By Classic Yorkshire correspondent Tony Lofthouse.
A mint condition 1986 Ford Sierra RS Cosworth has sold for a record £132,750 at the latest Silverstone Auctions sale.
The Sierra model is one of the fastest Fords in history and the car had just 8,795 on the clock when it went under the hammer!
It’s final price is £22,000 more then the pre-sale estimate, making it the most expensive Sierra ever. A rarer RS500 had previously set the record, making £122,000 in a sale in 2017.
The Silverstone Auctions guide said the three-door Sierra RS ‘comes in Moonstone Blue with a virtually unmarked Recaro cloth interior’ and had ‘just two former keepers’.
It has been in storage since 2003 and only re-emerged this year for a clean-up.
The turbocharged three-door Sierra RS Cosworth has a 2.0-litre four cylinder engine capable of producing 204 bhp. It could accelerate from 0 to 60mph in just 6.2 seconds.
It was built as a result of a Ford Motorsport project to take the Sierra into tour caring and rallying success.
Production of the RS Cosworth was centred in Genk in Belgium and ran from 1986 to 1992 – the option of a four door saloon coming in 1988.
The documents accompanying the sale of this 1986 model shows it cost the princely sum of £16,630 when new.
Looks like I shall have to increase the insured value of mine then
Yes, great car Michael. Debuted at Geneva Motor Show in 1985 in three-door format. Only about 5000 produced.