Description
Metallic Paris Blue with Grey Connolly leather.
Genuine Executive
This 2. 8i Ghia X Executive has the ultimate 2. 8 fuel injection engine which brings with it the handling pack with improved suspension, lighter alloy wheels and a front spoiler. A Unicorn find, with only 4 previous owners prior to the vendor, the car was originally supplied by Endeavour Ford in Brighton on 12th November 1984 to Mr M Shoesmith. It later passed into the ownership of 3 Granada Owner’s Club members. Mr S doted on the Granada including a ‘bare metal’ 100 man hours repaint at the Ford main dealer, Malcolm Waite Ltd in 2014 (with all the trim removed), Mr S also had the alloys refurbished in 2018 and took care of service items such as the exhaust.
Displaying some 100, 500 miles, there is an extensive service history but typical of a 40 year old vehicle with some gaps. Up to 10 years old and 67, 241 miles the history is fully stamped then restarts at 93, 120 miles in 2011 then 95, 430 miles in 2015. With the current vendor, the car has had a money no object service, which included the correct fresh oil with oil, air and fuel filters, wiper blades, a new battery, spark plugs, brake fluid change, a gearbox service, anti-freeze has also benefitted from a new exhaust manifold, new ignition coil, replacement steering rack (2nd hand), replacement trip computer (2nd hand), repair internal boot release, and a replacement boot seal (2nd hand). Most importantly the engine has been properly tuned and set up, with tappets reset, new rocker gaskets, and the tracking done 4 times until the vendor was happy.
All 5 AVON CR338 Metric tyres have decent tread but have some age cracking.
At the asking price I will supply 5 new tyres if required.
In addition to the massive standard spec of the Ghia X Executive this car has a genuine Ford rear 2. 8 Injection spoiler and the electric sunroof has the hard to find deflector. Inside, it has a rare Granada Club dashboard cover, genuine Ford Granada front rubber mat plus 4 Goodyear mats, a working torch key plus 2 spare non-torch keys . The in-car entertainment is a modern Panasonic Radio CD, not the original Ford ECU1 radio/ cassette and the 4-way speaker joystick still works and a new electric aerial has been fitted.. The leather is ok with some ageing/ wear so the buyer has the choice of ‘leave the patina’ or ‘re-connollise’ or 're-trim'.
The central locking, 4 electric windows, electric sunroof, elecric mirrors and electric seats work but like to be used regularly or they stick and most importantly the air-conditioning works perfectly and is now re-gassed, so it’s ice cold like a modern car. The stereo, trip computer all other controls work plus there is a hands free adapter so you can channel phone calls, music, audio books, digital radio stations through the stereo speakers. All the interior lights work bar the sun visor and one rear one. Under that Granada dash cover there are a couple of cracks in the top of the dash as appears to be standard on nearly every 80’s Ford’s. I’m really, really fussy and like everything to work on old cars as best I can so you'll benefit from this. It’s an extremely beautiful car, I won't say the "best in the world" as I haven't seen everybody else’s but it’s by far the best one I’ve ever seen since sitting in a brand new one at the 1984 Motor Show. I had to make a decision whether to keep it stashed as part of a bigger collection or sell it to someone who will go to the Granada events/ motor shows etc with it and most of all use it regularly. These top of the range cars are really the great bargain buy of 1980's Ford's with sporty Escorts and Sierra's fetching fortunes. For the price of this original car with good history you couldn't get close to restoring one to this standard! I know I've looked at all of them offered for sale over the last 8 years!
The Granada is now nearly 40 years old so it will shortly be eligible for Historic status (road tax and MOT exempt). MOT'd to August 2025 it is accompanied by the original service book, handbook, trip computer manual and current V5c document . It's ready to be enjoyed as a beautiful, comfortable, well equipped classic car that is admired wherever it goes.
It come's with CD of 1980's music to get you in the mood!
This car has previously won a ‘Best In Class’ award and will appear in the 2025 film 'MISPER' starring Emily Carey as a lead character's car.
I would consider a part exchange up to about £10k I suppose.
A scrap Exec has just sold for £3500 and an nice but not mint Ghia X has just sold for £13k with 148k miles... you couldn't restore one like the scrapper to be as good as this one for £20k of resto costs. If you want the best for your collection this is it!
