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Title: Old Classic
Post by: omega3000 on 01 January 2013, 11:00:13
Just been watching the sweeney , great to see the old granada back in action chasing the renault 16  ;D , . Id sooner watch this old stuff than anything thats on now  :y
Title: Re: Old Classic
Post by: Keith ABS on 01 January 2013, 12:03:59
  To much spectacular hype nowdays, most of it imported from accross the atlantic.
keith B
Title: Re: Old Classic
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 01 January 2013, 12:59:15
Just been watching the sweeney , great to see the old granada back in action chasing the renault 16 ;D , . Id sooner watch this old stuff than anything thats on now  :y


I thought that Regan used a Consul 3000GT, Mr EMD.
Title: Re: Old Classic
Post by: YZ250 on 01 January 2013, 13:02:42
Just been watching the sweeney , great to see the old granada back in action chasing the renault 16 ;D , . Id sooner watch this old stuff than anything thats on now  :y


I thought that Regan used a Consul 3000GT, Mr EMD.

He did, but it was a 3.0L Ghia in this mornings program. Yep, I watched it as well, two episodes, one after the other.  :y
Title: Re: Old Classic
Post by: redelitev6 on 01 January 2013, 13:13:24
Just been watching the sweeney , great to see the old granada back in action chasing the renault 16  ;D , . Id sooner watch this old stuff than anything thats on now  :y
Always a safe bet that as soon as a MK2 jag showed up you knew is was going to get crashed !
Title: Re: Old Classic
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 01 January 2013, 13:15:29
Did Regan actually drive the Consul/Granada?.........from memory he was always in the passenger seat having a fag. ;)
Title: Re: Old Classic
Post by: redelitev6 on 01 January 2013, 13:19:03
Did Regan actually drive the Consul/Granada?.........from memory he was always in the passenger seat having a fag. ;)
Bill was the trusty driver
Title: Re: Old Classic
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 01 January 2013, 13:23:16
Just been watching the sweeney , great to see the old granada back in action chasing the renault 16  ;D , . Id sooner watch this old stuff than anything thats on now  :y
Always a safe bet that as soon as a MK2 jag showed up you knew is was going to get crashed !

The bank robber MK 2 and S-Types were quite elderly by that time.......and probably due to be cubed anyway.
Title: Re: Old Classic
Post by: Varche on 01 January 2013, 13:24:41
I have only ever driven Granadas once. It was during my lunch hour in the mid seventies.

Ford (in conjunction with Loughbro Uni) were developing modern speedos numerical display and not the needle type. You drove one car from Leicester Uni to Loughbro Uni and the other one back. Someone sat in the back with kit and asked you questions like 30 mph under or over, or what speed are you doing.

You had an eye test beforehand (and that was when I found I should be wearing glasses for driving!) and best you got paid £10 for the exercise. You could drive the cars how you liked (within reason I guess) In those days I only earnt £1800 in a whole year before tax.
Title: Re: Old Classic
Post by: redelitev6 on 01 January 2013, 13:36:30
Just been watching the sweeney , great to see the old granada back in action chasing the renault 16  ;D , . Id sooner watch this old stuff than anything thats on now  :y
Always a safe bet that as soon as a MK2 jag showed up you knew is was going to get crashed !

The bank robber MK 2 and S-Types were quite elderly by that time.......and probably due to be cubed anyway.
I like the opening scene in the later series of the sweeney, chasing a bad guy who's driving a MK2 escort estate!
Title: Re: Old Classic
Post by: YZ250 on 01 January 2013, 13:55:54
Just been watching the sweeney , great to see the old granada back in action chasing the renault 16 ;D , . Id sooner watch this old stuff than anything thats on now  :y


I thought that Regan used a Consul 3000GT, Mr EMD.

He did, but it was a 3.0L Ghia in this mornings program. Yep, I watched it as well, two episodes, one after the other.  :y

Actually, in the second episode today, Bill had down-graded to the later 2.8i Ghia.
Title: Re: Old Classic
Post by: omega3000 on 01 January 2013, 17:19:42
Did Regan actually drive the Consul/Granada?.........from memory he was always in the passenger seat having a fag. ;)

I think in every scene someone was having a fag  ;D

The granada was chasing the renault 16 , interestingly the renault seemed to handle better  :D