Description
7th Dec, 2024 10:00
The December 2024 Auction
1991 Ford Sierra RS Cosworth Sapphire 4x4
One owner from new
Estimate
£20, 000 - £22, 000
Buyer's premium: 15. 00%
Lot details
Registration: H688HLO
Chassis: WF0FXXGBBFLU59478
Odometer: 6, 296 (106, 296)
Transmission: Manual
MOT: November 2025
One owner from new
Largely unmolested and in original specification
Recent timing belt change
Desirable 4x4 model
Moonstone Blue with Raven Black leather interior
Offered with a spare wheel
In 1986, the original Sierra Cosworth was a new kind of performance car - a blue-collar hero able to humble true sports cars. A couple of years later, Ford introduced the Sierra Sapphire RS Cosworth, a more ‘discreet’ version, built using the four-door Sapphire bodyshell, initially with the same rear-wheel drive layout as the three-door original and then later with four-wheel drive, but even with a more restrained exterior, a plush velour interior and an executive four-door shell, the Sapphire was far from dull. The early rear-wheel drive cars benefited from 204bhp from the YBB engine (205 block), a T5 gearbox, 7" x 15" lattice alloy wheels, front and rear spoilers, side skirts and Recaro seats, with 0-60mph taking 6. 1 seconds. Despite the extra power and potential for greater traction, the later 4x4 Sapphire was slower to 60mph, reaching the speed in 6. 6 seconds. Approximately 13, 140 two-wheel drive Sapphire examples were produced during 1988-1989 and all were assembled in Belgium at Ghenk powered by UK-built Ford-Cosworth engines.
In January 1990, the facelift RS Cosworth, now with four-wheel drive, was launched. Produced for just two years, and more than capable by today’s standards, the new era of the Mondeo loomed, and some say Ford’s RS saloon heritage ended with the Sierra. This example was supplied new on 21st June 1991 with Moonstone Blue coachwork and a leather interior trimmed in Raven Black.
It is a rarity that a Sierra Sapphire Cosworth has one owner from new. This example would benefit from some cosmetic rectifications; the jacking point covers are missing, one headlight wiper is missing, the paint could do with some tidying up and the front door cards have split. The car appears to be unmolested and largely in original specification, which again is a rarity for these Cosworths. This is the perfect base to use and improve if you wish too. The timing belt has just been done and, along with a fresh MOT, it is on the button and ready to go.
