Send to a friendDucati Major July 31st, 2007 3:32 PM Link
Two dollars!
Budget British Glam: Ford Granada Grosvenor Limo on eBay
Written By: Seyth Miersma
In the category of impressive automotive monikers, the 1984 Ford Granada Grosvenor Limo RHD by Coleman Milne has got to be at least top ten. The fact that the name is nearly longer than the limousine itself makes it a truly unique eBay find.
Based on the unremarkable British Ford Granada, (not to be confused with the completely unrelated domestic Ford of the same name) the Grosvenor limo doesn’t exactly have automotive gold for DNA. The lack of donor pedigree seems to be somewhat offset by the magic touch of Coleman Milne, claimed as a first rate limousine constructor and “an important player in the funereal car market.”
As a coach for the living or otherwise, the Grosvenor isn’t without charms. Looking a bit like a stretched BMW E30 3-series wearing a funny hat (and a Tempo grill) the seller isn’t far off the mark by describing the car as “Germanic.” While the Brit limo admittedly lacks the TVs, wet bar, 22-inch chrome wheels, and 15-person capacity of some of its more modern competition, the subtlety is quite refreshing. About as small as a limousine can be, the Grosvenor only carries six people including the chauffer, but its low-profile and clean lines really set it apart from today’s big-box, ultra-stretch jobs. Despite the size, future owners are sure to enjoy period Eighties touches like twin car phones and loads of faux-wood inserts.
At $5000 with no bids on the table, we’d do it for the phones.
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8 Comments
detroit9000 July 31st, 2007 3:33 PM Link
That would be a great car for a high schooler.
Dave July 31st, 2007 3:38 PM Link
This car has been on and off e-Bay so may times that I am actually surprised when I don’t see it listed. But it really should have sold by now, as mentioned above, as it would make a cool car for a high schooler….
darren July 31st, 2007 4:20 PM Link
Wow… that looks a lot like the new “grille by Gillette”!
fantasyfreddy July 31st, 2007 5:20 PM Link
would make a good hotel room on wheels!
Austin July 31st, 2007 11:25 PM Link
Actually…that grille looks like it was the inspiration for the more recent crop of three-bar ugliness on Ford products.
To my eye, on the Fusion wears a well tailored three-bar grille. The rest are about as well integrated as this mess.
Ath. August 1st, 2007 1:50 AM Link
It looks far better than the Ford Scorpio
Robert Walker January 1st, 2008 9:55 AM Link
i actually used to have one of these cars for a bit of a laugh when i was about 23. they run 2.8 litre engines (about 150bhp) and they move nice and briskly along the road, with a smooth ride. the granada was for a long time the biggest seller in the larger end of the market. when it got stretched, they tended to had a deeper seat cushion, some times a division screen (electric) and all the wood was real, and hefty in size, some places being about an inch thick!!
i’ve no idea what the current exchange rate is, but these old limousines cost more than the contemporary rolls royce when new and now sell for about £500 for a healthy-ish example.
i took my scouts camping with mine, as they can have seven seats in the back.
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