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CONSUL L DECOR

There tend to be two types of Granada owner; the ones who race them around oval tracks on a Sunday afternoon, and the ones who instead spend their weekend restoring the cars back to perfect condition. Rod Tebble is one of the latter, “Though I’ve nothing against banger racers,” says Rod, “I’ve known a few over the years and bought parts from them. They’re mostly a good bunch of lads.” But Rod is very much a restorer and he’s applied his talents to this 1975 Consul 2000L Decor. “I’ve had Granadas all my life and used them as dailies in the 1980s and 1990s when they were £25 each. I’ve driven company cars and my wife’s cars, but Granadas are all I’ve actually owned.

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