All I remember my dad saying about his ‘76 Grenada was “it accelerates really good going down hill.”

For a mid price Ford and Mercury there was something refreshing about them for the times. They were comfortable, roomy and quiet.

How I wish that Ford had a decent 2 and 4 door like the 1978 Granada ESS now instead of the SUV'S they are selling at the local dealerships.

1978 two door white w/blue half vinyl roof, blue interior, inline six cylinder. Miss that car, and the grandpa that drove it.

Ford collector and stock holder. The Granada and Monarch sold well and were good looking. I wish Ford would have added a few more gauges apart from a fuel gauge.

back in the early 1990's, my sister was looking for a used car and I found a mint used 1976 2 door Ghia at a dealer in Pennsylvania. White with light blue vinyl roof and interior. Had the 302 in it. Had something like 52k miles on it. I drove it from the dealer in Pennsylvania to upstate New York where she lived and it drove excellent. She was really pleased with that car, but unfortunately had it less than a year as some idiot in a U-haul not paying attention rear ended her and totaled it. What a shame.

Drove my 78 coupe on a 6k mile trip last year. It did great!

My 1980's girlfriend of 4 yrs, her mother had a 1977 Granada Ghia Coupe w/the 250 flat six. Car was nice looking w/unreal reliability. She drove that car up to her passing away around 2010.

In the late 70s These cars were everywhere. Tons of sales

My parents had a beautiful 1976 dark green Monarch. I loved that car and wish I could get one today.

My best friend in high school had a black 77 2 door Granada. It had a 302, 4-speed (4th was O/D). It was a fast car. Not quick off the line but fast and it handled fairly well. It would slide & drift predictably. He put true dual exhaust on it. We should have improved the carb and intake. It had the factory 2 barrel. That was a really nice car.

Really well done video! No stupid humour, was just about the cars. THAT, was a refreshing change from other car channels. Cheers.

I remember that commercial comparing it to a Mercedes. I Dad bought one silver on red. I felt cool in it

Loved this video on the Granada. I picked one up in Colorado two years ago for under $700 bucks. 2dr with the 250 4.1 inline 6It hadn’t been started for awhile and radiator has a slight leak. Motor just purrs so smooth. After two years I finally had it shipped to my home in Minnesota after sitting outside the whole time. after jumping the battery it started right up and just runs so smoothly. No rust on the car the landau roof has dry rotted away and the headliner needs to be replaced but the car is basically all original and fun to drive

The Granada-Monarch-Versailles were the last vehicles to use the original 1960’s Falcon platform that became the Mustang through 1973 and later Mavericks and Comets. It was the final evolution of that platform. Refined and improved over its nearly 30 year lifetime. For a long time it was not uncommon to swap the 4-wheel disc setup into early mustangs.

Had a Granada. Solid reliable car.

Not one prospective Mercedes customer was fooled into buying a Granada as an equivalent car.

My dad bought a new 1975 Granada 4 door Ghia. I still recall people rubbernecking to see it and several even asked to look inside. Our barber came out and sat in it. I say one a few years ago and the owner allowed me to sit in it. I’m 6’ 165 lbs and it felt SO small, I scratched my head wondering how we all fit in it? We were 4 kids mom and dad 😂 thank you for sharing brought back happy memories

Back in 1979, I bought a 1977 four door Ford Grenada, small V-8 (my first car). It was two toned. It had a metallic gold body with a cream colored vinyl top with a cream colored interior. It had a great smooth ride. It glided on the highway and was fast.

I remember seeing these things everywhere !!!!!😊

The European Granada was a real Mercedes competitor

This is a good film on the Granada, Tony. Thank you. I was a mechanic at Foothill Ford in California at the time the Granada was selling. I remember that the body and coachwork were pretty solid, but the engines were choked with emissions equipment like air pumps and cat converters (which were new at the time). Those motors used to wheeze and had poor drive-ability. These cars were popular with the double-knit leisure suit crowd. They definitely weren't in the same class as a Mercedes, but like you said, they cost 1/3 the price.

My Mom and Dad bought a new 77 Granada 2 door with the 250 engine and auto trans. I got my drivers license that year and that car really took a beating! Great car. It was a cream color with matching landau top. I drove it to senior prom. My tux and my girlfriends dress was same color as the car. 😊 Nice job on the video.

When I was a child my parents had a Granada and a Versailles.

The first car I owned was a 1975 4 door Ghia. White with turquoise top and interior. 302, auto, AM/FM stereo, and AC. This was the end of 1982. My dad got it for me, as I was fresh out of basic training for the Air Force and needed transportation. He bought it for $500. It had a tick over 100k miles, ran okay, and looked fair. I drove it for the next three years, replaced the vinyl top, rebuilt the transmission, and got $1000 in trade on a new Ford Escort in 1985.

My first car was the 76 Mercury Monarch. I loved that car, but it was no Mercedes.

As a NON-Ford person; I can say, after owning two (beaten) examples, THESE WERE GREAT OLD CARS! Great gas mileage, good workmanship, good day-to-day rides ANYWHERE!

My best friend growing up, her parents owned 3 of them and they got better fuel economy with the 302 V8 than the original 6cyl . So on their 3rd one was another 302

Parents had the Mercury equivalent the Monarch. It was a 2 door and had a 302. It was heavily optioned. It was a great high school date car in'78.

Growing up, i think every grandma in the neighborhood owned one of these. The last one i road in was that baby blue color. Can't remember what year. Hell Tony, i don't know if your making feel old or young again but i love the content.Thx man!😁

I totally miss my 1977 Granada Ghia 4 door, V8, with the BBS style rims & power everything (pictured @ 4:41) I eventually passed it to my Sister who unfortunately didn't drive very well. I must say I drove it hard at that time (17) but it was always reliable & after a few years it only needed a alternator, brakes & battery, not bad at all, they sure don't build them like they used to.

I had a 1976, passed down from my dad. 302 v8, got very close to 30 mpg and could get it to 120mph. I could squeeze 7 people in it until i broke the springs. Had a lot of good times in that car.

my mom had a '76 granada ghia 4-door. 302, floor shift auto., console, buckets, 4 wheel disc brakes. came with a traction lock rear axle that we did not order. silver, silver vinyl roof, burgundy leather interior. it was a cruiser.

I've always been a GM guy (until recently), but I always liked the Ford Granada and its concept and execution. But it never got the respect it deserved.

my mom had one a '77, in '79 had a nice set of brushed aluminum slot wheels/tires, asked her if i could put them on for her, they were nice... she said 'yes' ..she loved those wheels... really made the cream granada 'pop'.. she eventually went lincolns as she got older... last thing she told me "my slot wheels were my favorite gift 'I' ever received." she called them her "slots" kept 'em spotless, whole car ...they were on my '73 grabber orange/white stock maverick, put factory's back on when selling

I inherited my Dad's 77 Granada in 1987 after he passed away. My Mom guilted me into taking it and both of my brothers were smarter than I was and declined to take it. It was the money pit of my life. I was more than a little happy when I finally got rid of it. I can still feel the brakes pulling to the left to this day; a feeling that no Ford dealer was ever able to fix.

My dad had one, the "ghia" version with a 302. I just got my license and drove it a couple times.

We had a 76. It was a good car. We had it for 12 years.

I bought a used ‘77 Granada in the late 80’s. Was in mint condition. Loved that car. Transmission failed out a little over 100k. I’d love to own one again

When I was a kid, my family was involved in a boating emergency. (we survived and so did the boat) And we had to rent a car to drive us home and my Dad got a Brown and Tan Granada 4 door super luxury edition with a V-8. I got stuck driving it and was really impressed with the car. They fell out of favor quickly and I never got a chance to buy one. But the one we had, was a very nice car.

My god i loved the Granada, that car was bullet proof. If i can find a decent shaped granada or monarch today i would by it and restore it. It's not a rocket and thats not what I'm looking for but i would drop a 5.0 in it and a automatic transmission only because of knee problems. 👍👍👍👍👍🍻

My neighbor had one and it was awesome.

We had a 75 Granada. It was my wife’s when I met her. We drove that thing into the ground. And I’ve been driving fords ever since.

I purchased a white 1978 Granada coupe w green vinyl roof and seats in 1987. Had 50k miles with a straight 6. That car was so reliable, comfortable, solid, good on gas, and never stranded me. Owned it for 6 years.I miss that car.

Drove my Granny's old 78 4 door baby blue Granada along with my cousin Genise from Daytona to Sunnyvale, Ca back in 1986. I was 19 and she was 18, we slept in the car. We watched the fireworks in Tuscon then Phoenix as we were cruising by on I 10. It took $96 in gas, maybe 69c a gallon 😂

Hi I'm from Germany. In 1976 my father bought a Mercury Monarch Ghia. Only a few over 50 cars were ever sold in Germany. Looking back that was a very exclusive buy. It had the legendary 351 cui V8/5,8 litre V8. It was a very reliable, quiet and comfy car. And if you drove it adequately it had also a good mileage. This vid's a nice reminder for me; thank you so much!😊

I had a 1978 4-dr white Granada. It was my first car and what I loved about it was how much extras you got with the car compared to other models in its class.

I lucked into a 1980 2 door Granada w/302, Auto, Aluminum rims, and centre console. the vinyl roof was complemented by a professionally installed sunroof that never leaked. as a college student in 1988, that thing saved me a ton of money on fuel. I sold it once I got done college. man, I miss that car.

Hey Tony !!!!! Thanks for this nice profile of the Granada. Such a forgotten and overlooked car in my opinion. Always enjoyed them. Have a 76' header panel as a wall hanger. So I guess I kind of have one 😅 keep the great content coming !!!👍

I’ve owned two Granada Gihas. A 1977 2dr 302, and a 1980 2dr 250 inline 6. I would love to find another one, with the 4spd option, and put a nice hot 351w in it. Great video, thanks for sharing. These cars were basically a rebodied 67-70 Mustang coupe, but with better brakes. I’ve used several front brake systems from Granadas to upgrade the brakes systems on first generation Mustangs and Mavericks.

Great video, these cars were everywhere mid 70s on, neighbors had one I swear had a 4 speed manual on the floor. Great cars and affordable for the time.

I had a 1976 Mercury model of the Granada, the four door Monarch. 302Ci V8, 3 speed automatic transmission. It has a lot more bad than good. The good: A comfortable car especially on long trips. Handled well enough. Good trunk space. The bad: Poor quality control during production. Little things like left over fittings or such were left rattling around in the engine compartment. The dealer after several tries could not find and fix the clunking noise coming from the rear of the car. I finally crawled underneath and found that the shock mount brackets had not been torqued down and wrenched them tight. Very poor support from Mercury. Only two years after buying it the heater control valve in the engine compartment failed. Went to the dealer and they had discontinued making them. The hose fittings on the only one they had faced the wrong direction. I had to run an extra six feet of heater hose to make it loop around in the engine compartment and connect to the valve. The engine never ran right except for one short period. I had an intermittent engine knock especially at highway speeds. Only one dealer tuneup corrected it but that soon returned to the engine knock at the next scheduled maintenance. As an aside the tires were not Mercury / Ford's fault. They were the Firestone 500 which were found to be defective eventually resulting in a nationwide recall. I replaced all the 500s before the recall so I later got a set of new tires I kept in storage for future use. If I got one of those today I would replace the carburetor with and after market fuel injection system that are made to bolt onto the carburetor mount. That should get rid of the temperamental engine problems and make for a good ride. I and my wife divorced and she being a “new” person took the monarch because it was the latest year car we owned and it had been paid off early, no car payments. She later traded it in on a new Chevy Monza that was sitting on the lot from an apparent fail to complete the deal from the buyer. It had every option possible and paid full price. The Monarch was burning oil and rather than just poor cheap oil into it or fixing the problem she opted for a car payment on something that was new.

I had a 1979 Granada I bought used in 1989. It was a pretty darn good car. Not sure why I got rid of it.

I once read in Hemmings News that a Ford Granada or Mercury Monarch is a great collectible car. Parts are easy to find, and the article mentioned that it is so easy to work on that all you need are "tweezers and a screwdriver." A Granada/Monach taken to a car show or cruise night, will get loads of people swarming all around it reminiscing of the days when either they owned one, it was one of their parent's cars or someone else in the family had one at one time. Nice video on these famous American cars and thanks for sharing!

GREAT CHANNEL!! THANK YOU 😊

My friends mom had a 4 door with inline 6. Well..... This one time in Band Camp we were going down the highway doing 65 and got the BRIGHT idea to Throw it in reverse and to STAND on the gas pedal. To our surprise it lit em up 🤣🤣🤣

Wow such a informative video😊 thanks a lot

my grandmother had a white v8 granada. she drove that thing until it couldn't be fixed anymore. i miss that old car

Just found youre channel, Subscribed Immediately!!! Being a lifelong Ford guy this is a glive fit so to speak. I vividly remember these cars growing up. Granada Ghia, Merc Grand Monarch Ghia then of course my personal favorite favorite the Versailles. If only they had the formal roof line like the 1980 Versailles did, might just might have had better sales. Ive alot of content here to view and thank you, outstanding work youve done here and please keep'em coming

I had a six-cylinder, 1979 Mercury Monarch sedan as my first car. I purchased it used from a Hertz used car dealership in August 1980. Hertz gave it a one-year drive-train warranty. It went everywhere but straight. I was constantly taking it to Sears to have the steering aligned until finally the service manager told me these Granadas and Monarchs were near impossible to get the steering "just right." Otherwise, it was a pretty good first car with AC, an AM radio and no cruise control. I traded it in on a new 1983 Thunderbird in that year.

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Absolutely love your work!! I worked in the car business mid-seventies to late 1980. Your videos bring me back to probably the best time of my life. So thank you from the bottom of my heart and keep on doing such great work. 😁🏁

Dad had one. He was really proud. Remember him showing me that the car had FM and AM radio. He told me, "You normally only get AM but this car has FM, a really big deal." I was gobsmacked with awe. 2nd thing Dad did was tuck the safety belts in the back under the seat, those pesky things just get in the way of a comfortable ride. I remember standing on back hump between the seats when my mom hit the brakes, next thing I knew, I was kissing the windshield. Kind of like the ways cats or dogs will sit in the back window. A chubby, 40 pound 7 year old launched through the air, plunking on the front dash, looking at the car in front of us bumper sticker of "Have a Nice Day". Gollee, those were the days.

The Granada was one car I never had and I had many. We used to trade a lot, somtimes several vehicles a year. Mid seventies through the eighties were the bane, uninspiring years for the auto industry in my opinion. Still interesting to go back to those times. Thanks for pulling that together Tony.

My Aunt had a 75 then a 78 Granada... Very nice cars!!

We had 3 of these in my house when i started driving. Nice rides. They had the 302 with the C4 trans. I remember they used to eat the ignition module. We used to keep spares.

I bought a used 1976 Granada Ghia in 87 for a work vehicle. Had the 302 and buckets. A perfect car for driving from the south suburbs into Chicago on the Dan Ryan.

Had the 1978 midnight blue 2 door with landau vinyl roof that was yellow, and pinstripes everywhere. Loved that car !! I wish I had it now. 250 1 barrel carb inline six!!

Back when the Granada was first introduced, an uncle had a 74 Mercedes 280. It was a nice car and he always wanted to run it 90-100 mph on the backroads. I recall it handled great. So I thought the Granada being comparable to the 280 was cool. My dad did not seem inclined to want to buy one, however; and when I started reading magazine reviews, it was pretty clear they were not. I remembers the Versailles had four wheel disc brakes on a 9inch (?), but didn’t realize the Granada also had the option. The 4 speed OD was still pretty much the typical less than forward thinking Dearborn when the accountants got to rule the roost. Nevertheless they were incredibly popular and I wouldn’t necessarily turn down a two door today if the price was right, even if it was a 200/3 speed and hadn’t been wrecked. Just don’t see them today.

Hi Tony, I had a 1978 4 door Monarch Ghia black on black with red interior fully optioned except for sunroof and V8 . A real comfy cruiser.

Great video, thanks! Truly a great car for an old person back then. The steering and handling was so unsporty. Fords always had a slower steering ratio, and having driven a few of these in the day, I think these actually cornered worse than the competition. I was driving one (a 79 baby blue two door, running an errand for a retiree) (at 16 years old) and went to make a sharp turn at 25 mph, and almost crashed. Tire squeal, leaning, no feel from the steering wheel, it was scary drama where other cars could handle it much better. I remember even the super soft Malibus of the day took that corner much better. Obviously I couldn't complain to anyone, had to keep the almost crash to myself.

Damn sure made me subscribe, GREAT content and entertainment my brother!!!!

My mom and dad had one. I learned to drive on one it was actually a very good little sturdy car.

My mom's first new car was a 79 base model, by that time it was a$5000 car, she loved that car, work her ass off as a cleaning lady and talking care of old people to pay for it, after that she had a ltd2,then two Tauruses after that a500 that she drove until the frame rotted out then came the focus that she didn't like at first the last car was a Fusion , I guess she loved her Ford's however her two favorites were the Granada and the 500.

My mother purchased a 1975 Monarch Ghia 2dr with the 351V8. It was a torque monster, 1/4 throttle from a standing start would light the tires (she never knew). Of course we had to defeat the CA emission controls to get it to run right, the secret was drilling out the main jets slightly, suddenly it ran perfectly. Mileage was never great, 12-14mpg but it lasted over 150,000 with no failures at all. The biggest problem was the doors in the 2 door weighed hundreds of pounds and opening them when the car was facing uphill was a struggle! Ford succeeded in making a very upscale compact, not cheap though, her's stickered at over $6000 in 1975 dollars. Luckily it had been sitting on the lot for some time and she got it for considerably less.

My Mom had a loaded Granada 2 door coupe with the 351 Windsor, beautiful car. Its too bad she never took advantage of the power with the Windsor under the hood. Ford/Mercury also had the Monarch which was pretty much identical to the Granada.

I had no idea there was a 351 available in this model. I don't think I've ever seen one. Can you imagine a 351 ESS? My new quest!

The video was very interesting and very thorough. I didn't realize that it came with a manual transmission. My grandfather had a '76 Granada - the last car he owned before he passed away in 1983. It was a 4-door with auto transmission, gray exterior with red interior.

“Yep it’s a Granada full of nuns!”- Dorthy Zbornak 😂

I had an S code mercury monarch coupe with gold magnum style wheels and pinstripes. Loaded with options, recluning seats, console, ac cruise etc. HO 302

Fun, solid, reliable cars. Never had a bit of trouble with ours.

I think the title of this video should have ended with a question mark. The comparison with Mercdes was mostly an advertising gimmick; I don't think Ford had any intention of coming close to the capabilities of a Mercedes, in fact, the European Granada, with it's 4 wheel independent suspension, was more of a poor-man's Mercedes than the U.S. version would ever be. That said, Ford did a good job of making an impressive variety of options available, including 4 wheel disc brakes and reclining seats, which were not available at any price on most American cars at the time. They also did a good job of making the interior look more expensive than it was; the clips of the interior in this video make it look more luxurious than many of today's vehicles. Sadly, the Granada was hobbled in its first 2 years by 2 pathetically underpowered 6 cylinder engines, with the 4.1 L version only making 72 HP, giving the car a 23 second 0 to 60 time, which was slower than any other 1970s American car I can name. Ford reworked the pollution controls on those engines for 1977, but they still lagged behind Chevy's inline 6 and couldn't erase the Granada's established slowpoke image. The Lincoln Versailles was correctly derided as a thinly disguised Granada, but it did give Ford the chance to improve the refinement, ride and handling of the platform in ways that also benefited 1977-1980 Granada and Monarch owners. It's just too bad Ford didn't have a more capable range of engines for these cars.

Always preferred the round headlight earlier models compared to the rectangular later models. They looked classier.

I liked the look of the Granada's back then, didn't know one was offered with a 4-speed.

Back in the early 90s I owned a 76 Granada sedan with the 302. It was rusted out but did the job as a winter beater. Got two years out of it before the transmission gave out. It wasn't a bad car, it started everyday and was comfortable.

I probably already commented on this… My first car was a 1976 mercury monarch. I really like that car. I got that car in high school and I got it from very good price from her older woman down the street. It was a lot of fun. And completely unsexy.

I had the 2 door with the 302. Nice riding car, 16 miles per gallon. Gas tank 15 usable gallons. . Refueling every 240 miles roughly.

Good job. Mom had one and i took good care of it for her for 20 years. 302 auto black on black maroon int.

I remember both my uncle & cousins had a car like this.

Had a '76 coupe and a '77 four door. The 4-dr had oil pressure issues and couldn't do a highway trip without shutting off several times once you got back on city streets lol. But the AC was ice cold and i only paid $250 for it. Drove it for almost a year and sold it for the same $250.

My first car in 1985 was a 79 Grenada with all the options. Unfortunately, 4 years later, I got rear-ended. Bent the frame. Totalled. A few years later, I bought a 1982. Loved both.

"The American Mercedes of the 1970’s" That title had me splittin' HAHAHAHA! Love it the American Mercedes BAHAHAHA

I had the very controversial 1978 Ford LTD . You either loved it or hated it. I loved it. It came equipped well ahead of her time. 351 Cleveland FMX with the famous9 inch diff. It was a huge car. I think the biggest model Ford Australia ever produced. But when you drove her she was truly beautiful. I’d being young changed the dif gears just a little and had 450 hp under the hood. Boy for a big heavy square car. She was a demon. And on the odd occasion she could pull a quarter mile at 13 seconds flat. That was extremely impressive. For the size of the vehicle. Plus the LSD was insane. You sometimes would have to fight like hell to keep her on the road. Great car. It was an anniversary model for Queen Elisabeths Jubilee. They made the Silver Monarch. With the queen’s favourite colour of trim inside. Some kind of AWLFUL BURGUNDY WITH PURPLE ? But today a collectable. But still hugely under appreciated and undervalued. Only 500 Monarchs were made. Or you could have the same LTD WITH VANIL TOP LEATHER TRIM. AND IN AFEW DIFFERENT COLOURS. IT WAS THE HUGE BIG GRILL THAT WAS THE ISSUE. IT LOOKED SIMILAR TO A ROLLS ROUCE ? Check it out for yourself. Just look up 78 Aussie Ford LTD. COOL.

I worked at Ford when these came out. Along with the Mustang II and Fairmont. Mechanics called them the Edsel of the era.

I really like the look and content rich option list that was available on granada

For some reason I remember the Fairmont more than the Granada so this was a nice video to watch, thanks

I really enjoyed this. You gave us all pertinent details without overwhelming us (I especially liked the sales figures). The video seemed much shorter than it actually was - a sure sign (imo) that it was enjoyable. Thank you. My thoughts after watching it: - I REALLY miss lean-looking cars with straight(ish) lines. Rather than the deformed, jelly bean cars of today. - I was impressed that they optioned four-wheel discs on it. - Man...did it sell a LOT. And I still am not entirely sure why. Any theories anyone? ☮

I used to have a 1979 Mercury Monarch two door Basically the same as the Granada Nice car easy to work on and comfortable to drive Straight six easy on gas no computers……

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As I remember it, these Granadas were everywhere!