75 Ford Granada

[Porscheman]

I've been looking for one of these for years. I finished this one in in primer grey with Testors wet look clear top coat to look like dove grey. The top, trim and interior are done with Restoleum caret wine. I also tinted the glass with Tamiya clear blue.

Thanks for looking.

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[1972coronet]

WHOA! Reminds me of my parents' 1976 Monarch coupe Ghia ( 351 Windsor ; silver with 'cranberry' inteerior, silsilver 'opera" top ) .

Ive been looking for one of those Lindberg kits for forever !

[charger74]

Now that is totally different !!! It sure looks really good

[droogie]

Nice! I actually owned one of those back in the day.

[CometMan]

Very nice, Al! My parents had a '76 Monarch they bought new, they are pretty under-rated when compared against other cars of that era.

[Tom Geiger]

That's a pretty good job Al, that kit isn't all that great as a starting point!

That was the IT car of 1976.  The color scheme was Mercedesque.  In 1976 I painted my 1966 Valiant silver to match it's red interior.  

About 10 years later I had a 1977 Mercury Monarch 4 door Ghia in Dove Grey with a blue bucket interior.  It was unusual to have a sedan with buckets, console and floor shifter.

[Maindrian Pace]

Very nice!

[Ben]

Very nice! Is that the 1/32 kit?

[Sledsel]

Very Cool!!!

Would love to see that car in 1/25...... I know, it will never happen.

[slusher]

Super nice Al. I knew a guy who had a white one with blue interior...

[ChrisBcritter]

Good job! In the early eighties my boss had one that was triple gray; very pretty car. I've got one of these that needs the chrome redone (it's clear plastic underneath ) and a taillight (luckily they interchange side to side so I can cast a copy).

[Yahshu]

nice

[carman1]

Very nice,  I never knew that car existed in model form,  my parents had a 77 4door that my sister used to learn how to parallel  park,   it was easier than the 1973 Pontiac Grandville they also had  !

[cobraman]

There is one you don't see everyday. Looks great ! I have been looking for the Lindberg Cordoba for a long time. See one on ebay once in awhile but they sell for more than I am willing to spend.

[bismarck]

Wow that brings back memories!!!  Its seemed like half the neighborhood owned one of those back in the day. Neat kit.

[ZIL 111V]

Very, very nice work!  some of those 1/32 Lindberg car kits of the 70s are great looking, really nice curbside kit series for the times.

Also reminds me of one of my great grand uncle who bought a brand new white/burgundy interior, 2dr coupe Granada back in 1975, also got the same kit back in 78 at local K-Mart!

[Tom Geiger]

Also reminds me of one of my great grand uncle who bought a brand new white/burgundy interior, 2dr coupe Granada back in 1975, also got the same kit back in 78 at local K-Mart!

Agreed.  These are cars that we have never seen in 1/25 scale and otherwise wouldn't have in any scale.   Note that within the series, scale actually varies, almost like Matchbox cars do.   Also, the interiors are pretty generic. But shelf wise, they're great especially when painted nicely and detailed out the way we see in Al's car.

[THarrison351]

Good looking car, I too wish it had been done in 1/25 scale. My first car to own was a '75 4 door Ghia, white with turquoise top and interior. Good, reliable car, traded it for a new '85 Escort

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[RancheroSteve]

Nice build!

The front disc brakes on my Ranchero came from a junkyard Granada - a well-known low budget swap for Falcons and Mustangs before the supply dwindled.

Edited September 15, 2016 by RancheroSteve

[Fanof69]

That really takes me back. My parents had a light blue 76'. Nicely Done!!

[Reeves Racing]

Now there's one you don't see often...

Looks like the 1 to 1 car I harvested the disc brakes off of to put on my 68 Mustang.

 

 

 

 

 

[Sixties Sam]

Great build of an unusual subject! Good work!

Sam

[Funkychiken]

Great build! I've never seen one of these before, in real life, or as a kit, and I kind of like the colour combo too.

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[oldcarfan]

Love what you've done with this. My parents had in dark brown a matching vinyl top. I didn't like it then, but now I seem to have a soft spot for it!