straight. Is there any noticeable damage?

[@MohdjesriOthman-oi1id]

Is need full restoration and m.ot.s

[@chiefrocka8604]

Behave it needs a fluid change and touch ups but most would bung a battery on and Chong it over with a snifter of bradex

[@karlkuttup]

there is a granda 3 lt coupe sitting in a falling down garage near ludlow the fella will not sell it ,and its a shame going to rot away in the half fell down garage ,i knw were thre is a mk 1 lotus cortina the same the guy will not sell it,the garage has covered the car still in ok condtion but ,the guy will not part with it

[@UKBarnFinds]

Such a shame when that happens. It can be for a number of reasons, usually sentimental or the belief that, one day, they will get around to it. Thing is, most cars become worth less with the passing of time, unless they are carefully stored.

[@timmyluap]

so what happend to it

[@UKBarnFinds]

It was auctioned - kzbin.info/www/bejne/iavUaJ2Fod-EmcU

[@rizgarozcaki7943]

Say no to ulez

[@thomaspenman4101]

Could one of you wealthy guys help me get a car for my son he is my carer i am 65

[@thomaspenman4101]

68 sorry

[@MrGti6]

Put the car on the wrong way should have turned it round lol

[@neilgaskins7295]

I'd much rather get the car out and on the truck in one movement. When you start pushing them and shunting around they get covered in handprints etc and just look a mess.

[@gowithbazza]

Mk1 was a better car