RS500 Cosworth - build no 499/500 Original, Pristine, low miles (1987)

[The _Don]

Ford : RS500 Cosworth - build no 499/500 Original, Pristine, low miles

 

[Justin1600]

Lovely car but 20k over priced

 

[The _Don]

A friend has just purchased one in black hopefully drive it soon.

 

[Justin1600]

A friend has just purchased one in black hopefully drive it soon.

Nice cars, you will enjoy that. Is it standard power or modified ?

 

[The _Don]

100% standard,he owns amongst newer metal the rs500 a normal mint sierra cosworth (3 door non rs500) a mint like new standard mk1 rs turbo escort a lotus carlton under going total restoration and a yellow f355 ferrari.

 

[Justin1600]

100% standard,he owns amongst newer metal the rs500 a normal mint sierra cosworth (3 door non rs500) a mint like new standard mk1 rs turbo escort a lotus carlton under going total restoration a yellow f355 ferrari.

Lovely collection he has there tell me more about the series one RS Turbo, any pictures of it

 

[bolide]

Lovely car but 20k over priced

Do you think so? I don't know the market but it has to be right at the top end if it is as described

As they say "Find another one!"

Nick Froome

 

[nick mercedes]

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As they say "Find another one!"

GENUINE FORD SIERRA RS500 COSWORTH MOONSTONE 420+BHP For Sale (1987) on Car And Classic UK [C207060] ?

 

[Justin1600]

Do you think so? I don't know the market but it has to be right at the top end if it is as described

As they say "Find another one!"

Nick Froome

45k is the top end, don't matter if it is build 1,10,200 or 499 in my opinion. Also ford dealer fit air con, don't make it very original if half the interior has already been stripped out to have a moody air con system fitted.

 

[LTD]

Mate of mine has an Escort RS Cosworth.

It's the only car I've ever been scared in yet was well within it's own limits.

Crazy mental vehicles.

 

[Red C220]

If you believe the advert he's been offered £62,000 already.

 

[Red C220]

GENUINE FORD SIERRA RS500 COSWORTH MOONSTONE 420+BHP For Sale (1987) on Car And Classic UK [C207060] ?

Hardly factory fresh unmolested condition though is it.

 

[chriswt]

Do you think so? I don't know the market but it has to be right at the top end if it is as described

As they say "Find another one!"

Nick Froome

I'm shocked by that price but as you rightly point out "find another one!".

If this car is kept as a museum piece then I doubt it will lose any money in the long term.

RS200's were £50k not so long ago and now they are being advertised for £100k plus.

Ford RS200 For Sale, classic cars for sale uk (Car: advert number 174145) | Classic Cars For Sale

Whatever you're opinion about this car there is no denying that it has some serious motorsport pedigree and this would certainly feature in my Lotto stable.

 

[moonloops]

That RS500 would be too slow for me

+ I'd want one that you could rag around in rather than sit an stare at it like a vase..

 

[Deleted member 37751]

I'd want one that you could rag around in rather than sit an stare at it like a vase..

+1.

In much the same way that Gatso's are misused against their creators ideals, cars like these were born to be driven, so by storing them, the owners are disrespecting the cars.

 

[grober]

I had a mate that had one. It was stolen from outside his office-- He watched it drive away never to see it again. He used to drive it like he was constantly escaping from a bank heist! Eventually he bought a Ferrari which he kept in the garage most of the time cos he was too scared to take it out.

 

[chriswt]

He used to drive it like he was constantly escaping from a bank heist!

One of the biggest challenges with buying a Cosworth is finding one that hasn't been owned buy those kind of drivers.

I agree that these (as with all performance cars) need to be driven as their makers intended but to have some immaculate low mileage examples around to drool over in years to come is no bad thing.

 

[AMG Steve]

Too much money IMO.....

BUT....

If you have the cash and not going to drive the car, its a safe investment.
Having owned 4 Cosworths, including the iconic RS500 I can say..
A standered RS500 drives like a piece of crap, laggy slow and boring, just changing the exhaust means to have to alter the T4 turbo because of restrictors inside the down pipe, do this and re-chip the ECU and WOWZER what a difference.
500BHP is easy to achive with these cars BUT reliable it wont be LOL

If I have the spare cash, I would own it

Steve