granada, anyone?

[racsan]

'77, 2door, 250 I-6, 3 speed auto, keystone klassic rims with letter series tires (rears are G-60-14) the guy who previously owned it had a heart attack behind the wheel, coasted out into a field and died shortly after the car came to a stop. the widow gave the car to me and a friend to "do something with" the title ended up in my name and now this other guy is ticked about it and wont do anything with it "until the title is in his hands and in his name" but he wont hand over the keys either. if he would have said, "since the car is on my property and i will probly be contributing the majority of the money for the project, i would feel better if the car was in my name" i might have done so, but since he decided to be a arrogant *** about it, im not inclined to do anything but get it back for myself, and use it as a daily driver in good weather and enter it in local cruise-ins/car shows. he wanted to make it a pro street, with a big motor, 6 speed manual, total suspention change, probly about 15-20 grand. i just want to fix the interior a little, put lower gears in the diff (dont know what they are now, but its doggy off the line, cruises nicely at 65 though, not roaring away, remeber, no overdrive, straight 3 speed auto here) i figure i'll have less then 5,000 in it easy, ive already scavanged some stuff from a '95 S-10 blazer. i just need to get the key. i may even sell the thing and let someone else worry about it, i hate to see it go to waste. i think the rear deck spoiler and the front hood trim is off a torino. it would be cool to have it in a show, how many granadas do you see any more? ive hardly ever seen a 2door. sure its not valuable, but i think its fairly rare. dont know that id get more than $500 out of it. the widow was supposed to ask for the key so she could get the rest of her deseased husbands stuff out, then give me the key, but she seems to have chickened out. wish i had better pictures, my box trailer was parked on one side and a chain link fence on the other. my trailer has since been removed, mainly due to tree branches that were scraping up the sides every time i went in or out with it. enough rambling, heres my granada pics:

 

[Ranger Dave (B25)]

Title's in your name? Here's what you do:

Take the title to your local Ford store, have them cut a key from code. Start the car, drive it away. If the other guy takes it back, call the cops and press charges.

 

[koda6966]

Title's in your name? Here's what you do:

Take the title to your local Ford store, have them cut a key from code. Start the car, drive it away. If the other guy takes it back, call the cops and press charges.

 

[jhammel85]

Title's in your name? Here's what you do:

Take the title to your local Ford store, have them cut a key from code. Start the car, drive it away. If the other guy takes it back, call the cops and press charges.

Agreed. He has no right at all to that car.

Very nice, btw. You don't see too many of those.

 

[ForOffRoadDriving]

go to the parts store and buy a lock cylinder with keys, then drive it...... but i think you need the key to turn the cylinder to the "remove" position, so nevermind, that plan was flawed.

 

[racsan]

Title's in your name? Here's what you do:

Take the title to your local Ford store, have them cut a key from code. Start the car, drive it away. If the other guy takes it back, call the cops and press charges.

i may just go that route, didnt know it would work with this being such a old car. im not worried about him trying to repo it back. the law is on my side (this time, for a change.)

 

[91rangerxlt]

my ol man had a grenada with a 351 windsor in it, he did a few minor engine mods, and that thing would scoot!!!

 

[feellnfroggy]

You can call the law right now and they will make him hand over the keys. It is in your name.

 

[EERNGER]

You definitely don't see too many of those anymore. with the right setup, they can be a fun car however. My friend has a 78 that has been 302 swapped (now its an efi explorer 5.0 with a T-5(not shown on the cardomain)) but it was a pretty fun car.

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/322891/1978-ford-granada

 

[straycat]

'77, 2door, 250 I-6, 3 speed auto, keystone klassic rims with letter series tires (rears are G-60-14) the guy who previously owned it had a heart attack behind the wheel, coasted out into a field and died shortly after the car came to a stop. the widow gave the car to me and a friend to "do something with" the title ended up in my name and now this other guy is ticked about it and wont do anything with it "until the title is in his hands and in his name" but he wont hand over the keys either. if he would have said, "since the car is on my property and i will probly be contributing the majority of the money for the project, i would feel better if the car was in my name" i might have done so, but since he decided to be a arrogant *** about it, im not inclined to do anything but get it back for myself, and use it as a daily driver in good weather and enter it in local cruise-ins/car shows. he wanted to make it a pro street, with a big motor, 6 speed manual, total suspention change, probly about 15-20 grand. i just want to fix the interior a little, put lower gears in the diff (dont know what they are now, but its doggy off the line, cruises nicely at 65 though, not roaring away, remeber, no overdrive, straight 3 speed auto here) i figure i'll have less then 5,000 in it easy, ive already scavanged some stuff from a '95 S-10 blazer. i just need to get the key. i may even sell the thing and let someone else worry about it, i hate to see it go to waste. i think the rear deck spoiler and the front hood trim is off a torino. it would be cool to have it in a show, how many granadas do you see any more? ive hardly ever seen a 2door. sure its not valuable, but i think its fairly rare. dont know that id get more than $500 out of it. the widow was supposed to ask for the key so she could get the rest of her deseased husbands stuff out, then give me the key, but she seems to have chickened out. wish i had better pictures, my box trailer was parked on one side and a chain link fence on the other. my trailer has since been removed, mainly due to tree branches that were scraping up the sides every time i went in or out with it. enough rambling, heres my granada pics:



Ahhhhh!! I a hate these cars. They are just so fugly!!! If I had my way I would crunch them all up and send them to Iran. In fact... I am going to have Neil Diamond right a song about a crunched up Granada and call it 'Crunchy Granada'... it will sound a lot like his song 'Crunchy Granola'....lol