I sold it to Hendy Ford in Portsmouth....I had to wait around the corner to let the engine cool enough to stop it ticking and clicking....well it was my last drive!....the good old days before speed cameras. Never meet your heros!!
SAAB turbos were my addiction in that era. I’d love one again, as an “antique” but I know, in my heart, that if I did drive one again that Turbo lag would be a wierd old thing to “manage.”I took an original white Cosworth Sierra 3 door in PX once that I smoked around for a bit (I saw 160 on the clock on a ...ahem....."private closed road"....never been faster in a car on the road).....Today they are definitely a rose tinted glasses job as it was a horrible agricultural thing to drive with low budget suspension. This one was only made worse by the Turbo Technics 330 hp conversion.....although it was rather quicker/faster, the lag was massive.....and it coming on boost whilst half way around a slightly shiny, but dry corner was not something I need to repeat.....but I did get the stain out of the drivers seat!!!
On the face of it, doesn't look like a bad effort TBF. Nice colour too.If £200k is a bit strong you could splash out on a 1992 1.4LX with some frilly bits tacked on that is estmated at "only" £15k (really ??):
Lot 504 - 1992 FORD ESCORT LX (COSWORTH REPLICA)
Lot 504 - 1992 FORD ESCORT LX (COSWORTH REPLICA)www.mathewsons.co.uk
All I know is it's 100% better than it would have been if I'd had a crack at it...It used to be burgendy - it seems they couldn't be bothered re-painting the floor paneI and I know it's only an estimate but £15k is a crazy price for a very old, very slow Ford Escort.
They also have this estimated at £50k. At least it's a real Cossie but has rotten arches, flat paint and bits of trim hanging off. The mechanical condition is anybody's guess. I suspect you would be better off simply buying a decent one that hasn't been neglected:
Lot 878 - 1993 FORD SIERRA SAPPHIRE COSWORTH
Lot 878 - 1993 FORD SIERRA SAPPHIRE COSWORTH
I've always been rather partial to those O.Z Racing Rally wheels too.
it’s slightly echoing the RS500 that sold god knows how long back at the same place (when they used to be Silverstone) .. link I’ve attached but im sure all are familiar by now, the fast fords have gone mad indeed. 
My late father in law’s Cosworths were both tuned by Brooklyn Ford to 330 BHP if I remember right - unfortunately I can’t ask him nowI took an original white Cosworth Sierra 3 door in PX once that I smoked around for a bit (I saw 160 on the clock on a ...ahem....."private closed road"....never been faster in a car on the road).....Today they are definitely a rose tinted glasses job as it was a horrible agricultural thing to drive with low budget suspension. This one was only made worse by the Turbo Technics 330 hp conversion.....although it was rather quicker/faster, the lag was massive.....and it coming on boost whilst half way around a slightly shiny, but dry corner was not something I need to repeat.....but I did get the stain out of the drivers seat!!!
Cheers Mike.
It went at the beginning of last year and it was a proper low mileage out the factory example.
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Here you go MikeinWimbers:
