1980 Ford Granada

Ford Taunus M Club Nederland

August 22, 2013
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During the Framer’s Day in Alphen (The Netherlands) I met the guys from the “Taunus M Club Nederland“. A group of very friendly and enthusiastic classic Ford fans. The club focus mainly on the Ford Taunus models, (specialy the “M” series) but as the Taunus was the basis for many other Ford models, owners of […]

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Ford Granada, Taunus and Consul parts swap meet (Germany)

June 8, 2013
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Last week, after the Kustom Kulture meeting, I had the opportunity to go to a Ford Granada parts swap meet. I was in search of a few parts and as I’m selling my 1980 Ford Granada MKII I thought this might be  a great place to offer my car. During the swap meet great cars arrived, […]

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European cars in Argentina during the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s

January 18, 2013
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Ford was one of the first car industries to settle down in Argentina during the 1920s. We can say that during the first half of the 20th century, the market was primarily dominated by american car companies. During the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s european car companies became a serious competitor for the americans in Argentina. […]

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1980 Ford Granada MKII – photo shooting

August 6, 2012
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The other day we had great weather here in The Netherlands, which is not common, so I decided it was a great opportunity for shooting great pictures of my good old 1980 Ford Granada MKII. I took pics at different locations, but the best pictures were taken at a neighborhood that’s being demolished. The whole […]

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1980 Ford Granada [europe] – customizing, or not?

April 6, 2012
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Around 10 years ago I bought this 1980 Ford Granada. I was studying in Germany and I was looking for a big cool car but had a very low budget. After searching for months I finally found this Ford Granada which was owned by an 90 year old gentleman, an ex-Ford engineer at the Ford […]

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