Never a big Xr3 fan.. the early Cortina and Granada were my favourites. He also had a vauxhall Victor estate. Looked like a whale. But his Wolsey 16/60 ?? Was beautiful, jacked rear end, big fog lamps and a boot rack was all the rage on the late 70's and early 80's... Leather and real wood....:D

Ahhh to go back to the days of fixing cars without a laptop
 
3.0 Granada there's a gangsta set of wheels.
It was, he said an ex police car.. dark brown velour interior..... Man it shifted when pushed... Was it the Essex or Colone engine with the carb?? I was only about 10....
SHG146P was the plate..
 
Essex with carb.
It be tharrrt one! I remember the flying saucer air filter under the bonnet. I loved that car, he'd followed a van onto a dual carriageway crossing. The van slammed on and he slammed into it!!! Bent the chassis and ruined the car.. I remember seeing it in the garage carpark.. I was in tears...
 
I've had a quick google, but it's a minefield to all but seasoned Ford nuts.

Cologne was built for ze german market, Essex for uk.

But they seem to be all related in some way or t'other.

Frankly my dear, I really don't give a damn cos my Dad only had a 1.6 Tina Mk3.:(
 
Confusing read.. it stated it was used to replace the Essex engine.. but both carb and injected units but for many different applications..
 
Available as both.
I had an '83 Mk2 Granada 2.8 on carbs. The late Scimitars also had the same engine.
Same model Granada also came as 2.8i as did the Capri.
Some of the later granny's and Capri's? I had a mate who fitted a 1.6 gearbox onto a 2.0 capri, wheel spin magic!! But no top speed.. :p or was it the back axle:oops: I don't remember:(
 
My Granada was an ex Lincolnshire traffic car.
Leicestershire had the Mk2 2.8i as traffic cars on the M1 & A1.
Lincolnshire had one of the 2.8i Capris on evaluation shortly before Ford released them on general sale. I'm told it went rather well.
 
My Granada was an ex Lincolnshire traffic car.
Leicestershire had the Mk2 2.8i as traffic cars on the M1 & A1.
Lincolnshire had one of the 2.8i Capris on evaluation shortly before Ford released them on general sale. I'm told it went rather well.
Indeed, but very tail happy!!:eek:
 

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