1986 Ford Sierra RS Cosworth

The Ford Sierra RS was the first Ford to carry the Cosworth name when production started in Belgium in June 86, however, the concept dated back to Brands Hatch in 1982. Walter Hayes and Stuart Turner had watched Rover dominate the touring car race supporting the British Grand Prix and with Ford Cosworth engines powering fourteen of the F1 cars on the grid they both agreed it would be nice to see a Ford saloon winning again, especially a Sierra. It was not until the summer of 1983, when Turner was conducting a tour for a group of Ford USA personnel around Cosworth Engineering in Northampton, highlighting the Grand Prix DFY engine, that the 'moment' emerged. He noticed a 16-valve Sierra engine that Cosworth had been developing privately and, in conversation, the decision was made to mate this with a turbo and this power unit eventually led to Ford's total dominance in European Touring Cars with the Sierra Cosworth.Cosworth was founded by Mike Costin and Keith Duckworth and is most famous for the design and introduction of the Cosworth DFV Formula One engine. In June 1967, Graham Hill put a Lotus-Cosworth on pole at Zandvoort with Jim Clark going on to give the Cosworth engine its maiden win at that Dutch Grand Prix, and the DFV would dominate Formula One for over fifteen years. Ford's investment in Cosworth was a masterstroke and started one of the most successful brand partnerships in motorsport.Looking purposeful in Black, D999 HVR presents very well indeed and has only covered 34,000 miles from new, thanks to it being dry stored for 17 years. The car has undergone a comprehensive re-commissioning including a new cam belt with tensioners and a full service with all the fluids changed. It still retains all of its original features and interestingly does not have an after-market exhaust, keeping a 'pattern part' mild steel version. The car has been carefully detailed showing this original Fast Ford at its best. In gleaming Black with low mileage and a fresh MoT, this must surely be a great addition to any car collection.