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"Laurence" (mrlaurence) 09/02/2016 at 10:57 • Filed to: Volvo 240, granada, scorpio, rs turbo, escort

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I had to go and run some errands, and on the way back, saw these parked behind a garage. The photos I got weren’t great since the area was fenced off, and I had other stuff which needed doing, so I couldn’t stay there for too long. There was also a Morris minor and another escort which I wasn’t able to get a good picture of. The first car there was the Volvo 240 above. I don’t know enough about these to say much other than that this thing was near showroom condition; the interior still looked new, the trim was all still shiny and from what I could see, there wasn’t any rust either

Next up was this Granada Scorpio, again, in pretty great condition. This was behind a big sign, so I couldn’t get a good look at it. It’s a 5 door one though, and this are pretty rare now, especially in such good shape

Mk2 Granada! Probably in the best shape of all the cars here, I never see these at all, since banger racing pretty much killed them off altogether

And finally, this mk4 escort RS Turbo. I love these things, but this ones definitely seen better days - lots of filler and primer patches and rust which hasn’t really shown up in the pictures, as well as missing body kit parts, and probably an engine that isn’t running.

Svend > Laurence 09/02/2016 at 11:16

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That Escort is a little odd though.

That’s were the filler door should be.

‘Hey bro as you like your filler cap, I capped your filler cap with filler’.

Cé hé sin > Laurence 09/02/2016 at 12:06

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I haven’t seen Mk2 or Mk3 Granadas for a very long time and Mk3 or 4 Escorts for nearly as long.

Laurence > Cé hé sin 09/02/2016 at 12:21

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It’s weird, isn’t it? When I was growing up, nearly everyone I knew had mk3 and 4 escorts or orions and mk3 granadas were still a common sight (though mk2s were pretty rare by that point), then suddenly, almost every single one vanished, and now I barely see them at all...

Cé hé sin > Laurence 09/02/2016 at 12:37

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The Granada’s a big car with big running costs so it’s inevitably going to disappear quickly as the kind of buyer looking for an old and cheap car doesn’t want to be saddled with large car fuel bills - and insurance is a big issue as well. As for the Escort, they’re worth so little that you might as well buy a newer car for not much more money.