Spark Model SCALE MODEL COMPATIBLE WITH FORD SIERRA RS500 COSWORTH N.6 MACAU GUIA RACE 1990 ROBB GRAVETT 1:43 SA198

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Accident damage may also be evident (huge numbers of Cossies were crashed), so inspect the hidden areas beneath the boot mat and behind trim. Collectors want to see original/uncut panels (with date stamps on the front wing rails), factory seam sealer and paintwork; all three colours are equal in value. So-called Cosworth Tax is real: parts prices are no joke, with massive bills for replacing genuine Ford trim or fixing an inevitably smoky or rattly YB. And it will break down… In the UK, the RHD 1988-1989 Sierra Sapphire RS Cosworths are badged with small "Sapphire" badges on the rear door window trims. All 1988-1989 LHD models are badged and registered as Sierra RS Cosworths with no Sapphire nomenclature at all. "Sapphire" being viewed as a Ghia trim level that saw power rear windows, air conditioning and other minor options. It was already a fast car, but as a former biker I needed it to be as fast as possible,’ said Clarke, ‘so I took it to Beverley Motorsport in Hull and had the ECU remapped to liberate 310bhp.

The Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4 received, if possible, an even more flattering response than its predecessors and production continued until the end of 1992, when the Sierra was replaced by the Mondeo. The replacement for the Sierra RS Cosworth was not a Mondeo however, but the Escort RS Cosworth. Based on the Sierra Cosworth platform, [12] the Escort went on sale in May 1992, more than a year after the first pre-production examples were shown to the public, and was homologated for Group A rally in December, just as the Sierra RS Cosworth was retired. Like the rear-drive car, the Cosworth 4x4 was popular at lower levels of rallying and a consistent winner at national championship level, and it remains a popular car among amateur rally drivers. A total of 500 road cars were produced as this was the magic number required by the FIA for the racing machine to be based. Compared with the standard RS Cosworth, the RS500’s on-the-road changes were relatively minor – some contemporary journalists pointed to it being a bit more prone to turbo lag. However, although the car would become a Blue Oval motor sport legend in Europe and Australia, perhaps a bigger part of its mythology comes from the tuning scene that sprung up in the UK.

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Aerodynamic work yielded effective spoilers; a nose intake fed air to the intercooler. Four-wheel disc brakes with ABS and 7x15in alloys were specified, but the RS tag was used only in the UK. Our feature car is one of the most original examples around, yet even it has had the Stage 1 tune – a simple remap that’s said to be better for the engine, which otherwise is a little strangled in standard form. A Cosworth should be reliable, dependable transport, although minor electrical issues can have a massive impact.

Could YOU claim pension credit? Claims have spiked as bills soar, so what are the rules - and why might you get refused? E449 ERB at home among Paul Linfoot’s collection of racers, mint show cars and customer restorations Front: 283mm ventilated discs and four-piston callipers; rear: 273mm solid discs and floating callipers; Teves ABS The main difference to the Sierra three-door Cosworth was Cosworth's uprated competition engine. Its new features were: [2] Turner got in touch with Walter Hayes, at the time the vice-president of public relations at Ford, to get support for the project. Hayes had earlier been the driving force behind the development of the Ford GT40 that won Le Mans in 1966, and the Cosworth DFV engine that brought Ford 154 victories and 12 world championships in Formula One during the 1960s and 1970s. Hayes found the project very appealing and promised his full support.

Ford Sierra RS Cosworth three-door history

Although John Sears acquired the car from his father, he didn’t drive it – mainly because he was ten years old at the time. ‘When David Sears had finished driving the RS500 it was taken off the road rather than sold,’ said current owner and RS Owners Club RS500 registrar Paul Linfoot. ‘According to Jim Clarke, who bought the car from John Sears, it was being sold to pay for his university fees, and had been sitting in storage for the previous ten years.’ Most notable of all is the 30mm 'whale tail' spoiler, which is an addition to the bootlid to increase downforce.