Ford Sierra Cosworth Rs500 Group A, 1988 Rouse Ford Sierra Rs500 Cosworth Group A Classic Driver Market

Meet the legendary 1 eggenberger texaco ford sierra cosworth rs500.

Ford le mans 3 car finish. It was the result of a ford motorsport project with the purpose of producing an outright winner for group a racing in europe. The ford sierra cosworth rs500 uses a specially built 20 litre turbocharged cosworth engine producing 224bhp which could be upped to 400bhp when modified for competition. Usd 186 153 223 384.

Ford sierra rs 500 btcc built by brooklyn dave lampitt 550 bhp ex chris hodgetts last race 1989 sierra cosworth links. 1988 rouse ford sierra rs500 cosworth group a. The car makers desire to contest to the world touring car championship wtcc was the original catalyst for the 1986 sierra rs cosworth a 2 litre turbocharged 204hp.

Conveniently cosworth had developed a 16 valve twin cam version of the pinto engine that once turbocharged would create a stonking touring car in the light three door fleet sierra bodyshell. Taking the sierra rs cosworth as the basic vehicle of their group a racing and rallying ambitions ford had set aside 500 of the last 1986 vehicles from their genk belgium plant. Gravett drove the ford sierra cosworth rs500 to victory first time out in the opening round of the 1989 btcc at oulton park he then went on to score a total of 4 wins 5 pole positions and 8.

Usd 186 153 223 384. The ford sierra rs cosworth is a high performance version of the ford sierra that was built by ford europe from 1986 to 1992. This exceptional example competed in the 1989 british touring car championship at the hands of chris hodgetts.

Ford sierra rs500 cosworth is a race car that was introduced in 1987 as an evolution of the ford sierra rs cosworth to compete in different touring car championships worldwide including british touring car championship btcc deutsche tourenwagen meisterschaft dtm world touring car championship wtcc european touring car championship etcc or australian touring car championship atcc. Ford motorsport under stuart turner needed a group a saloon to replace the capri. These completed cars were shipped to britain and stored in an outside compound in the essex flatlands.

Deciding that the dick johnson racing ford sierra cosworth rs500 was the fastest group a touring car they bought the first two cars djr1 and djr2. Like all group a machines fords be winged 80s racer was derived directly from a production car. Gbp 150 000 180 000 listed estimate.