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[Martin_1962]

i love these
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C39081

A lad at work had one - same time I had the Carlton

[Martin_1962]

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C28727

[amigov6]

I drove these as taxis when i was still down south, good tough, comfy motors. When they reached M. reg. the bosses started buying 2.0 petrol Migs or as my boss called them "Amigos" hence my handle. I loved them straight away but they cost too much for me to have one of my own then, plus i was still a family man so my own car was a Chevette! Don't laugh that little car never gave up & you adjusted the tappets with the engine running using the rule of 9.....
    Who remembers that?

[albitz]

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C28727

thats more like it martin would still prefer my old hs shove it though.

[Entwood]

I drove these as taxis when i was still down south, good tough, comfy motors. When they reached M. reg. the bosses started buying 2.0 petrol Migs or as my boss called them "Amigos" hence my handle. I loved them straight away but they cost too much for me to have one of my own then, plus i was still a family man so my own car was a Chevette! Don't laugh that little car never gave up & you adjusted the tappets with the engine running using the rule of 9.....
    Who remembers that?

Don't remeber doing with any running engines, but when no 1 valve fully closed adjust no 8 brings back memories of several engines !!

[adsomega]

Preferred the older ones, like they used in "The Sweeney "

i had a mk 1  3.0 ghia   in the mettalic brown   loved it to bits until a dick in a van rear ended it

[dad1uk]

I must be honest, I preferred the Mk1 and Mk2 more. Also the Consul which was similar to the Mk1.
The auto gearboxes on the Mk3 was dodgy.

[prestigesec]

Am i seeing things here or is everybody getting excited over a Ford granada??? :-/

[adsomega]

Am i seeing things here or is everybody getting excited over a Ford granada??? :-/

looks like it

[Tony H]

I had a mk 3 granny a while back not bad for its day and didn't have a lot go wrong with it. I've noticed a lot of people who drove Grannys and scorpios have progressed to miggy's

[Jay w]

Am i seeing things here or is everybody getting excited over a Ford granada??? :-/

not everyone  

[Vamps]

Preferred the older ones, like they used in "The Sweeney "

i had a mk 1  3.0 ghia   in the mettalic brown   loved it to bits until a dick in a van rear ended it

My DAD had a few of these, always told me I was not insured to drive it, till the day came when it suited him for me to do so, great cars, thought I was the Sweeny  

Think that MK3 got to be good value for the money, even as a run around.

[Andy B]

.... & you adjusted the tappets with the engine running using the rule of 9.....
    Who remembers that?

Rule of 9 ie 1 & 8   2 & 7 etc etc was when you did the tappets static You did the CIH with hydraulic 'tappets' when the engine was running. Great method of covering everything in oil!   I used an old rocker cover on my Manta & 2.2 Carlton with a hole cut in the top so I could get to the adjusters.

[Andy B]

..... i loved the mk2 more tho

My Dad still uses a Y reg black estate nearly ever day. There's quite a few people who have had their last but one journey in the back ....  

[zippo]

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C28727

iam in lust.A mate of mine had one years ago, scared the brown stuff out of me more than once