pioneercollector
MB Enthusiast
Years ago i really wanted a Ford Cosworth, just because, anyway i found one, it hadn't been stolen to many times, it drove really really well, but the insurance at the time was 4 x the price of the car ( And i was in my 30's then) So i dropped that idea. Move on a couple of years and a friend asked me if i was still looking for a Ford Granada and - i told him i was quite happy with my Granada 2.8 Ghia X Estate ( And i am not a Ford fanboy at all ) He then informed me that this particular Ford Granada was his fathers, one owner and was the Ford Scorpio and was the 3.0 litre. I was curious at that point the 3.0L Granada engine was changed to the 2.8L in the late 70's / early 80's - And this was a 1991 hatch model. So i arranged to drive over and take a look. Nice car i thought to myself, Silver and full leather electric seats front AND back, Great sound system and less than 45k on the clock.
I asked to look under the bonnet and written on the engine was the best narrative i ever saw ( COSWORTH 24v ) !!
Up to this point i never knew that Cosworth had their dabs on the V6 Granada Scorpio.
I immediately rang my insurance company and the price was the same as my 1984 2.8 Ghia X Granada.....
This was the best V6 car i ever owned, and by the standards of the day it was quite quick.
When the car came to the end of economic repair and i sold it on to an enthusiast i really really wanted another 24v V6 and searched high and low and looked at everything and oddly purchased something with that engine but was very heavy, uneconomic, quite slow and i loved it just as much - Enter the Mitsubishi Shogun 3.0L 24v ..... i owned this one for well over a decade and did over 200k in her....
Not engine snobbery at all, just a love of that particular engine design.
I keep my cars until they are almost dead, So my last throw of the dice probably for a 'fun' car ( I always have a practical car and a 'fun' car ) was something like the Mazda 2.0l Roadster, but with a lot more comfort - Enter the SL 500.
Driving fast and leaving my rear tyres all over the road at every junction has never interested me, i like smooth powerful torque which this car delivers in spades.
If i want to go fast i have my motorcycles! ( Well one of them is quite brisk the other is not! )
I asked to look under the bonnet and written on the engine was the best narrative i ever saw ( COSWORTH 24v ) !!
Up to this point i never knew that Cosworth had their dabs on the V6 Granada Scorpio.
I immediately rang my insurance company and the price was the same as my 1984 2.8 Ghia X Granada.....
This was the best V6 car i ever owned, and by the standards of the day it was quite quick.
When the car came to the end of economic repair and i sold it on to an enthusiast i really really wanted another 24v V6 and searched high and low and looked at everything and oddly purchased something with that engine but was very heavy, uneconomic, quite slow and i loved it just as much - Enter the Mitsubishi Shogun 3.0L 24v ..... i owned this one for well over a decade and did over 200k in her....
Not engine snobbery at all, just a love of that particular engine design.
I keep my cars until they are almost dead, So my last throw of the dice probably for a 'fun' car ( I always have a practical car and a 'fun' car ) was something like the Mazda 2.0l Roadster, but with a lot more comfort - Enter the SL 500.
Driving fast and leaving my rear tyres all over the road at every junction has never interested me, i like smooth powerful torque which this car delivers in spades.
If i want to go fast i have my motorcycles! ( Well one of them is quite brisk the other is not! )
