Iconic Ford Sierra Cosworth set to sell for £90,000 – over five times what it was worth back in 1980s
AN ICONC Ford Sierra Cosworth is set to sell for £90,000 - over five times its value when it first hit the road in the 80s.
The red RS edition - which hit speeds of 149mph - cost £16,000 brand new 39 years ago.
The car was dubbed a bargain supercar when it debuted thanks to its relatively low cost and high performance.
Ford deployed a modest family saloon shape boosted by n a souped-up two-litre, 204-bhp engine.
This specimen is believed to be the only RS Cosworth factory-finished in rosso red.
It was custom made for Robin Russell, the 14th Duke of Bedford, and owned for many years by touring car racer Vince Woodman.
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When Russell ordered the motor there were just three colour options - diamond white, black and moonstone blue.
How he persuaded Ford’s special vehicle engineering department to finish one in rosso red remains a mystery.
But the distinctive car was given to the Duke on long-term loan.
When that arrangement came to an end, the car remained registered to the Ford Motor Company until 1988 when it was sold to Vince Woodman.
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The touring car racer enjoyed most of his successes at the wheel of various Ford Escorts and Capris.
This red Cosworth could regularly be spotted in the club car park at Silverstone race track.
The car - which would be worth £47,000 brand new accounting got inflation - was bought by its current owner five years ago.
In 2022, it was treated to a refresh and a repaint in its original rosso at a cost of over £4,000.
It is being sold by Iconic Auctioneers in Northampton on Saturday (17 May).
Robin Russell was a British peer, stockbroker and animal conservationist.
He became well known to the public by appearing in three series of the BBC reality television programme Country House.
He died in 2003 aged 63.
Meanwhile, an iconic Ferrari with a 201mph top speed looks set to sell for a record £2.3 million at auction next week.
The red F40 is known as the fastest road car of its era thanks to its twin-turbocharged 3L, V8 engine.
Brand new in 1989 the 478bhp supercar - famed for its angular shape - was as worth about £163,000.
In today's money, when taking into account inflation, it would be priced at a hefty £424,000.
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But the six-figure sum is nothing compared to its expected auction sale price, where its tipped to go for over 14 times its original cost.
If it goes for the guide price, the stunning car will smash the £1.7m recouped at auction for an F40 two years ago.
