MK 2/face-lift sierra cosworth 3 door???

S Line

Was leaving Dublin t via the Kildare motorway on Saturday I was passed out by what I would describe as face-lift sierra 3 door sierra cosworth. It was the 87 onward body style and RHD.
I know for a fact that the only face-lift onwards sierra cosworth was the sapphire. I also believe that the face-lift 3 door sierra was only available in LHD markets
The car I saw must be an aftermarket creation – or a rare escaped SVO/SVE proto type. Does anybody know of this car, I cannot remember the reg. it was definitely and Irish one, it had 4x4 emblems on the wings and was diamond white ??

ianobrien

Was it a 3 door or a 5 door?

If it was a 5 door, I'm thinking of an XR 4x4 or a 2.9 4x4. The 2.9 could be got with the Turbo Technics conversion.

If it was a 3 door, it must be home made, as the 4x4 Cosworth came out in '90 (ish, '91 Maybe?) and the 3 door Cosworth went out of production in '88. There was a 2WD Sapphire in-between.

There was a few test mules with the 4WD running gear, but I don't know if any of the mules were on the 3 door shells. But knowing Ford, anything was possible. (the first prototype Escort Cosworth was a Sapphire 4x4 floorpan cut down and stuffed under a mk3 Escort RS Turbo body; the Escort Twin Cam was built when Boreham "borrowed" an Escort Prototype body and stuffed Lotus Cortina Rally Car mechanicals into it!)

S Line

It’s was definitely a 3 door. I follow the blue oval scene myself and definitely took a good look to make sure I wasn’t seeing things
It definitely had the sapphire cosworth style lights bumpers etc but with a 3 door body style. The quarter panel glass was a one piece type (not XR4 style) and it had a wail-tale spoiler and ‘ford sierra cosworth’ on the boot
I definitely reckon it was an aftermarket conversion – it looked pretty good!!
I wonder did anybody ever do a sierra cosworth 5 door hatch back or estate. I have seen a few P100 cosworths in magazines

gn3dr

There was one of these in white up North that was featured in the mags a few years ago. I have a funny feeling it came South eventually. Easy enough to convert I'd say - just bonnet, wings,bumper & lights

G Luxel

slightly off topic,,,,but I used to see a facelifted 87/88 Sierra Ghia estate on pre 87 plates....and then I knew of a pre 87 Sierra on new 88 plates.......:)

MercMad

Richard Heely made a 3door Cosworth that had facelift bumpers and lights way back in probably'87 or so. I think it was later "corrected"

S Line

This is very similar to the car that passed me
Except : it was RHD, had no role cage, it had escort cosworth alloys (I think ??) and had 4x4 badges on the wings
(how can you insert a pic from my computer as opposed to a URL ??)

alias no.9

ianobrien wrote: »

the first prototype Escort Cosworth was a Sapphire 4x4 floorpan cut down and stuffed under a mk3 Escort RS Turbo body

Was that not pretty much true of all Escort Cosworths, a Sapphire pan and running gear,clad in Escort panels?

YBTurbo

Made for the continental European Market, They had essentially a Mk1 shell with a Mk2 front grafted on, i think they changed the rear lights aswell.

So it was a Mk2 3-door, as far as I know they did only do LHD, but it would be easy to convert for someone in the know.



So no, you were not seeing things.






I need to get out more

YBTurbo

alias no.9 wrote: »

Was that not pretty much true of all Escort Cosworths, a Sapphire pan and running gear,clad in Escort panels?

Escort Cosworth's were based on the Mk5.


Underneath the EsCos didn't resemble a standard Escort, it was essentially a Sierra Cosworth 4x4 with an Escort shell.

ianobrien

YBTurbo wrote: »

Made for the continental European Market, They had essentially a Mk1 shell with a Mk2 front grafted on, i think they changed the rear lights aswell.

So it was a Mk2 3-door, as far as I know they did only do LHD, but it would be easy to convert for someone in the know.



So no, you were not seeing things.

Now, I did not know that!

YBTurbo

More pics here, http://passionford.com/forum/pictures-video-and-photoshop-forum/209711-let-me-see-those-3door-mk2-sierra.html




I feel like a geek knowing all this when the cars themselves are older than me.

G Luxel

There are South African Sierra's that were built until 1990 or thereabouts with Mark 1 fronts .......I dont know if there was a Sapphire model included...

Redrocket

http://www.adverts.ie/car/other-cars/other-cars/ford-sierra-rs-cosworth-4x4/82011

3drsierra4x4

no you were not seeing things that was my car it is a genuine 3dr 4x4 with the new type front on it there was 14 of them built as right hand drive in germany to launch the 3 dr sierra touring cars they were sent from england to germany to be built and back to england mine is the only one in ireland and there is only 3 or 4 of them left that were not wrote off you did see it on the motorway she is white and escort cosworth alloys on it there is only 69000 genuine miles on the car it only comes out the odd time for a drive 87 cw reg??? and i also have a 88 saphire model aswell......

Jammy Donut

3drsierra4x4 wrote: »

no you were not seeing things that was my car it is a genuine 3dr 4x4 with the new type front on it there was 14 of them built as right hand drive in germany to launch the 3 dr sierra touring cars they were sent from england to germany to be built and back to england mine is the only one in ireland and there is only 3 or 4 of them left that were not wrote off you did see it on the motorway she is white and escort cosworth alloys on it there is only 69000 genuine miles on the car it only comes out the odd time for a drive 87 cw reg??? and i also have a 88 saphire model aswell......

a 3 door Mk2 is my dream car.... Pics?

Capri

G Luxel wrote: »

There are South African Sierra's that were built until 1990 or thereabouts with Mark 1 fronts .......I dont know if there was a Sapphire model included...

south Africa had the Sierra XR8 V8 5door -

http://www.google.co.nz/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4ADRA_enIE451IE451&q=sierra+xr8+



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGIl0MdqH5g

I also remember a Sierra Van - estate with no windows ( MAYBE a prototype for the Irish market )

metisse

The only mk2 3dr sierra was in Poyntspass N Ireland, Gavin McClure owed it. Was sold to someone reportedly from Dublin,
Gavin told me it was 1 of 10 built by Graame Goode Racing, was fitted with 4x4 cosworth running gear and RHD, possibly south African shell.
Saw the the car but at the time he was looking to much. Kicking my self ever since.
One mint car, was on a Qplate

pburns

3drsierra4x4 wrote: »

no you were not seeing things that was my car it is a genuine 3dr 4x4 with the new type front on it there was 14 of them built as right hand drive in germany to launch the 3 dr sierra touring cars they were sent from england to germany to be built and back to england mine is the only one in ireland and there is only 3 or 4 of them left that were not wrote off you did see it on the motorway she is white and escort cosworth alloys on it there is only 69000 genuine miles on the car it only comes out the odd time for a drive 87 cw reg??? and i also have a 88 saphire model aswell......

Pics please:)?

dave45dave

S Line wrote: »

Was leaving Dublin t via the Kildare motorway on Saturday I was passed out by what I would describe as face-lift sierra 3 door sierra cosworth. It was the 87 onward body style and RHD.
I know for a fact that the only face-lift onwards sierra cosworth was the sapphire. I also believe that the face-lift 3 door sierra was only available in LHD markets
The car I saw must be an aftermarket creation – or a rare escaped SVO/SVE proto type. Does anybody know of this car, I cannot remember the reg. it was definitely and Irish one, it had 4x4 emblems on the wings and was diamond white ??

Sorry to bring up an old thread , but saw a white 3 door one in newbridge yesterday. 84 mh reg. Very clean looking car with rear hubs . Everything else looked 100%.

dave45dave

S Line wrote: »

Was leaving Dublin t via the Kildare motorway on Saturday I was passed out by what I would describe as face-lift sierra 3 door sierra cosworth. It was the 87 onward body style and RHD.
I know for a fact that the only face-lift onwards sierra cosworth was the sapphire. I also believe that the face-lift 3 door sierra was only available in LHD markets
The car I saw must be an aftermarket creation – or a rare escaped SVO/SVE proto type. Does anybody know of this car, I cannot remember the reg. it was definitely and Irish one, it had 4x4 emblems on the wings and was diamond white ??

Sorry to bring up an old thread , but saw a white 3 door one in newbridge yesterday. 84 mh reg. Very clean looking car with rear hubs . Everything else looked 100%.

davycc

dave45dave wrote: »

Sorry to bring up an old thread , but saw a white 3 door one in newbridge yesterday. 84 mh reg. Very clean looking car with rear hubs . Everything else looked 100%.

Nice car Id love one myself again but they only made actual 3dr cosworths from 86 onwards:cool:

I had an 88 rwd sappire cosworth--a lot of fun:D

dave45dave

davycc wrote: »

Nice car Id love one myself again but they only made actual 3dr cosworths from 86 onwards:cool:

Had a feeling it was too old to be a cossie but a great replica it was

(If only he did a disk conversion on the rear)