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Del Boy Omega Lord Offline Posts: 9381 Ashford, Kent. Gender: Drives: Various things.	What a car 21. Mar 2010 at 12:48 Mine was a black 3.0 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GRANADA-MK-1-1976-THE-SWEENEY-3-0-GHIA-AUTO-NO-SWAP-PX_W0Q...
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tunnie Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 22520 London, W3 Gender: Drives: 2.2 CD (LPG'd) & BMW R1200 GS	Re: What a car Reply #1 - 21. Mar 2010 at 12:56 why is it when you get a great classic like that, you get some moron of an eBay seller who likes you use size 72 font
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Del Boy Omega Lord Offline Posts: 9381 Ashford, Kent. Gender: Drives: Various things.	Re: What a car Reply #2 - 21. Mar 2010 at 13:01 tunnie wrote on 21. Mar 2010 at 12:56: why is it when you get a great classic like that, you get some moron of an eBay seller who likes you use size 72 font God knows, I do hate that though, they think it makes it stand out but, all it does is make it messy and hard to read
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jonnycool Omega Baron Offline We shag 'em, you eat 'em Posts: 2837 Merthyr Tydfil, S. Wales Gender: Drives: 2001 2.6 Elite Estate	Re: What a car Reply #3 - 21. Mar 2010 at 17:05 Absolutely love these, would have given my right arm for a coupe
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Steve Brookman Intermediate Member Offline Posts: 283 Blackwood, Gwent Gender: Drives: Elite 3.0 Estate, Range Rover	Re: What a car Reply #4 - 21. Mar 2010 at 18:07 I'm sure those are the wrong wheels for a Ghia.
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Re: What a car
Reply #5 - 21. Mar 2010 at 18:18

No they are the later Ghia wheels.

I had a '73 3 lit V6 one of these - used to cruise it well into 3 figures on motorways. Only probs i had with it were the need to replace complete exhaust (had to cut original ford one off as they fit it before bolting rear subframe up!!), replace inlet manifold gasket (they die @ 40K miles), then just normal service items. Great motor.

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Steve Brookman Intermediate Member Offline Posts: 283 Blackwood, Gwent Gender: Drives: Elite 3.0 Estate, Range Rover	Re: What a car Reply #6 - 21. Mar 2010 at 18:31 I had the same wheels on a 77 3.0L manual. Cracking car-only problem I had was the drive to the oil pump rounding off. Stopped engins as soon as oil light went on-replaced pump and drive and no further problems.
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Welung666 Omega Lord Offline Posts: 9768 West Midlands Gender: Drives: 99 2.5 saloon Tractor	Re: What a car Reply #7 - 21. Mar 2010 at 18:54 I had a 73 3.0 manual coupe in two-tone brown beige. Stunning car to drive.
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Steve Brookman Intermediate Member Offline Posts: 283 Blackwood, Gwent Gender: Drives: Elite 3.0 Estate, Range Rover	Re: What a car Reply #8 - 21. Mar 2010 at 18:55 Also just noticed that its got the later Cologne engine and not the Essex. Had both engines (three Colognes) and reckon the Essex was far pokier-far more low down torque. In fact my 3.0L was just as quick as a later Capri Injection I had.
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Mantahatch Omega Knight Offline Posts: 1637 Gender:	Re: What a car Reply #9 - 21. Mar 2010 at 19:14 I had a 72 one in blue many years ago. It suffered the standard ford fault of breaking the plastic timing wheel. Why did they make those engines self destruct ? For those that don't no what I am on about, it is basically the same as cam belt breaking. these engines had a plastic timing wheel for hecks sake. Smooth idea ford.
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Lizzie Zoom Deleted Member Offline The Romantic Emotional Pink Lady Posts: 65 Ashford, Kent Gender: Drives: 2000 Omega 3.0 Elite Auto	Re: What a car Reply #10 - 21. Mar 2010 at 19:59 I note this car has the later Mk2 2.8 engine Still love it though Jack Regan!!
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Sixstring Omega Baron Offline Its just GOTTA be a big V6. Mmm....NOS........ Posts: 2203 Lydney, Gloucestershire Gender: Drives: '99 Omega 3.0 Elite Estate with pikey hook, and Suzuki RF900 Motorcycle. Oh, and a MGZS180 and Renault Grande Espace 2.2DT (for work)	Re: What a car Reply #11 - 22. Mar 2010 at 12:01 Had two of them, aan R reg 3.0. ghia in silver with different alloys to those on the advert, but a stonking car, and a coupe, that had a fantastic engine from a 2.9 V6 cologne ex-cop car. One of henry's best cars ever, the later granada scorpio was not as good.
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Andy B Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 21988 Bury Lancs Gender: Drives: 1999 3.0 Elite auto/TDM	Re: What a car Reply #12 - 22. Mar 2010 at 13:15 jonnycool wrote on 21. Mar 2010 at 17:05: Absolutely love these, would have given my right arm for a coupe Not very many years back there was a very reasonable Coupe broken in a lcal scrap yard. The interior was near imaculate.
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Andy B Over Active Poster Offline Posts: 21988 Bury Lancs Gender: Drives: 1999 3.0 Elite auto/TDM	Re: What a car Reply #13 - 22. Mar 2010 at 13:18 Welung666 wrote on 21. Mar 2010 at 18:54: I had a 73 3.0 manual coupe in two-tone brown beige. Stunning car to drive. They were very very rare if it was a factory manual. IIRC disguinished from autos by a body coloured panel between the rear light as opposed to vinyl on the auto.
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Reply #14 - 22. Mar 2010 at 13:20

Mantahatch wrote on 21. Mar 2010 at 19:14:

I had a 72 one in blue many years ago. It suffered the standard ford fault of breaking the plastic timing wheel. Why did they make those engines self destruct ? For those that don't no what I am on about, it is basically the same as cam belt breaking. these engines had a plastic timing wheel for hecks sake. Smooth idea ford.

A fibre timing wheel. The idea was it was quieter than two metal to metal gears ..... it worked, they were very quiet when they broke! Grin

The were safe heads weren't they? So if it did strip its teeth, you just fitted another gear & you were away.

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