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mjdronfield

Member Since: 04 Nov 2011
Location: Derbyshire
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2011 Range Rover Vogue SE TDV8 Buckingham Blue

For lovers of The Sweeney

Been following bits of this on the owners FB page…..

Now I’m not normally the jealous type… but….

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2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

14th Dec 2021 6:12pm

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had a granada and a consol..lovely cars.. ... - .- -.

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14th Dec 2021 6:13pm

SamThomas

Member Since: 12 Nov 2021
Location: South East
Posts: 293

Had a mkI Granada Ghia Coupe - really desirable car in it's day.

14th Dec 2021 7:42pm

Andy S

Member Since: 16 Jun 2013
Location: Sevenoaks
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2015 Range Rover Vogue SE SDV8 Aintree Green

/\ pretty rare then and probably rarer than hens teeth now.

14th Dec 2021 8:55pm

mjdronfield

Member Since: 04 Nov 2011
Location: Derbyshire
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My Grandad had a 3.0 manual when I was about 13. Loved it.

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14th Dec 2021 9:06pm

SamThomas

Member Since: 12 Nov 2021
Location: South East
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Andy S wrote:
/\ pretty rare then and probably rarer than hens teeth now.

Indeed, took a while to find a decent one even when they were not that old.

Can't remember the last time I actually saw one.

15th Dec 2021 9:42am

mjdronfield

Member Since: 04 Nov 2011
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 7625

They get mentioned a bit in the Steve Saxty book, Secret Fords Vol 1. They looked at doing a Cortina coupe too, and there was a 2 door Mk2 Granada, but not in the UK.

15th Dec 2021 10:05am

GAC23

Member Since: 27 Nov 2013
Location: Herts
Posts: 670

2015 Range Rover Vogue SE SDV8 Indus Silver

The restored Sweeney car is fantastic.

The Cortina Coupe looks like the Capri's ugly brother. What do I put here then?

15th Dec 2021 10:16am

John61

Member Since: 20 Jul 2018
Location: East Sussex
Posts: 141

2006 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.2 SC V8 Buckingham Blue

My Dad had a red consul GT with go faster black stripes as a company car, bit edgier than the Granada Holland and Holland Range Rover By Overfinch

15th Dec 2021 6:23pm

alanm_3

Member Since: 19 Feb 2011
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2017 Range Rover Autobiography SDV8 Loire Blue

I had a Daytona yellow Capri. Lusted after a 3.0S and an RS 2000 as in the Professionals Got - 2017 SDV8 Autobiography in Loire Blue
Had- 2008 TDV8 Vogue SE in Java black
Had - 2007 S/C in Stornoway Grey

15th Dec 2021 6:40pm

Historian

Member Since: 16 Mar 2019
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 20

Had a 3 ltr Granada Ghia as a tow barge (in the background on right). Fantastic car and never let me down despite eventually having 150,000 on the clock. So unlike the heap of sh** masquerading as a Volvo 265 which replaced it. Would love to have another Granada as a usable classic.

15th Dec 2021 10:13pm

mjdronfield

Member Since: 04 Nov 2011
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 7625

The Sweeney car was a Consul GT. There was a potential issue with the use of the Granada name with Granada TV. Got settled eventually and the Granada name was used.

I was a bit too young as it was 1988 when I passed my test, and they were all mostly dead by then or used as banger racers. Used to drive my Grandads Granada in and out the garage and round the odd empty car park… private of course….

I’d still love one now. But then I’d also like a Cortina XR6, a Capri 280 and a series 1 Escort RS Turbo…. 🤣

The 3.0 Granada was less than 2 tons… similar to a Golf today… scary really…

2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

15th Dec 2021 11:15pm

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