The 12,000 mile Sierra Cosworth RS500

[Braintax]

Another week, another classic that looks set to break records



This two owner, 12,000 mile RS500 is going under the hammer next month and is estimated to make 60-70k: https://revmatch.me/2016/11/18/sierra-cosworth-rs5...

I can see this one touching £100,000

What do you reckon it'll make?

[andyman_2006]

Braintax said:

Another week, another classic that looks set to break records



This two owner, 12,000 mile RS500 is going under the hammer next month and is estimated to make 60-70k: https://revmatch.me/2016/11/18/sierra-cosworth-rs5...

I can see this one touching £100,000

What do you reckon it'll make?

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£75-80K for me, as always depends who is in the room.

Have you seen this one for £200K for sale build number 001...

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/f...

this must be the record (if it ever sells)

Apparently build by ford not Tickford?

Either way the prices of fast fords are crazy these days.

Andy

[geeman237]

andyman_2006 said:

Braintax said:

Another week, another classic that looks set to break records



This two owner, 12,000 mile RS500 is going under the hammer next month and is estimated to make 60-70k: https://revmatch.me/2016/11/18/sierra-cosworth-rs5...

I can see this one touching £100,000

What do you reckon it'll make?

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£75-80K for me, as always depends who is in the room.

Have you seen this one for £200K for sale build number 001...

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/f...

this must be the record (if it ever sells)

Apparently build by ford not Tickford?

Either way the prices of fast fords are crazy these days.

Andy

When I read this in the ad "However the corner of the tray was left intact on 001 and was also left intact when it was reshelled." So, 001 was reshelled??? Hmmmm, that would take away some of the authenticity of being an original car, at least to me. Yes, I know many competition cars are reshelled, but.....

[Braintax]

Wow, I'd not seen that example for sale. The re-shelling all sounds a bit scary.

[theadman]

Having witnessed the v low mileage Merc 190E 2.5-16 Evo ll sell for £260k before premium and VAT at the Silverstone Auctions Race Retro sale nothing would surprise me. It was estimated at £140-160k which I thought was bonkers - shows how little I know.

Get the right two people bidding and the sky's the limit. I wouldn't be surprised at £100k as this looks reasonable against the Merc price as both are the ultimate expression of their breed.

As for chassis number 1 at £200k, the fact it has been re-shelled must affect its ability to command a huge premium?

[garagewidow]

Braintax said:

Another week, another classic that looks set to break records



This two owner, 12,000 mile RS500 is going under the hammer next month and is estimated to make 60-70k: https://revmatch.me/2016/11/18/sierra-cosworth-rs5...

I can see this one touching £100,000

What do you reckon it'll make?

mad isn't it?

[crankedup]

One of my friends, sadly now deceased last year had his Escort Cosworth sold at auction earlier this year. It had less than 1000 miles on the clock and he had purchased the car new. I believe it sold for 75k.
He had a fairly extensive car collection which also included his Mercedes gullwing which sold in the same auction. That sold for about 750k or thereabouts.
As for the owner of the collection of around thirty or forty cars, an extremely pleasent polite Gentleman, sadly missed.

[Braintax]

Anyone else think the front seats look a little suspect on this car? Doesn't look like 12k of wear to me

[Prohibiting]

crankedup said:

One of my friends, sadly now deceased last year had his Escort Cosworth sold at auction earlier this year. It had less than 1000 miles on the clock and he had purchased the car new. I believe it sold for 75k.
He had a fairly extensive car collection which also included his Mercedes gullwing which sold in the same auction. That sold for about 750k or thereabouts.
As for the owner of the collection of around thirty or forty cars, an extremely pleasent polite Gentleman, sadly missed.

Sorry to probe but did he die young in an accident of some sort or of old age? If it was the latter and you're on your death bed, why would you not enjoy the car even more before you kick the bucket instead of looking at it sat in a garage. Seems a huge waste for his cars to have been sold at auction after he passed away without having properly driven them for what they are.

I don't mean to cause offence and apologies for being blunt.

[crankedup]

No offence taken, Kingsley was a true car enthusiast, I asked him about his diverse and eccentric car collection. ' If I liked the look of a car I purchased it' was his reply. Parkedext to his Gullwing was a Ford Anglia 105E, almost new condition, I asked why it was that he purchased this particular car and parked it next to his Gullwing. He told me that his daughter wanted to have a 105E for her wedding car! No doubt the gullwing was a old banger in her eyes at that point in her time.

His lifelong and very diverse collection also included a steam traction engine, Bentley 3lt open tourer, Austin 7, and many other cars. I asked how it was such a diverse collection, ' I just bought cars that I really loved, and couldn't bear to sell’.

Kingsley passed having lived well into his 70's in September 2015, he was a multi millionaire likely billionaire, and yet he was never more happy to be in his boiler suit driving his traction engine at steam rallies. A true enthusiast.

[zeb]

The sort of chap you'd want as a neighbour i'd say.

god speed

[crankedup]

zeb said:

The sort of chap you'd want as a neighbour i'd say.

god speed

As with every true petrolhead, it's all about the cars, strange how it is that most enthusiasts are decent people making the hobby that much nicer.

[Braintax]

Update on this guys, the car sold for £75,900 in the end.

[crankedup]

Braintax said:

Update on this guys, the car sold for £75,900 in the end.

What an investment somebody has made.