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G-MANN
He can have old cars if he wants. The closest thing we had to that was the Ford Granada, it was the largest car Ford made for the European market but still nowhere near as big as the LTD. It was replaced by the bug-eyed Scorpio (during the 80s it was still called the Granada in the UK when Europe called it the Scorpio). It's main competitors were the Vauxhall/Opel Carlton/Senator/Omega and the Rover SD1/800. There was also the Ford Capri, a coupe with a fairly long bonnet.

Mk I Granada
http://www.pagine70.com/automobilitedesche/images/Ford20Mk1.jpg

Mk II Granada
http://files.capri.pl/library/folders/granada/mk2-gb-1984/05.l.jpg

Mk III Granada (now called the Scorpio in Europe)
http://www.carprices.co.uk/images/fordgranada.jpg

The infamous Ford Scorpio
http://www.fordclubpolska.org/images/galeria/ford_scorpio.jpg

http://www.visapolar.fi/gallery/ford_scorpio_cosworth.jpg

But today Ford and Vauxhall/Opel don't make large "executive" cars anymore, they couldn't compete with the Mercs, BMWs and Audis and Rover has gone bust. The last middle-league executive car left was the Omega, but now that has gone and been replaced by the weird Signum (a sort of stretched Vectra). The French companies have returned to the Executive Car market (a car that is bigger and more prestigious than a family car like the Mondeo but not as big or prestigious as a full-size luxury car like the Merc S-Class) with the Peugeot 607, Citroen C6 and the Renault Vel Satis. There is also the Jaguar S-Type, Volvo S80, Alfa Romeo 166, Skoda Superb and the Saab 9-5, though the Big 3 in this market area are the BMW 5-Series, Mercedes E-Class and Audi A6.
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