Hello all. I just wanted to say thanks. First to Jonny and Chops for choosing to feature my cars for TLBS and second to everyone that's watched and commented. I hope you enjoyed it. It was a genuine pleasure to work with Jonny and videographer Phil to help them present the cars to you. I appreciate they aren't to everyone's liking. Are they an 80's boy racer car...? Yep. Iconic homlogation special...? Yep. Death trap...? Yep. Any way round, there's no getting away from the fact they are a modern classic. Had a few questions asking if the Brock car is legit. Yes it is. Brocky drove 2 RS500s - This is one of them, the other is owned by ex Brock Team member Andrew Miedecke in Port Macquarie. The only other BRT RS500 race car got crashed quite a lot (first somewhat famously by by Barry Sheene). It was finally crushed in a car crusher may years ago to avoid paying import duty and therefore no longer exists.
Thanks to you !. ..the Peter Brock car has a special place here in the the Australian race culture..because of the rivalry between Holden and Ford..and them are fightin' words!:)....He was a hero for us kids ..and Dick J and the rest..Bathurst was once possibly bigger than the Melbourne Cup..and we loved it. So it's great that you still acknowledge the Aussie race greats in the UK..Cheers!
@@cakeofthepan2233 Thanks for your kind words. Brocky is an absolute hero of mine and I'm sad I never got the chance to meet him. I'm very aware that what I have is a special piece of Australian touring car history and will preserve it as such. These cars raced all over the world but the BTCC, ATCC and the enduros like the Silverstone TT, Sandown 500 and Bathurst 1000 were where the best battles were had and where there cars will be remembered.
I hated that race car at the time, my motoring hero Brocky had defected to the dark side leaving myself and many other Holden fans gutted. Looking back in time now I'm older and wiser I can appreciate what an impressive masterpiece of engineering that turbo / motor combo was. In fact seeing what was capable from those turbo four's after being a V8 snob for years 'allowed' me to buy a performance four cylinder car and I haven't looked back. Thanks for letting us know where the 05 Sierra ended up. Cheers Marty - Perth Australia.
That RS500 is an icon from my childhood, my father had xr4i, xr4x4i, saphire 2.9i, he had 1990 h reg granada scorpio brand new, an blue orion with white ford mororsport livery and rs engine as well as bumpers, saphire cosworth but the mk1 sierra rs was always my favourite. Mates was always begging to come with us on weekend trips.
@@eerr1438 It's a bit of a conundrum. A few years ago I had a mk2 Golf with 36k on it, hated putting miles on it but at the same time I loved driving it. That's in no way comparable to an RS500, but it's nearly too good to drive an example like that. I think he needs a third one with 100k that he's not scared to take out 😂
Someone was said something interesting about me not wanting to.put too many miles on my S1000 RR HP4 Carbon. Not using it is like not making love to you girlfriend for when she ends up with her next boyfriend 😳
Used to work for a fast Ford garage back in 1988, mainly selling xr2's and xr3i, rs1600i's. Occasionally we sold cossies, and we played rock, paper, scissors, to see who drove/delivered it.....with the lag, when the boost came in, it felt like a saturn 5 rocket.....oh the memories, great video.
My Rwd sap cossie was stolen outside my house. It’s replacement a sap 4x4 cossie was stolen and stripped of its cosworth bits and interior. A couple of weeks after getting it back it was stolen again and found in a field with the engine bay cut up and the engine and gearbox etc. missing. At this point the company insurance company said no more. About 18 months later the police informed me the engine had been found installed in a Ford P100 pickup ‘owned’ by some gentleman who enjoyed mobility housing.
Mates father had a two 4x4 Cosworths. First was nicked and only a bare shell was left. He got another one and to try to keep it, he made a starter by-pass using a 3 ring stereo jackplug. It had fuses in it that if the plug wasn't in the car wouldn't even turn over and if you stuck anything metallic into the plughole with the ignition on, it would blow another fuse and there was no way it would start.
3 miles since 2015. I know its low miles but you can do 500 miles a year over the next 10 years and not effect the value. Love the video love the cars and to each his own, but its a car it deserves to be driven. Just my opinion thank you for sharing the cars.
@gregory Ingraham I agree, it's just an investment piece gathering dust in a garage. Seems criminal to have a car like that just sitting in a garage doing nothing most of it's life. That's why I like watching guys like Harry Metcalfe who owns a number of performance cars but USES them such as driving his Ferrari Testarossa to the Sahara desert and back or his Lambo Countach he took down to the south of France; ruclips.net/video/TB7_YZMqOWw/видео.html He doesn't leave any of his motors stuck in a garage.
Another brilliant video. I went out with a girl in secondary school because her dad had a moonstone Sierra Cosworth. I didn’t even like her. Feel a bit guilty.
A guy across the road had one in my street , took out a local youth who was always bragging about the 140 mph drive over towards Bristol late at night . Was for sale in the Bryan brothers Ford dealer a few months later ...
@@joemacleod-iredale2888 most modern cars sound dull i think. Turbo cars generally sound quiet I always preferred normally aspirated sports cars with a tuned exhaust.
Ford Australia pulled out of motor racing entirely back in the 80's, so racing companies brought over the Sierras. They never sold them officially in Australia but by only as a grey import. I've only ever seen a couple in the flesh. The race versions certainly gave the Holden VL Commodores a run for their money on the track. The Brock Sierra was at a time when Holden had split with him over the polariser incident. I'm glad Rupe has an excellent piece of motor racing history there & the RS500 to back him up. Another great video Jonny, excellent work mate.
My Uncle had a White three door in 1986, followed by a black RS500 in 1987 , I remember him saying that he couldn't get a white or moonstone one because they were sold out . We would travel from Worthing to Leeds to the car auctions once a week , leaving at 4am and sit at 110+ mph in the outside lane and everything would move over to let it through. Seriously it was that epic . Such a fantastic experience. .... Great video on this iconic car , cheers.
Johnny that was brilliant. I'm 50 this year and I remember watching these on TV in the late 80s with the likes of Andy Rouse . Cleland and Gravett. Absolutely amazing video .
I met this guy once years ago who claimed he was a nephew or cousin of Andy Rouse. One time when he was visiting, Andy gave him the keys to his RS500 road car and said to bring it for a spin up the road. He went up the road as fast as he dared and promptly got pulled over by the local bill. They explained that they thought that the car was stolen as it was going too slow for Andy!
When I was a teenager, my father imported a new RS 500 to New Zealand. We lived in Christchurch, and when the car finally arrived, my father and I drove to pick it up from the port in Lyttleton. He surprised me by letting me drive it home (while he went ahead in our family car), and I remember him saying that all he could see in his rear-view mirror was a massive grin behind the wheel of the Cosworth! Great video, thanks. It brought back fond memories of spending time in the car with my dad (and watching the Bathurst Group A races with him on TV).
Many years ago my friend had a RS 500 Cosworth and he took it to Andy Rouse racing and let him do the works on it , I believe it was producing 500 bhp afterwards. I was very fortunate to have a drive in it and it was a very manic experience. The best way to describe it's power delivery was like riding a highly tuned 2 stroke it all happened in one go and you could not change gear fast enough. What a great car and rapid as hell.
One of the best YT channels, cars or otherwise. Jonny is such a genuine guy and clearly loves cars. Been enjoying his company since the early Fifth Gear days.
I can fully relate to this guy, similar age, I grew up in Australia watching touring cars and fell in love with the BMWs and Nissan GTR which I now own both of.
I fell in love with these cars when I first saw it at the Vancouver car show in 1988. I promised myself I'd own one some day. 14 years later I did. I'm on the other side of the pong however so I had to make due with a Merkur XR4Ti but over the years I de-Americanized it and Europeanized it by replacing the brakes and suspension with Cosworth parts, urethane bushings, 17x7.5 wheels and modern tires transformed from a slushy bore to a joy to drive. Best part is I STILL HAVE IT and still love it.
So much better this then all the hyper car stuff, we used to race Cosworth's in the 80's with our E12 M535i on the public roads, 80's were different times
I was 8 when my dad took me down to the Carillon in Bathurst, my home town, to see the drivers cars before the Bathurst 1000. I was very shy and shoved a picture under the nose of Peter Brock for him to sign. He gave me that classic laconic grin, signed it, and handed it back. He was standing next to THIS car and I was star struck. This video has brought back some amazing memories of watching the Sierras, Jags, BMs and old VB/VC Commodores screaming around a track in the town I lived, a fact I didn’t realise was such a big deal until I was a lot older. Love this Johnny. Thank you for being the car pervert that you are.
My sister owned one of these when she lived in Hamburg and her and her second husband had a front tire blowout at 100 plus mph on the Autobahn and rolled it. They both walked away from it with some bruises and bumps and scrapes but alive. He said this car's design saved their life. Black over black leather with a five speed stick would be lovely - great car
Greetings from Sydney Australia. The Sierra was a beast. I remember it very well. I'm 49. I was a teenager at school when the Sierra and Skyline Gtr were racing over here in Australia.
Brocky had to jump from Holden to the Sierra to remain a force in Australian touring cars but his nemesis, Dick Johnson owned the series in that time period. DJR produced the best racing Sierra's back in the day.
Brocky jumped into the Ford not because he had to if he wanted to win, he had a partnership with Holden in Australia and was building a Brock Commodores for the public. He had a fall out with Holden with his last car and what he wanted to do with it thus the partnership broke and he ended up in a Ford but he reunited with Holden not long after
@@LeonKotze70 no that is bs, he released the VL director which Holden told him not to and warned him they would pull support if he did, after that HDT ceased to exist and he had a dummy spit with Holden so he jumped to Ford. Was nothing to do with competitive on the track
My Cossie anecdote is being round my friend’s house in around 1990 when his dad turned up in a Kaliber-liveried Cosworth which was a detuned road-registered ex-touring car. The dad held a senior role in Guiness and as a perk they got to bring the car home every now and then. The next day he gave another friend a lift to our band practice. The friend was crouched on the floor holding on to the roll cage as there was no passenger seat! The car drowned out our miserable guitar indie-pop. Second anecdote is going to Cosworth in 1997 for a job interview and seeing several three doors in the staff car park. True passion. Great video thanks Jonny. Thanks also for digging out your 80s patterned hoodie specially for it 👌🏻
What a hero car the RS500 Cosworth is to me. I remember watching the race cars on Grandstand and the rally cars too. Still buzz of seeing a Moonstone Blue example on the way to school back in 1986 I think. Awesome.
I had the Merkur XR4TI. That's the one they drought to Canada. Unfortunately no Cosworth Powerplant... we got a 2.3 turbo Mexican built Pinto engine... was still ok but no Cossie.
Remember a fish merchant having one of these back in 1991. Doughnuting it on the fish docks one morning as we drew fish on the market. I never really appreciated how special it was or how legendary it would become. Thinking about it now, just seeing it was incredibly lucky. Thanks Matt Omley.
What a very nice, genuine guy Roup (?) seems to be! Not show off'y or arrogant. I worked at a Ford RS dealer in the 80's and remember these Sierra Cosworth and RS 500's very well. I think we retailed 5 RS500's. I loved the RS range.... and wish I still had my immaculate cars I drove as a younger lad. Fiesta Super sport, RS1600i, RS Turbo MkIII and finally a 1986 black Sierra RS Cosworth. Happy days out with my mates on a sunny Sunday afternoon, in their MII Escort Mexico's, RS 2000's, Capri 2.8is, XR3i's and RS Turbos, all polished and gleaming within an inch of their lives..... but remarkably, I sold it because I was so tired of getting stopped by the police everywhere I went.🙄 Having been a Ford man in the 80, 90's and early 2000's, I started to get a shine for the "M" division production cars and just said goodbye to a 2017 BMW M4 I had from new, However, only now have I experienced true tech and engineering brilliance in a newly delivered BMW M4 Competition.... Jonny, you should review one of these - you're welcome to take mine out and give it the once over whenever you like...... It really is a masterpiece of engineering on a production car. Anyway, back to the video and a massive thank you to Jonny and the thoroughly decent gent who owns such massively iconic cars. Well done guys. Brilliant review and produced video! Cheers, Paul Mac
I still have photos my dad took in a folder with his SLR when he took me to the Adelaide GP in 1990, the Sierra's last outing. What an era, what a car!
Back in 1986 on My very first day as an apprentice mechanic, I walked into the workshop at the Ford main dealers, and a RS500 was on a ramp. I could not believe how stunning the car was. I worked on many of them , and loved the test drives ! Awesome cars.
Fantastic! Back in the 80’s I worked in a high street insurance brokers (City Road Cardiff), on my drive into work I remember the billboard posters depicting a black racing Cosworth with a massive headline something like FORD NUMBER 1 (or similar). In work at the brokerage the life & pensions guy had bought himself the standard Cosworth (times were good). In order to keep his supply of sales leads going, he’d take us down the pub on a Friday (in the Cosworth) - the drinks were on him. And as a broker I seem to remember the only insurer that would take on this car (that we dealt with) was St. Katherine’s, they wanted a raft of additional security measures (Thatcham alarm systems, garaged at night etc), and the premiums were huge! Fascinating Jonny a real icon from my younger days 👍.
Back in the late 80’s A supplier of my Dads steel business in the Midlands had one of the RS500 in black. It wheel spun going right up the gears. I’d never been in such a machine. The same guy today has a fantastic 911 collection. But for me the black Cossie with Whale tail is the Daddy. Oh I believe Mr Kahn began making fibreglass whale tail spoilers for Wannabe Ford RS owners as his business moved from bath-ware products into car spoilers and side skirts etc. Cheers for reminding me of my 15 year old self. Miami Vice watching, mullet hair and Farrah trouser wearing, Sergio Tachini shell suit, white socks, school kid again!!
A real genuine old car fanatic you are, mate! This has been my first time seeing you looking as old as me, mate! You are still pushing great content to the forefront!!! The Sierra holds a great place in my American racing heart!
@@stuco81 Ahh sorry dude I thought you were talking about the RC version! Tamiya did some utterly, utterly beautiful static scale models! I had the Tamiya RC Porsche 959 when I was a kid... and wish to high hell I still did! They're crazy expensive even as old wrecks these days!
I was witness to the driver of one of these getting caught out by the turbo-lag on the Chichester bypass (damp road). The car ended up leaving the road backwards and going down the railway embankment! Made a change from “leaves on the line”!
My only critiscm of this otherwise brilliant episode is that it wasn't underscored what a legend Brocky was for the Aussies. I'm glad the owner mentioned how much the late great Peter Brock was really a Holden man. As for these cars, I had an 87 Escort EXP SC here in Canada back arround 1990. I know they are not the same but I like to think I got atleast skittle taste of the Sierra cossy with that car. Roll forward years later and I currently and ironically own both a Focus ST and G8 (aka Holden Commodore) with HSV bits. I'd be fleeced if I lived down unda. Lol. I love them both.
Brilliant video, brings back cherished memories of a good friend who owned an RS500 (in black) for over 20 years and was his pride and joy and took it to pretty much all the Ford car shows around the country, sadly he passed away a few years ago 😢 his daughter inherited the gorgeous thing but she did not share the same passion and sold it ☹ but love all Fast Ford's old and new. 👍
Hello fastasfunk I worked on these RS 500 Sierra at Aston Martin tickford in Bedworth near Coventry 1985/86, they came to us direct from the factory and basically all we did was to do an engine swap plus various other things. But the most memorable thing was when they were being put on to the car transporter driven up the the ramp to the top deck quite often the driver would explode the clutch plates and that gave us some nice overtime at the weekends. Myself and a friend Pete Page did two clutch changes in one day. Could not do that now. But what an epic machine, absolute all time favourite. Regards Ray Gaskin.
What amazing, iconic machines. Congratulations to the keeper of these cars, is moving history and a dream in the form of a garage. The evolution on modern cars is crazy. My 6 year old Fiesta ST is so similar in specs (~220HP / 1100KG) and exactly as quick as the RS500 on 0-60, 0-100 and 1/4 mile with a 1.6L engine while having absolutely no turbo lag and incredible fuel economy. My grandpa could use it for shopping trips without any issue. Please drive them more :)
The way Jonny said that the RS500 was ‘under twenty grand...’ when it was released..... my parent’s house was cheaper than that in the early 80s! Still, it was my dream car when I was in my earl 20s but one I could never afford (some of us could never get £20k!). Great vid, Jonny.
Although comparatively, the M3 and 190 2.3-16 at the time were nudging 40k, and the 10v quattro Turbo was over 50k. About 18yrs ago I had an early 86 2.3-16 dealer demo car, and the original receipt was still in the book. £38k from memory. I sold it for £4.5k to buy a house... then a couple of years ago a pal saw it for sale for over £70k 😭
Cracking vid mate and good to hear you are back safe and sound, back in the hood. My old man worked for Ford for 30 years and his company car was one of the 1st ever moonstone blue cosworth’s when I was 16, I had the coolest Dad ever!!!
When you've just finished a rubbish Monday and you know you've got the Smith n sniff podcast to look FWD too Johnny goes and drops an absolute banger of a yt video too.....turns out Mondays are alright
Check out the juicebox guys too. They have been releasing their Japanese road trip video every Monday and it's top notch. We re spoilt on Mondays. Let's face it we bloody need it haha
Got given a lift home in a new J reg cosworth in 1991, it was my friends dads, I was a 17 year old college student, to say it was an experience is an understatement, he tore down the road in it, my arse stuck into the seat and my grin was from ear to ear. 🙂👍
What a great video. So nice to see automotive history end up in the hands of someone so knowledgeable and respectful. Thank you for posting Jonny. Best motoring channel on RUclips.
Just went to add a comment and without a word of a lie there were 666 comments already! Huge respect to the owner and what another great show Jonny! I’m old enough to remember the stories and folklore so that was a pleasant trip down memory lane
When I was a kid growing up in the early 2000's (in NOT a rich area at all) there was 2 sierra cosworths, an escort cosworth, 2 supras, loads of WRX's, including a really nice custom job in candy purple paint, all within half a mile of me; and a neighbour who lived in a flat in my cul de sac had an R33 skyline! All like 50k+ cars now :(
Old fords don’t tickle me in the slightest, would’ve had a German equivalent any day, however I’m always open to an education and one I have received! Love seeing the passion and enthusiasm. Hats off, made my evening !
@@TheLateBrakeShow it’s increasingly rare to be able to give a RUclips/influencer feedback and it genuinely get back to them and for it to be really heard, understandably so as channels grow and life evolves! It makes me happy to see that you can first hand read the positive impact your work bringing to an entire community of people, it takes no more than three thumb scrolls down to see it.. fantastic work
What a nice guy sharing his love of cozzers with us. Very knowledgeable and sympathetic to the pieces of history he owns. Cheers Jonny for another classic episode of the best car show on RUclips.
I have loved all of The Late Brake Show videos, but this one... this is my favourite. My 2 dream cars are a RS500 Cossie and a Sapphire Cossie. Just makes the want even stronger. Love all the geeking facts and stats. Favourite RUclips channel, and favourite car.
Wow just Wow! I remember seeing the RS Cosworth exactly the same when it was released. The Ford dealer round the corner from where I grew up had a glass display box out front with it in.
As an Australian, I am very impressed by the Group A Sierra in this video. At first I thought it would be a tribute livery to Peter Brock, but the fact that it is the real deal is incredible! Thanks for pumping out high-quality content, Jonny! I’m a big fan of the channel.
my anecdote is of the 1993 Golden Tulip rally , where i went in my Mini Cooper and a guy in a beautiful bleu/grey Sierra Cosworth asked if i knew where the next special stage was . I did so he said i will follow you . so i was "chased" by the Cosworth and we put our foot down , it was a great experience
Bloody annoys the crap out of me but, i remember getting an insurance quote on the Sierra Cosworth in 1993, after being turned down numerous times i finally got a quote of £7400 for a vehicle cost of about £5000. Ok so i was only 18. Today, i can insure the Cosworth for around £800, but cannot find the £50k needed to purchase one. Ho-hum, ill stick to my Monaro VXR.
what a story and a video, thank you Jonny and the owner as well. Epic stuff, his explanation on the why and what of race car ownership is just so beautiful.
I don't recall ever seeing a Sierra Cosworth here in South Africa, but in my small town one of the doctors had a Sierra XR8 with a double stack wing on the back. Aside from the Ford Capri, this was a car I coveted for years.
The 'Cozzie' was 'the' car that all of us kids wanted during the 80s. I always wanted one. I still want one at 42 years old. Oh yes, it will be mine... Thank you so much for filming these truly iconic cars. Beautiful.
I drove a white 3 door Cosworth Sierra about 25 years ago and a 2 wheel drive Sapphire Cosworth. I love the look of a black RS500 the more I looked at it the more I want it ! A millionaires toy now though ! I think the value of that car has gone way up since this was recorded.The owner was very interesting too and a nice guy. One made nearly £600,000 before Christmas 2022 ! I know everyone knows that but to be honest I couldn't drive that much with it being so valuable, I mean God forbid if anything happened to it ? Thank you for a great video very enjoyable !
I had a 1986 Merkur xr4ti. She was my baby! I always wanted to get the upgrades for it. But never did. It would have never made it anything close to rs500 specs. But she still looked damn hot!
Good to see you guys accurately convey the impact of Brock going to Ford. It was like sacrilege in Australia and he copped a lot of hate for it. People really did fight over it.
As a school boy I got to travel in a brand new XR4i when they had just come out. I thought it was the greatest thing I'd ever seen, until I saw my first "Cossy".The stance, the sound, the insane rear tail was all just on another level. Most of the ones we saw about were black, and so my friends and I affectionately nik-named them the Batmobile. As kids we used to see a lot of standard Sierras that had been moded to look like Cosworths, but the biggest give away was the bumper mounted fog lamps. Real Cosworths never had those, or so we thought. Had no idea they were actually proved with the car when new. Great fun-fact. Years later I was lucky enough to have an XR4i (two actually) which I loved to bits, but the Cosworth was always the ultimate dream. Its pretty common-place for people, who can afford it, to keep a classic exotic such as a Fezza or a Lambo, but to see someone so enthusiastic about a less obvious classic shows real passion. Thanks so much for sharing your passion with us, seeing that beautiful black 500 brought back so many great memories. Well done for keeping it in such great nik! Some legends should never be allowed to die.
Love the video. This is one of my all time fave cars of that era, especially the black Texaco version.The Nissan R32/33 GTR and Merc 190e Evo2 are the others. Had a Sierra myself years ago with a 2.3 Cologne V6. Was a much better motor than the Essex 3.0 V6 in the XR6 we had in SA. Had a few few friends who did the Cossie body kits on their cars (5dr versions). We also had a big boy version, the XR8 with a 302 Windsor V8. Was a monster on the track against the Alfa 3.0 GTV6's and BMW 745i's (with turbo 3.3). Thanks for the trip down memory lane, both, watching the RS and my own.
I've spent about 50hrs in my YB cylinder head. You can tell that there existence came about for homologation. The exhaust ports are quite small, maybe around 20mm through the port, however the thickness of the port walls are about 6mm, they were truly designed to be made massive!!!
I think the Ford Sierra has a timeless design and never goes out of style. Just like a Citroën DS, aerodynamics don't have to be boring... Great film, guys! That was fun!
One of the best shows you have ever done. As a Ford guy and an American that is the one we should have gotten also. Still own an svo mustang but not the same animal at all. Hell I love those cars
As a teenager I used to walk past the Tickford factory every day on my way to & from school. The fence to their yard was just mesh & you could see all the Sierra Cosworth's & RS200's parked up, waiting to be collected. That was 30+ years ago now, I wonder how many of those cars I saw back then are still surviving today? 🤔
They were built in Genk and taken there to be upgraded into 500s, wonder what they did with all the original parts they took off, I went to genk but i wish id gone up to tickfords
Hello all. I just wanted to say thanks. First to Jonny and Chops for choosing to feature my cars for TLBS and second to everyone that's watched and commented. I hope you enjoyed it. It was a genuine pleasure to work with Jonny and videographer Phil to help them present the cars to you. I appreciate they aren't to everyone's liking. Are they an 80's boy racer car...? Yep. Iconic homlogation special...? Yep. Death trap...? Yep. Any way round, there's no getting away from the fact they are a modern classic. Had a few questions asking if the Brock car is legit. Yes it is. Brocky drove 2 RS500s - This is one of them, the other is owned by ex Brock Team member Andrew Miedecke in Port Macquarie. The only other BRT RS500 race car got crashed quite a lot (first somewhat famously by by Barry Sheene). It was finally crushed in a car crusher may years ago to avoid paying import duty and therefore no longer exists.
Thanks to you !. ..the Peter Brock car has a special place here in the the Australian race culture..because of the rivalry between Holden and Ford..and them are fightin' words!:)....He was a hero for us kids ..and Dick J and the rest..Bathurst was once possibly bigger than the Melbourne Cup..and we loved it. So it's great that you still acknowledge the Aussie race greats in the UK..Cheers!
@@cakeofthepan2233 Thanks for your kind words. Brocky is an absolute hero of mine and I'm sad I never got the chance to meet him. I'm very aware that what I have is a special piece of Australian touring car history and will preserve it as such. These cars raced all over the world but the BTCC, ATCC and the enduros like the Silverstone TT, Sandown 500 and Bathurst 1000 were where the best battles were had and where there cars will be remembered.
I hated that race car at the time, my motoring hero Brocky had defected to the dark side leaving myself and many other Holden fans gutted. Looking back in time now I'm older and wiser I can appreciate what an impressive masterpiece of engineering that turbo / motor combo was. In fact seeing what was capable from those turbo four's after being a V8 snob for years 'allowed' me to buy a performance four cylinder car and I haven't looked back. Thanks for letting us know where the 05 Sierra ended up. Cheers Marty - Perth Australia.
No no, thank u sir!
Everyone that watched this is video is drooling..🤤
Enjoy your epic cars mate👍
@@koengixxer Thank you for your kind words
That RS500 is an icon from my childhood, my father had xr4i, xr4x4i, saphire 2.9i, he had 1990 h reg granada scorpio brand new, an blue orion with white ford mororsport livery and rs engine as well as bumpers, saphire cosworth but the mk1 sierra rs was always my favourite. Mates was always begging to come with us on weekend trips.
This guy is Mr RS500! Full credit when he said he'd done 3 miles in the last 6 years and he let you have a go.
That's awful.
Well he owns 2 but I wouldn't go as far as saying he's Mr RS500. Check out Paul Linfoot for that title!
Are cars not meant too be driven?
Nice ornaments!
@@eerr1438 It's a bit of a conundrum. A few years ago I had a mk2 Golf with 36k on it, hated putting miles on it but at the same time I loved driving it. That's in no way comparable to an RS500, but it's nearly too good to drive an example like that. I think he needs a third one with 100k that he's not scared to take out 😂
Someone was said something interesting about me not wanting to.put too many miles on my S1000 RR HP4 Carbon.
Not using it is like not making love to you girlfriend for when she ends up with her next boyfriend 😳
Used to work for a fast Ford garage back in 1988, mainly selling xr2's and xr3i, rs1600i's. Occasionally we sold cossies, and we played rock, paper, scissors, to see who drove/delivered it.....with the lag, when the boost came in, it felt like a saturn 5 rocket.....oh the memories, great video.
My Rwd sap cossie was stolen outside my house. It’s replacement a sap 4x4 cossie was stolen and stripped of its cosworth bits and interior. A couple of weeks after getting it back it was stolen again and found in a field with the engine bay cut up and the engine and gearbox etc. missing. At this point the company insurance company said no more. About 18 months later the police informed me the engine had been found installed in a Ford P100 pickup ‘owned’ by some gentleman who enjoyed mobility housing.
I might of seen that at a car show
@@anthonyfoley5576 'Have'
LOL, "mobility housing". Love it.
@@keithrushforth4019I take it we're talking about Gypo's, Knacker's and Tinker's...
Mates father had a two 4x4 Cosworths. First was nicked and only a bare shell was left. He got another one and to try to keep it, he made a starter by-pass using a 3 ring stereo jackplug. It had fuses in it that if the plug wasn't in the car wouldn't even turn over and if you stuck anything metallic into the plughole with the ignition on, it would blow another fuse and there was no way it would start.
A garage most of us could only dream of. Beautiful machines
3 miles since 2015. I know its low miles but you can do 500 miles a year over the next 10 years and not effect the value. Love the video love the cars and to each his own, but its a car it deserves to be driven. Just my opinion thank you for sharing the cars.
@gregory Ingraham I agree, it's just an investment piece gathering dust in a garage. Seems criminal to have a car like that just sitting in a garage doing nothing most of it's life. That's why I like watching guys like Harry Metcalfe who owns a number of performance cars but USES them such as driving his Ferrari Testarossa to the Sahara desert and back or his Lambo Countach he took down to the south of France; ruclips.net/video/TB7_YZMqOWw/видео.html He doesn't leave any of his motors stuck in a garage.
If it was me I’d have two, one for driving on the weekends and one for investing.
I totally agree. Difficult to use when you live in a different country though 😣
Another brilliant video. I went out with a girl in secondary school because her dad had a moonstone Sierra Cosworth. I didn’t even like her. Feel a bit guilty.
Just to have an excuse to see one often! Thats just genius
But did you get to go in the cossie ?
Understandable
Nobody cares Mark.
@@project182r3 cool story. Some people clearly do care.
The road car backed out and I thought ‘that sounds aggressive’ then the race car started up and sounded like it wanted an actual fight.
Worked on a tarmac spec rally one with a side exhaust. Would spit 3ft long flames 🔥
A guy across the road had one in my street , took out a local youth who was always bragging about the 140 mph drive over towards Bristol late at night . Was for sale in the Bryan brothers Ford dealer a few months later ...
I though the standard R500 sounded quite benign almost standard 2.0. The race car sounded nice.
@@glennoc8585 suppose I’m used to modern cars; my diesel Volvo definitely doesn’t sound interesting!
@@joemacleod-iredale2888 most modern cars sound dull i think. Turbo cars generally sound quiet I always preferred normally aspirated sports cars with a tuned exhaust.
Ford Australia pulled out of motor racing entirely back in the 80's, so racing companies brought over the Sierras. They never sold them officially in Australia but by only as a grey import. I've only ever seen a couple in the flesh. The race versions certainly gave the Holden VL Commodores a run for their money on the track.
The Brock Sierra was at a time when Holden had split with him over the polariser incident. I'm glad Rupe has an excellent piece of motor racing history there & the RS500 to back him up.
Another great video Jonny, excellent work mate.
1969Risky.Then Ford Australia came back in the 90's
@@peterbarber7613 The best races were back in the 90's
@@1969Risky i know
Ah yes, the polariser incident...
Dick Johnson had a Black RS500 plate number Q17..
Saw these cars on Adam Smiths channel, but still watched this too, can't get enough of oldskool fords !
Yeah i watch his channel as well he has a nice cosworth too
My Uncle had a White three door in 1986, followed by a black RS500 in 1987 , I remember him saying that he couldn't get a white or moonstone one because they were sold out .
We would travel from Worthing to Leeds to the car auctions once a week , leaving at 4am and sit at 110+ mph in the outside lane and everything would move over to let it through. Seriously it was that epic . Such a fantastic experience. .... Great video on this iconic car , cheers.
Awesome video fellas. Been lucky enough to see these in the flesh 😊👌🏼
Thought you would be in comments somewhere😉😉😉 all the best on the garage...🤞🤞🤞
Love your channel Adam, and your Cossie is proper mint mate!
Was my dream car when growing up. Still sends shivers down my spine when I see one
Johnny that timing of the garage door opening in the intro was a work of art.
Cheers for noticing Tom. That took a bit of practise.
How many takes?? 🤣😂
Are you holding the remotes or was there someone pressing the buttons!
Johnny that was brilliant. I'm 50 this year and I remember watching these on TV in the late 80s with the likes of Andy Rouse . Cleland and Gravett. Absolutely amazing video .
I met this guy once years ago who claimed he was a nephew or cousin of Andy Rouse. One time when he was visiting, Andy gave him the keys to his RS500 road car and said to bring it for a spin up the road. He went up the road as fast as he dared and promptly got pulled over by the local bill. They explained that they thought that the car was stolen as it was going too slow for Andy!
When I was a teenager, my father imported a new RS 500 to New Zealand. We lived in Christchurch, and when the car finally arrived, my father and I drove to pick it up from the port in Lyttleton. He surprised me by letting me drive it home (while he went ahead in our family car), and I remember him saying that all he could see in his rear-view mirror was a massive grin behind the wheel of the Cosworth! Great video, thanks. It brought back fond memories of spending time in the car with my dad (and watching the Bathurst Group A races with him on TV).
Wow, that is one special memory. Your Dad let you drive it? He certainly trusted you. Does it still exist in NZ?
@@TheLateBrakeShow I don’t know! I’d love to try and track it down. There couldn’t have been too many brought privately into NZ.
My dad had a 4i. Everytime we saw a Cosworth, we knew he hadn’t worked hard enough.
Cruel but true
nah i had a 4i. it was the father of the cosworth and was in its own right a good and nippy car. The XR4I is a very pretty car and is in demand today
Nearly bought a Sierra 4x4, or 4i, ended up with a Capri 2.8, loved it,
@@DT-kd3xi good choice! You still got it I hope?
Many years ago my friend had a RS 500 Cosworth and he took it to Andy Rouse racing and let him do the works on it , I believe it was producing 500 bhp afterwards. I was very fortunate to have a drive in it and it was a very manic experience. The best way to describe it's power delivery was like riding a highly tuned 2 stroke it all happened in one go and you could not change gear fast enough. What a great car and rapid as hell.
Rouse is an absolute legend ❤
One of the best YT channels, cars or otherwise. Jonny is such a genuine guy and clearly loves cars. Been enjoying his company since the early Fifth Gear days.
Many thanks Trev, glad you enjoy the channel.
I can fully relate to this guy, similar age, I grew up in Australia watching touring cars and fell in love with the BMWs and Nissan GTR which I now own both of.
To be fair Johnny that was a brilliant piece of film, you did the COSSIE justice there. Bloody brilliant 👍🙂
I fell in love with these cars when I first saw it at the Vancouver car show in 1988. I promised myself I'd own one some day. 14 years later I did. I'm on the other side of the pong however so I had to make due with a Merkur XR4Ti but over the years I de-Americanized it and Europeanized it by replacing the brakes and suspension with Cosworth parts, urethane bushings, 17x7.5 wheels and modern tires transformed from a slushy bore to a joy to drive. Best part is I STILL HAVE IT and still love it.
So much better this then all the hyper car stuff, we used to race Cosworth's in the 80's with our E12 M535i on the public roads, 80's were different times
I was 8 when my dad took me down to the Carillon in Bathurst, my home town, to see the drivers cars before the Bathurst 1000. I was very shy and shoved a picture under the nose of Peter Brock for him to sign. He gave me that classic laconic grin, signed it, and handed it back. He was standing next to THIS car and I was star struck.
This video has brought back some amazing memories of watching the Sierras, Jags, BMs and old VB/VC Commodores screaming around a track in the town I lived, a fact I didn’t realise was such a big deal until I was a lot older.
Love this Johnny. Thank you for being the car pervert that you are.
18:40 ‘complete nozzle’! Brilliant! I’m using that from now on!!
My sister owned one of these when she lived in Hamburg and her and her second husband had a front tire blowout at 100 plus mph on the Autobahn and rolled it. They both walked away from it with some bruises and bumps and scrapes but alive. He said this car's design saved their life. Black over black leather with a five speed stick would be lovely - great car
I saw that O5 around racing tracks in Australia so many times.
Greetings from Sydney Australia. The Sierra was a beast. I remember it very well. I'm 49. I was a teenager at school when the Sierra and Skyline Gtr were racing over here in Australia.
Brocky had to jump from Holden to the Sierra to remain a force in Australian touring cars but his nemesis, Dick Johnson owned the series in that time period. DJR produced the best racing Sierra's back in the day.
Yep Peter in a Ford. Spoke volumes.
Brocky jumped into the Ford not because he had to if he wanted to win, he had a partnership with Holden in Australia and was building a Brock Commodores for the public. He had a fall out with Holden with his last car and what he wanted to do with it thus the partnership broke and he ended up in a Ford but he reunited with Holden not long after
@@LeonKotze70 no that is bs, he released the VL director which Holden told him not to and warned him they would pull support if he did, after that HDT ceased to exist and he had a dummy spit with Holden so he jumped to Ford. Was nothing to do with competitive on the track
Andy Rouse and eggenberger had the best European RS500’s.
My Cossie anecdote is being round my friend’s house in around 1990 when his dad turned up in a Kaliber-liveried Cosworth which was a detuned road-registered ex-touring car. The dad held a senior role in Guiness and as a perk they got to bring the car home every now and then. The next day he gave another friend a lift to our band practice. The friend was crouched on the floor holding on to the roll cage as there was no passenger seat! The car drowned out our miserable guitar indie-pop.
Second anecdote is going to Cosworth in 1997 for a job interview and seeing several three doors in the staff car park. True passion.
Great video thanks Jonny. Thanks also for digging out your 80s patterned hoodie specially for it 👌🏻
What a hero car the RS500 Cosworth is to me. I remember watching the race cars on Grandstand and the rally cars too. Still buzz of seeing a Moonstone Blue example on the way to school back in 1986 I think. Awesome.
Rallied a 3 door years ago and when you ever got close to the redline in 5 the gear on standard gearing it started to go airborne, brilliant.
Nice video Johnny. This was my dream car in the late 80s early 90s. And I used to own the other car he mentioned, a RS1600i.
Same here in Sunburst Red..2 cars I regret to this day of letting go..is the RS1600i and the 928 GTS :-(
I liked the Sierra but i was wanting an RX7, Esprit turbo or an Audi Quattro coupe.
And then you found Porsche?
@@zapfanzapfan nah i went Toyota then TVR now Lexus.
I had the Merkur XR4TI. That's the one they drought to Canada. Unfortunately no Cosworth Powerplant... we got a 2.3 turbo Mexican built Pinto engine... was still ok but no Cossie.
Remember a fish merchant having one of these back in 1991. Doughnuting it on the fish docks one morning as we drew fish on the market. I never really appreciated how special it was or how legendary it would become. Thinking about it now, just seeing it was incredibly lucky.
Thanks Matt Omley.
What a very nice, genuine guy Roup (?) seems to be! Not show off'y or arrogant.
I worked at a Ford RS dealer in the 80's and remember these Sierra Cosworth and RS 500's very well. I think we retailed 5 RS500's. I loved the RS range.... and wish I still had my immaculate cars I drove as a younger lad. Fiesta Super sport, RS1600i, RS Turbo MkIII and finally a 1986 black Sierra RS Cosworth. Happy days out with my mates on a sunny Sunday afternoon, in their MII Escort Mexico's, RS 2000's, Capri 2.8is, XR3i's and RS Turbos, all polished and gleaming within an inch of their lives..... but remarkably, I sold it because I was so tired of getting stopped by the police everywhere I went.🙄
Having been a Ford man in the 80, 90's and early 2000's, I started to get a shine for the "M" division production cars and just said goodbye to a 2017 BMW M4 I had from new, However, only now have I experienced true tech and engineering brilliance in a newly delivered BMW M4 Competition.... Jonny, you should review one of these - you're welcome to take mine out and give it the once over whenever you like...... It really is a masterpiece of engineering on a production car.
Anyway, back to the video and a massive thank you to Jonny and the thoroughly decent gent who owns such massively iconic cars. Well done guys. Brilliant review and produced video!
Cheers,
Paul Mac
I still have photos my dad took in a folder with his SLR when he took me to the Adelaide GP in 1990, the Sierra's last outing. What an era, what a car!
Back in 1986 on My very first day as an apprentice mechanic, I walked into the workshop at the Ford main dealers, and a RS500 was on a ramp. I could not believe how stunning the car was. I worked on many of them , and loved the test drives ! Awesome cars.
We all do until we get court literally
Fantastic! Back in the 80’s I worked in a high street insurance brokers (City Road Cardiff), on my drive into work I remember the billboard posters depicting a black racing Cosworth with a massive headline something like FORD NUMBER 1 (or similar).
In work at the brokerage the life & pensions guy had bought himself the standard Cosworth (times were good). In order to keep his supply of sales leads going, he’d take us down the pub on a Friday (in the Cosworth) - the drinks were on him.
And as a broker I seem to remember the only insurer that would take on this car (that we dealt with) was St. Katherine’s, they wanted a raft of additional security measures (Thatcham alarm systems, garaged at night etc), and the premiums were huge!
Fascinating Jonny a real icon from my younger days 👍.
Back in the late 80’s A supplier of my Dads steel business in the Midlands had one of the RS500 in black. It wheel spun going right up the gears. I’d never been in such a machine. The same guy today has a fantastic 911 collection. But for me the black Cossie with Whale tail is the Daddy.
Oh I believe Mr Kahn began making fibreglass whale tail spoilers for Wannabe Ford RS owners as his business moved from bath-ware products into car spoilers and side skirts etc.
Cheers for reminding me of my 15 year old self. Miami Vice watching, mullet hair and Farrah trouser wearing, Sergio Tachini shell suit, white socks, school kid again!!
A real genuine old car fanatic you are, mate! This has been my first time seeing you looking as old as me, mate! You are still pushing great content to the forefront!!!
The Sierra holds a great place in my American racing heart!
Always loved these. Fond memories of building the Tamiya 'Texaco' model when I was a teenager.
Kyosho ;)
But it was a great model, looked amazing!
@@skylined5534 def Tamiya 😉
Kyosho did an RC version
@@stuco81
Ahh sorry dude I thought you were talking about the RC version!
Tamiya did some utterly, utterly beautiful static scale models!
I had the Tamiya RC Porsche 959 when I was a kid... and wish to high hell I still did! They're crazy expensive even as old wrecks these days!
Was so fortunate to go on a hot lap with Brocky at Philip Island in the 05 Sierra And I have never been so terrified and excited at the same time.
I was witness to the driver of one of these getting caught out by the turbo-lag on the Chichester bypass (damp road). The car ended up leaving the road backwards and going down the railway embankment! Made a change from “leaves on the line”!
My only critiscm of this otherwise brilliant episode is that it wasn't underscored what a legend Brocky was for the Aussies. I'm glad the owner mentioned how much the late great Peter Brock was really a Holden man. As for these cars, I had an 87 Escort EXP SC here in Canada back arround 1990. I know they are not the same but I like to think I got atleast skittle taste of the Sierra cossy with that car. Roll forward years later and I currently and ironically own both a Focus ST and G8 (aka Holden Commodore) with HSV bits. I'd be fleeced if I lived down unda. Lol. I love them both.
Brilliant video, brings back cherished memories of a good friend who owned an RS500 (in black) for over 20 years and was his pride and joy and took it to pretty much all the Ford car shows around the country, sadly he passed away a few years ago 😢 his daughter inherited the gorgeous thing but she did not share the same passion and sold it ☹ but love all Fast Ford's old and new. 👍
Hello fastasfunk I worked on these RS 500 Sierra at Aston Martin tickford in Bedworth near Coventry 1985/86, they came to us direct from the factory and basically all we did was to do an engine swap plus various other things. But the most memorable thing was when they were being put on to the car transporter driven up the the ramp to the top deck quite often the driver would explode the clutch plates and that gave us some nice overtime at the weekends. Myself and a friend Pete Page did two clutch changes in one day. Could not do that now. But what an epic machine, absolute all time favourite. Regards Ray Gaskin.
Involved at the sharp end back in the day...! That's fantastic...! 😊👍
The first car that kicked my ass on a GPZ900R in 1987.
Started pulling away from me 190kms 👍👍
Gorgeous collection 😍
I always wanted a Sierra Saphire Cosworth. I loved how the whole dash seemed to face the driver back then. Thanks for a trip down memory lane
I love this video…i watch it over and over. The bit when those garage doors open!
From the title card: Isn't that Brocky's Sierra?
Well yes it is.
Fantastic, as always, Jonny.
What amazing, iconic machines. Congratulations to the keeper of these cars, is moving history and a dream in the form of a garage.
The evolution on modern cars is crazy. My 6 year old Fiesta ST is so similar in specs (~220HP / 1100KG) and exactly as quick as the RS500 on 0-60, 0-100 and 1/4 mile with a 1.6L engine while having absolutely no turbo lag and incredible fuel economy. My grandpa could use it for shopping trips without any issue.
Please drive them more :)
The way Jonny said that the RS500 was ‘under twenty grand...’ when it was released..... my parent’s house was cheaper than that in the early 80s! Still, it was my dream car when I was in my earl 20s but one I could never afford (some of us could never get £20k!). Great vid, Jonny.
Be about £55k today.
Lol I can’t even raise 20k now 😂
@@gopium1976 I feel ya bro!
Although comparatively, the M3 and 190 2.3-16 at the time were nudging 40k, and the 10v quattro Turbo was over 50k. About 18yrs ago I had an early 86 2.3-16 dealer demo car, and the original receipt was still in the book. £38k from memory. I sold it for £4.5k to buy a house... then a couple of years ago a pal saw it for sale for over £70k 😭
Alex West they’re going for 85k plus!
Such a beautiful car,brings back great memories ❤️
You need to go and see Paul Linfoot and his collection of Sierra Cosworth touring cars, VERY SPECIAL.
Cracking vid mate and good to hear you are back safe and sound, back in the hood. My old man worked for Ford for 30 years and his company car was one of the 1st ever moonstone blue cosworth’s when I was 16, I had the coolest Dad ever!!!
Cheers Simon. Hope you're well pal.
When you've just finished a rubbish Monday and you know you've got the Smith n sniff podcast to look FWD too Johnny goes and drops an absolute banger of a yt video too.....turns out Mondays are alright
Absolute pleasure.
Check out the juicebox guys too. They have been releasing their Japanese road trip video every Monday and it's top notch. We re spoilt on Mondays. Let's face it we bloody need it haha
Small world Simon! Agreed great vid.
Got given a lift home in a new J reg cosworth in 1991, it was my friends dads, I was a 17 year old college student, to say it was an experience is an understatement, he tore down the road in it, my arse stuck into the seat and my grin was from ear to ear. 🙂👍
What a great video. So nice to see automotive history end up in the hands of someone so knowledgeable and respectful. Thank you for posting Jonny. Best motoring channel on RUclips.
Just went to add a comment and without a word of a lie there were 666 comments already!
Huge respect to the owner and what another great show Jonny!
I’m old enough to remember the stories and folklore so that was a pleasant trip down memory lane
Used to work for a guy that had 8 Sierra and Escort Cosworths many years ago, The Sierra always had something special about it .
I was extremely lucky to drive one of these and the later escort cosworth - epic cars / still look great on the road today
When I was a kid growing up in the early 2000's (in NOT a rich area at all) there was 2 sierra cosworths, an escort cosworth, 2 supras, loads of WRX's, including a really nice custom job in candy purple paint, all within half a mile of me; and a neighbour who lived in a flat in my cul de sac had an R33 skyline! All like 50k+ cars now :(
I had an R33 skyline GTS-t. The Sierras could've been fakes though, some were very well done just like an original Cosworths
Old fords don’t tickle me in the slightest, would’ve had a German equivalent any day, however I’m always open to an education and one I have received! Love seeing the passion and enthusiasm. Hats off, made my evening !
Thanks Harry, this is what we like to hear.
@@TheLateBrakeShow it’s increasingly rare to be able to give a RUclips/influencer feedback and it genuinely get back to them and for it to be really heard, understandably so as channels grow and life evolves! It makes me happy to see that you can first hand read the positive impact your work bringing to an entire community of people, it takes no more than three thumb scrolls down to see it.. fantastic work
What a nice guy sharing his love of cozzers with us. Very knowledgeable and sympathetic to the pieces of history he owns. Cheers Jonny for another classic episode of the best car show on RUclips.
I have loved all of The Late Brake Show videos, but this one... this is my favourite. My 2 dream cars are a RS500 Cossie and a Sapphire Cossie. Just makes the want even stronger. Love all the geeking facts and stats. Favourite RUclips channel, and favourite car.
Many thanks Luke. 👍🏼
brilliant video again johnny ,,,, but then again we have all come to expect nothing less .WELL DONE
That is awesome. Brock’s old car. Thank you for the video and preserving motorsport history 🙏
I had one of these... by Matchbox. Loved it!
Wow just Wow! I remember seeing the RS Cosworth exactly the same when it was released. The Ford dealer round the corner from where I grew up had a glass display box out front with it in.
As an Australian, I am very impressed by the Group A Sierra in this video. At first I thought it would be a tribute livery to Peter Brock, but the fact that it is the real deal is incredible!
Thanks for pumping out high-quality content, Jonny! I’m a big fan of the channel.
my anecdote is of the 1993 Golden Tulip rally , where i went in my Mini Cooper and a guy in a beautiful bleu/grey Sierra Cosworth asked if i knew where the next special stage was . I did so he said i will follow you . so i was "chased" by the Cosworth and we put our foot down , it was a great experience
Bloody annoys the crap out of me but, i remember getting an insurance quote on the Sierra Cosworth in 1993, after being turned down numerous times i finally got a quote of £7400 for a vehicle cost of about £5000. Ok so i was only 18. Today, i can insure the Cosworth for around £800, but cannot find the £50k needed to purchase one. Ho-hum, ill stick to my Monaro VXR.
Such a shame you have to be minted to be able to purchase one, hitting low end supercar money.
what a story and a video, thank you Jonny and the owner as well. Epic stuff, his explanation on the why and what of race car ownership is just so beautiful.
Thanks for your kind comments. I'm genuinely humbled to have the opportunity to own these cars.
It's interesting to see where a storied vehicle like Brockies Cossy wound up. Nice one.
I don't recall ever seeing a Sierra Cosworth here in South Africa, but in my small town one of the doctors had a Sierra XR8 with a double stack wing on the back. Aside from the Ford Capri, this was a car I coveted for years.
Jonny, just the greatest content for us old petrol sniffers. Brilliant!
What a collection, simple and enjoyable.
The 'Cozzie' was 'the' car that all of us kids wanted during the 80s. I always wanted one. I still want one at 42 years old. Oh yes, it will be mine...
Thank you so much for filming these truly iconic cars. Beautiful.
I drove a white 3 door Cosworth Sierra about 25 years ago and a 2 wheel drive Sapphire Cosworth. I love the look of a black RS500 the more I looked at it the more I want it ! A millionaires toy now though ! I think the value of that car has gone way up since this was recorded.The owner was very interesting too and a nice guy. One made nearly £600,000 before Christmas 2022 ! I know everyone knows that but to be honest I couldn't drive that much with it being so valuable, I mean God forbid if anything happened to it ? Thank you for a great video very enjoyable !
You seem to have the knack of finding the most interesting people, awesome content, again.
I had a 1986 Merkur xr4ti. She was my baby! I always wanted to get the upgrades for it. But never did. It would have never made it anything close to rs500 specs. But she still looked damn hot!
Jonny his black note book is fairly rapidly becoming an iconic part of the show.
Wow! What a feature and amazing of Rupe to share this to you and all of us.
Love your stuff Johnny! Love your style!
Many thanks Mikey.
My godfather gave me a ride in his black RS500 when it first came out. I'll never forget that! It shifted, that's for sure.
Good to see you guys accurately convey the impact of Brock going to Ford. It was like sacrilege in Australia and he copped a lot of hate for it. People really did fight over it.
The only time he drove class.
As a school boy I got to travel in a brand new XR4i when they had just come out. I thought it was the greatest thing I'd ever seen, until I saw my first "Cossy".The stance, the sound, the insane rear tail was all just on another level. Most of the ones we saw about were black, and so my friends and I affectionately nik-named them the Batmobile. As kids we used to see a lot of standard Sierras that had been moded to look like Cosworths, but the biggest give away was the bumper mounted fog lamps. Real Cosworths never had those, or so we thought. Had no idea they were actually proved with the car when new. Great fun-fact.
Years later I was lucky enough to have an XR4i (two actually) which I loved to bits, but the Cosworth was always the ultimate dream. Its pretty common-place for people, who can afford it, to keep a classic exotic such as a Fezza or a Lambo, but to see someone so enthusiastic about a less obvious classic shows real passion.
Thanks so much for sharing your passion with us, seeing that beautiful black 500 brought back so many great memories. Well done for keeping it in such great nik! Some legends should never be allowed to die.
Great memories, thank you for the message.
"I started out with a Rover Metro"
Must. Resist. Alan. Partridge. Quote.
At least it was the genuine article and not a Rover 100 which was just a rebadged Mini Metro 🤣🤣🤣 #partridge
They've rebadged it you fool!
*COOKPASS BABTRIDGE*
Did you negotiate a walnut gear knob?
The xr3i and this car were the ones I loved as teenager and still love
Love the video. This is one of my all time fave cars of that era, especially the black Texaco version.The Nissan R32/33 GTR and Merc 190e Evo2 are the others. Had a Sierra myself years ago with a 2.3 Cologne V6. Was a much better motor than the Essex 3.0 V6 in the XR6 we had in SA. Had a few few friends who did the Cossie body kits on their cars (5dr versions). We also had a big boy version, the XR8 with a 302 Windsor V8. Was a monster on the track against the Alfa 3.0 GTV6's and BMW 745i's (with turbo 3.3). Thanks for the trip down memory lane, both, watching the RS and my own.
I've spent about 50hrs in my YB cylinder head. You can tell that there existence came about for homologation. The exhaust ports are quite small, maybe around 20mm through the port, however the thickness of the port walls are about 6mm, they were truly designed to be made massive!!!
I think the Ford Sierra has a timeless design and never goes out of style. Just like a Citroën DS, aerodynamics don't have to be boring... Great film, guys! That was fun!
One of the best shows you have ever done.
As a Ford guy and an American that is the one we should have gotten also. Still own an svo mustang but not the same animal at all. Hell I love those cars
Cheers for watching Dylan. Hope you enjoyed the British Ford history lesson!
As a teenager I used to walk past the Tickford factory every day on my way to & from school. The fence to their yard was just mesh & you could see all the Sierra Cosworth's & RS200's parked up, waiting to be collected. That was 30+ years ago now, I wonder how many of those cars I saw back then are still surviving today? 🤔
You lived in Bedworth then
They were built in Genk and taken there to be upgraded into 500s, wonder what they did with all the original parts they took off,
I went to genk but i wish id gone up to tickfords
@@anthonyfoley5576 born & bred!
This is the car of my childhood, the icon of icons., the most successful racing car ever. Thanks, great video.
The late Peter Brock’s actual Grp A RS500 !!!!!
More great original content. Watched these cars at Donnington Park in the very early 90s, great memories.
Loved every minute of it, thank you for adding this great video