mk1 lhd 3 door sierra

[welshphill]

hi folks, can anyone tell me what a totally original (inc paint and panels), rust free, never been welded, no sunroof, left hand drive, french registered, 3 door, two litre injection sport, Ford Sierra is worth???

i'm thinking bout selling mine and have absolutely no idea as the her value...

many thanks

welshy

[Crook]

Hold on to it.

[welshphill]

i was thinking it's worth more as a shell for replacing a rusty cossie or converting to cossie than as a car, she has an injection, 205 pinto too...

my other thought is to store it and forget about it for 10 years or so

[300bhp/ton]

welshphill said:

hi folks, can anyone tell me what a totally original (inc paint and panels), rust free, never been welded, no sunroof, left hand drive, french registered, 3 door, two litre injection sport, Ford Sierra is worth???

i'm thinking bout selling mine and have absolutely no idea as the her value...

many thanks

welshy

Would it be selling it in France or the UK?

Sadly I suspect it's not worth a huge amount. Maybe double what a non mint runner is worth. But even then we're talking very small amounts.

Is it very low mileage and fully documented?

Sadly the Sierra is probably right at the bottom of it's depreciation curve. Another 10-15 years and it'll appeal a lot more to many.

[Crook]

welshphill said:

my other thought is to store it and forget about it for 10 years or so

Look at 2 door RWD escorts. Even the crappiest 1l pop's have gone up. You've got the last of the RWD 2 (3) door Pinto Fords. Hold on to it.

[wildcat45]

If you can, hold onto it. It might be worth a lot once day - by a lot, not massive money.

Imagine if someon had a MK3 Taunus from 1970something in mint conditions. I would imagine to the right buyer it would fetch a few bob.

With cars like that, its about the right buyer, someone who sees it for what it is, rather than a cheap old Ford.

I recently sold my MGF with HGF. To most it was a 10 year old Rover with a broken engine. To the collector I sold it to, it was a litlte bit more.

You might try owners clubs for advice. There is bound to be a Sierra one.

I personally think its good that the more ordinary - or in this case quirky cars survive. Back in the day, we didn't all drive round in Cossies - it was the L GL Ghia whatever that most had.

Any pix - just out of curiosity.

[steveo3002]

if its rust free im sure its worth a good bit to a cossie owner or someone wanting a replica type thing

[PAUL. S]

Value wise its worth more chopped up and sold in sections, such as inner and outer wings, roof, doors, hatch etc, its no good to a cosworth owner complete, unless for the common bits as mentioned, as the actual shells differ in a number of areas.

A good right hand drive 3dr sierra would be about £500 or so complete for a youngster wanting to make a cosworth replica, but I doubt many people over here would want a left hooker, and the 3dr sierras are plentiful in europe as they made them upto the early 90s, unlike the UK.

Long term value, pretty neglible other than the increase in any value of the common bits mentioned above.

It could make a fun track car if you used cosworth suspension etc though, if you let me know a ball park figure I will ask around for you, to see if anyone fancies taking it on, where is the car based ?

Edited by PAUL. S on Wednesday 8th June 18:53

[XJ84]

You realize of course that there are certain ford heads that will fall over themselves for a car like that?? As someone said already, it's about finding the right buyer.
Such a rare car these days in standard form, it would be a shame to see it stripped for spares or modified or whatever....

[NHK244V]

wildcat45 said:

If you can, hold onto it. It might be worth a lot once day - by a lot, not massive money.

Imagine if someon had a MK3 Taunus from 1970something in mint conditions. I would imagine to the right buyer it would fetch a few bob.

With cars like that, its about the right buyer, someone who sees it for what it is, rather than a cheap old Ford.

I recently sold my MGF with HGF. To most it was a 10 year old Rover with a broken engine. To the collector I sold it to, it was a litlte bit more.

You might try owners clubs for advice. There is bound to be a Sierra one.

I personally think its good that the more ordinary - or in this case quirky cars survive. Back in the day, we didn't all drive round in Cossies - it was the L GL Ghia whatever that most had.

Any pix - just out of curiosity.

Mk3 taunus even mint wouldn't make more than 3 grand IMGO and then it would have to be a coupe, it'd cost more than that to store for 10 years surely ?

Is it a Mk2 2 door?

[welshphill]

[Egg Chaser]

welshphill said:

my other thought is to store it and forget about it for 10 years or so

Do that

[XJ84]

I actually saw one of these shape sierras the other day. Driven by an elderly gentleman, bless...

http://www.simplyeighties.com/resources/Sierra_3_d...

...only it was a five door in red. Now these have gotta be super rare, as didn't they change to the 'no grille' style after only a couple of years? What would you call this variant, a MK1 pre-facelift perhaps??