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Paul’s ’77 Granada
Paul’s ’77 Granada

This was last Saturday, at the home of Lucire beauty columnist Nicole McKinnon and her husband Paul. Paul likes his American cars and in his garage is a 1977 Ford Granada with a 302 Windsor V8. Neither the German nor the American Granada was ever sold in New Zealand, so this car is unusual here. He was surprised I knew what it was and that I could enter into a decent conversation about these old intermediates and the Mercury Monarch twin. He even says it is less heavy than I had believed, and that he can get reasonable mileage out of it.
   However, it might have to go so Nicole can have a more practical car for herself and their daughter, Hannah.

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American Infidel
Now this is a year and make of Ford I've not seen in many years.
Zak Klemmer
I bought one new in 1977. Junk! And the Mustang II was worse. LOL
Jack Yan
Yep, it’s an oldie all right! Funny how ’70s cars can now be “classics”. Zak: Fords were bad then, weren’t they? It’s why the company found itself in the toilet in the early 1980s—for most of the 1970s it failed to downsize (though sales of big cars were still high, in its defence) and it reminds me of the difficulties it’s going through today. Mustang II and Granada, from my memory, were heavy, thirsty cars—well behind the 1978 GM A-body cars and even further behind what the imports were providing.
Zak Klemmer
In 1975 you could buy a cream puff Chrysler Imperial for less than $1000. My then girl friend had one, but they got about 7 MPG, as did the OIds Toranado.
Jack Yan
The rebates were huge then for the gas guzzlers. Horrible cars, those Imperials. If I had to buy a big full-size personal–luxury car, I would have gone for a Mark IV.
Rosemead Herald
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My Mom had one of these. It was a good car for her. I liked the body style.
Jack Yan
It was a handsome car. The European model (a different car, same nameplate) was a BMW- and Mercedes-basher.

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