Uploaded September 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
If you lived in North America in the 1970s the words Ford Granada means luxury driving. But if you’re from Europe, and specifically the UK, the Granada means fast car chases in "The Sweeney". The Granada completed the transformation of Ford’s stodgy 1960s image with a complete line-up of daring car designs for an affordable price. But why was it initially called the Ford Consul in the UK, and where did it all go wrong with the Ford Scorpio in the 1990s?
Intro music: Grant & Green by Josh Lippi & The Overtimers (from the YouTube audio library).
Contents:
0:00 Intro
1:06 Development
3:02 Granada mk1
6:56 Granada mk2
9:46 Granada mk3 / Scorpio mk1
11:40 Merkur Scorpio
12:28 Scorpio mk2
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If you lived in North America in the 1970s the words Ford Granada means luxury driving. But if you’re from Europe, and specifically the UK, the Granada means fast car chases in "The Sweeney". The Granada completed the transformation of Ford’s stodgy 1960s image with a complete line-up of daring car designs for an affordable price. But why was it initially called the Ford Consul in the UK, and where did it all go wrong with the Ford Scorpio in the 1990s?
Intro music: Grant & Green by Josh Lippi & The Overtimers (from the YouTube audio library).
Contents:
0:00 Intro
1:06 Development
3:02 Granada mk1
6:56 Granada mk2
9:46 Granada mk3 / Scorpio mk1
11:40 Merkur Scorpio
12:28 Scorpio mk2
The T-shirt came from here: teepublic.com/user/darria
To get early ad-free access to new videos, or your name at the end of my videos, please consider supporting me using Patreon from just $1 or 80p a month at patreon.com/bigcar
Support me using PayPal: paypal.com/paypalme/bigcartv
Big Car Merch (t-shirts, mugs): teespring.com/stores/bigcartv
Twitter: twitter.com/bigcartv
My second channel - Little Car: youtube.com/littlecar
#bigcar #FordGranada #FordScorpio
