• Sold to its first and only registered keeper on the 06/02/1991
• Finished in Magenta with a Raven interior and black leather Recaro seats
• One of the finest examples we have seen with just 13,865 miles (atoc) on the odometer
• The history files include previous MOTs, service book, tax discs and historical invoices
• A rare opportunity to own a very special car in an unmolested condition and we therefore welcome any inspection

In January 1990, the third generation Sierra RS Cosworth was launched, this time with four-wheel drive. As early as 1987, Mike Moreton and Ford Motorsport had been talking about a four-wheel drive Sierra RS Cosworth that could make Ford competitive in the World Rally Championship. Ford Motorsport’s desire for a 3-door "Motorsport Special" equivalent to the original Sierra RS Cosworth was not embraced as, the more discreet 4-door version, was considered to have better market potential. It was therefore decided that the new car should be a natural development of the second generation, to be launched in conjunction with the face-lift scheduled for the entire Sierra line in 1990. Launched to huge acclaim with the full title of Ford Sierra Sapphire RS Cosworth 4x4, the RS Cosworth 4x4 was aimed at the family man who wanted practicality and performance.

In recent years Silverstone Auctions has offered the finest examples of ‘Fast Fords’ and indeed we have led the market with our results, but it is rare for us to offer a Ford in such superb condition and with such impeccable provenance as this example. On the 6th February 1991, its first and only registered keeper took delivery of this lovely example which was finished in Magenta with a Raven interior and Recaro seats trimmed in black leather. For the next twenty years the car was to be lightly used. The accompanying ten MOT certificates show incremental mileage increases during the 1990s in keeping with online MOT history, and the last MOT test was carried out on the 21st May 2019 at 13,735 miles. From 1993 to 2015, before going back to the original and current registration number, the car was issued with the private registration number “H2 JBG” which corresponds with the historical MOT test certificates and is linked to the online MOT records for the car for the period. The service book shows four stamps at 1,557 miles in March 1991, 6,491 miles in November 1991, 12,600 miles in July 1998 and 13,438 in May 2015.

It’s presented to auction displaying an odometer reading of some 13,865 miles at the time of cataloguing, with a book pack that includes a Ford-RAC Membership Card, previous MOT certificates, seven tax discs and the aforementioned service book. The history file includes invoices, historical Ford main dealer documents and a spare key.