Question of the Day: Is the Ford Granada “The Worst Car Detroit Ever Built?”
U.S. Presidential Candidate Barack Obama recently called the Ford Granada “the worst car Detroit ever built,” providing us with his answer to a question that every American pistonhead asks himself at least once in a while. The Free Republic has its own list of “worst American cars” including such luminaries as the Chrysler TC by Maserati and the Chevette. MSNBC’s poll of automotive excreta lists the Vega as the worst ever. But Obama’s busy with campaigning, and it’s been a long time since the Illinois Senator learned to drive in his grandfather’s Granada. So, the question goes over to you, the Best and Brightest. Has a nastier hunk of metal than the “tin foil” Granada rolled off Detroit’s production lines? I’d say the Caddy Cimarron should be up there, but then the Volare/Aspen twins have to be in the running too. Worst ever? I’ll say the X-body Chevy Citation. What say you?