75 Ford Granada

[mustang1989]

I freekin' love this! These were a dime a dozen on the streets when I was a kid. Awesome and unique build Al!!

[Modelbuilder Mark]

Cool!

[W-409]

Wow! I didn't see this until now, but excellent work as always! I got excited too when I saw the pics, but then I remembered that it's a small scale kit. Anyway you did an excellent job. Great paint, sharp BMF and just right overall look. One of the bests I've seen built from this kit.

[Sarcasmo]

Nice kit.

My uncle used to be a traveling salesman for Proctor & Gamble in the 70s, they always gave him a company car, his 1st was a 76 Chevy Malibu Classic coupe brown, his next was a 78 Mercury Monarch sedan in navy blue...The 1st year the Granada/Monarch were restyled with the square headlights. 

Our neighbor up the street had a 77 cream color Ford Granada sedan, and my dad's best friend had a 76 Ford Granada Ghia coupe in gray. 

Some of these had a 302 V8...Not saying much for a V8 in the Malaise Era of Smog Control. Lol

Not sure if the Granada and Monarch came with the Ford 9 inch rear end, but it was standard equipment on their sibling, the Lincoln Versailles.

 

[Tom Geiger]

I had a 1977 Monarch with a V8.  It had the Mustang bucket seats and console shifter, which was an unusual feature on a US car of that era.  It was fine as cars go. I don't remember any issues, other than it was that Granada  Silver.. notorious for flaking off the car.  I was told I couldn't just sand and get it painted, it needed to come off!  So I spent a summer with stripper and sander, got it all into primer.

Then our fortunes went well so we bought a brand new 1981 Nissan Stanza hatchback with a 5 speed.  Now that was a fun and reliable car!

Funny story... the third car of the Granada - Monarch line was the Lincoln Versailles. Back in the 1978 era I worked for a large construction company that was doing very well so they bought all the executives cars.  I was in charge of this fleet.. the buying, leasing and eventual sale of vehicles.

The main attorney wanted a Lincoln, but not as big as a Continental.  We had a relationship with the local Ford - Lincoln - Mercury dealer, so I picked up a new Versailles, might have been the first one they got.   I presented this to the lawyer for a test drive.  He went nutz that he wasn't driving THAT.  I asked him to humor me and drive it a few days.  Two days later he came sheepishly to my office and told me to lease it!   I chuckled every time I saw Charlie drive by me in that car.  It was short lived though.  Maybe six months old, he got hit hard right below the A-Pillar totaling out the poor car. I don't remember what we got to replace it.

Edited February 18, 2022 by Tom Geiger

[thatz4u]

On 9/13/2016 at 10:36 PM, droogie said:

Nice! I actually owned one of those back in the day.

Me too, mine was Dove Grey, grey interior, 200 cu. in. 6cyl..

[64Comet404]

Great looking build. I had one of these Granadas as my first model kit, and was able to find a second one for my collection. My aunt had one of these, a coupe in black with a red roof and interior. It didn't last as long as her Valiant Scamp, but it was much, much better than the Hyundai Stellar that she bought to replace the Granada. 

[ewetwo]

Looks great!

[lordairgtar]

On 2/18/2022 at 5:45 AM, Sarcasmo said:

Nice kit.

 

Not sure if the Granada and Monarch came with the Ford 9 inch rear end, but it was standard equipment on their sibling, the Lincoln Versailles.

 

That axle also had disc brakes installed. Many went into other Ford cars and hot rods.

[Littlebatboy]

On 9/13/2016 at 8:38 PM, Porscheman said:

I've been looking for one of these for years. I finished this one in in primer grey with Testors wet look clear top coat to look like dove grey. The top, trim and interior are done with Restoleum caret wine. I also tinted the glass with Tamiya clear blue.

Thanks for looking.

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hey just wondering where did u find this model car BC I'm try to buy one just like it for my dad

[Jleydig]

Where can I get one of these? I own a real 1978 Granada 2dr, 302. I am looking for one of these for my office.