Hi everyone guys. My name is Alex and i am from Moscow, Russia. I'm 21 and i'm very into vehicles, i have two cars, motorcycle and ATV. A few years ago i was a big fan of bikes but once i saw on the road boxy Chevy or Caddy of 80's, it impressed me so much i started to learn everything about American cars, i was lurking on the net for a couple of years and in the end of 2007 i decided to buy a car for a project. As i learned much about such autos i realised that i am interested most in 60s-70s style. There were no real american cars in sale which i could afford with 2000$, they are extremely rare here and expensive. But this just makes them more cool if you own one. So once i saw this '75 Ford Granada for sale, i liked it very much in photos so i decided to look at it. I went to seller and... just did'nt made much talks and forgot to argue about price with thim, i just bought it.
So this is Ford Granada of Europe, it shares nothing with US Granada, it was quite popular in Germany and UK. It has cool 70's styling, awesome interior, RWD, independent rear suspension and a lot of other nice things. Engines were L6 1.7 and V6 2.0\2.3\2.6\2.8. In Africa there were built such Granadas with 302, they were called Granada Perana. Yes, being a fan of American cars i have bought non-American one, but in 70's Euro-Ford started to copy a lot from US ones, this car is made in the middle of Euro and American styles. I began to work on it in my friends auto shop, i lease a place there for cheap. I don't want to keep it stock and i don't like all the things about it, original rectangular lights i replace with four roundies, front fenders are remade. And the most important part of all is what i want to put there a mighty 5.0. Maybe i'll have to put another axle. So yes, i want to make it wannabe-muscle.
Here you are:
This is when i just bought it.
Interior.
Ruuuust!
After welding works.
Primering.
Making a new look for the front.
Now it looks like something like that. ;D
Light are made in MS Paint, but it is very close to what it is will look like, new lights are bought but not installed yet.
I want to keep it red and paint bumpers in black.
One guy made this pic for me. This is not actually what i want but it's cool.
Your thoughts on my project?
So this is Ford Granada of Europe, it shares nothing with US Granada, it was quite popular in Germany and UK. It has cool 70's styling, awesome interior, RWD, independent rear suspension and a lot of other nice things. Engines were L6 1.7 and V6 2.0\2.3\2.6\2.8. In Africa there were built such Granadas with 302, they were called Granada Perana. Yes, being a fan of American cars i have bought non-American one, but in 70's Euro-Ford started to copy a lot from US ones, this car is made in the middle of Euro and American styles. I began to work on it in my friends auto shop, i lease a place there for cheap. I don't want to keep it stock and i don't like all the things about it, original rectangular lights i replace with four roundies, front fenders are remade. And the most important part of all is what i want to put there a mighty 5.0. Maybe i'll have to put another axle. So yes, i want to make it wannabe-muscle.
Here you are:
This is when i just bought it.
Interior.
Ruuuust!
After welding works.
Primering.
Making a new look for the front.
Now it looks like something like that. ;D
Light are made in MS Paint, but it is very close to what it is will look like, new lights are bought but not installed yet.
I want to keep it red and paint bumpers in black.
One guy made this pic for me. This is not actually what i want but it's cool.
Your thoughts on my project?
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