STOLEN RECOVERED - RS COSWORTH Hidden OVER 14 Years FIRST START IMSTOKZE 🇬🇧

Hello & welcome to a new episode, TWO PART SERIES!! (PART TWO)
So what can I tell you? How it started, So I got a message from a chap a couple of weeks back asking if I'd like to go and record his car collection. I obviously said yes, ! What an absolute legend of a man, not only does he have 2 sierra xr4x4s, But he has a turbo sapphire, a mk1 ford fiesta xr2 cabrio fly, But on top of that he only has a sierra RS COSWORTH Hidden away in some bushes, I mean really, You will not believe what you are about to see, This is part 2, be sure to check out part 1 of this series, This ladies and gents is a true gem of a garden fined, In this episode we get her running and pulled out from where she's been sleeping for over 7 years, Sit back and relax whilst i show you something that's not normally found like this, What is noramly showed at car shows or is normally the apple of the owners eyes, This one has been nothing more then a second thought, This is a ford rs cosworth bush find....
Just to say a big thanks to Nathan for letting me see his hidden treasures, That Cozzy was unreal....
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[@Djpaul-lo1px]

I really don’t get the logic of storing a worthless Sierra diesel in a shed under cover and leaving a Cosworth outside in the elements to deteriorate... What a genius.

[@lennypickle]

Sometimes cars have sentimental value over monetary value. Sometimes people just see cars as tools rather then something to keep. Sometimes people have medical issues which mean things get like this. The person who owned the vehicle may see this, be nice, you have no idea what may have happened here.

[@Crosshatch1212]

Strange ,but right now I have my imaculate Honda four hundred super four 91 in driveway and my bandit six in shed , but that’s getting fixed today banditfor winter ,Honda for Sumer days ,

[@alxgu198]

@@lennypicklewell said sir 🤝 There can be a number of reasons why 🤷

[@FTW523.]

Ha ha ha can't argue

[@benjaminrappit]

Non of those cars are going nowhere let's face facts, just another annoying hoarder

[@jay-nl3gk]

Bet its a ringer on standard 3door or xr4i plates and logbook. £40K plus these are going for obviously depending on condition. And he has it as a plant pot in the garden. More to it i think . But great video😊

[@EnemyDwarf-TTV]

i 100% agree

[@thecarguychannel]

Something weird about this? It’s stolen recovered. Not sure about the recovered side of things. It may still be stolen. The original owner may not be around anymore or in the country or the car never found and Nathan kept the car under wraps? Then applies for the V5 and hey presto it’s in his name it’s easy to do after 14 years. Who leaves a 3 door hidden away on a hedge behind a transit for 14+ years if they haven’t got nothing to hide? Something iffy going on here in my opinion! I am not hating but think about the scenario. It is just my opinion. Don’t mean to offend anyone but after all these years it just don’t make sense….

[@yommonaghan785]

Fucking daft reply that, just because everyone isn’t like you and do things differently, dosent make them a criminal

[@poolio_69]

100% something fishy for sure here.

[@user-dv2uy4ty9u]

Definitely agree. Doesn't all seem to add up

[@LakesLee]

Fantastic to see it start, i reckon the tappets will come good again with running. Everyone saying it's rotten when it doesn't look that bad in my eyes

[@philipdavison3862]

mostly the sills and under body,the doors look ok,you can buy all those floors.

[@Docbmx80]

you've obviously never welded an old ford with a rust problem before the problem is finding good bits to weld to and i've had more oldskool fords than i've had hot dinners and to me thats looking like it wants inner and outter sills floor pans windscreen needs to come out to do repair on bulkhead behind battery tray needs a new bonnet will no doubt want rear arches it is a sierra they prone to rot there and thats just what i could see on video if i saw that car in person i reckon i'd fill a a4 sheet of paper with things it needs never mind the complete overhaul of the engine which won't be cheap nothing for the YB is cheap everyone adds on the cosworth tax i see a money pit! lol

[@LakesLee]

@Docbmx80 Rome wasn't built in a day and neither is an old ford, plenty of mk2 escorts start off as sieves

[@Docbmx80]

@@LakesLee yes and end up being money pits better of starting with something solid imo then build on that but then we live in Britain try finding a solid mk2 shell to restore most have either been restored or are as rotten as a pear by now and need nearly every panel replacing hence a lot of south african shells end up over here because they're usually rust free if they been in hot climate i spent over 30yrs messing about with capri's had everything in them from 2.0 pinto's turbo'd to 2.9 boa cosworth engines had plenty of other fords tons of sierras couple of cossie ones and granada cosworths escorts orions fiesta's cortina's i like fords but problem now a days is you need deep pockets to own one never mind own 7 like i used to i'm gonna build one more though but the only thing ford about it will be the body shell it will be a drift missile though ;)

[@dorsetfendtfarmer720]

Great job to the both of you thanks for the update. Despite people’s comments that car can be restored it’s not that rusty all parts are available restored to OG would look the nuts. My personal thoughts.Keep up the good work 👍👍

[@DB1410]

Get her bought stu you’d be crazy if you don’t! Could be a once in a life time opportunity! And honestly the rust and rot doesn’t look frightening! Most of the under side looks solid thanks to that oil leak!

[@paulchurchuk]

It deserves to go to an historic car enthusiast who will bring it to life for the right reasons and look after it. This brings back memories of the 80s and 90s I grew up in and racing around in them, the xr3i's and rs turbo's lol great days ❤

[@Snowy1of1]

Stokze time! Such a beautiful motor. Glad you managed to get her out. Im hoping that measures are put in place to prevent her being stolen again. Back in the day, a cossie was stolen often, insurance quotes were double value of the car and Ford hadcto slash the price of them to sell them. Yes the Cossie was the most stolen car in its time. Love the boot build, shame time got to it. She needs some work to get her up to scratch, but all the same, shes a great project. Cheers Bro for bringing Nathan and his Fords to your channel. 👍👌

[@G4RY1159]

The most desirable 2nd car for the ram-raiders getaway

[@Snowy1of1]

​@@G4RY1159With the Lotus Carlton being number 1. It made the Cossie seem slow back then, stupidly fast, the police wanted it banned because they couldn't keep up with it LOL

[@G4RY1159]

@@Snowy1of1 Yip!

[@phil7301]

That car would have to be stripped bare and fully restored,, he should sell it , make some nice cash 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👍

[@c111prs]

Nothing wrong with that engine mate, mine taps like that after 7 days sitting, never mind 7 years , once she’s warm it soon goes away

[@MrGti6]

Well done stokze and nathan for bringing the cosworth back to life good to see uploads like this

[@butchrs500]

A friend of mine owned the car back in the 90s I had the scs sticker made on rear cossie had a massive ice install with top of range pioneer head unit and the engine in it I believe is a 200 block 4x4 engine

[@ruairicorbett1]

What?

[@thesupervisor820]

​@ruairicorbett1 can't you read?

[@CarFocused]

I’m amazed at how easily it fired up and got moving! Considering how it’s been abandoned for so long. Shame it’s rotten to the core 😢

[@ruairicorbett1]

No way that was his first attempt at starting it. Must have changed the plugs, battery and cleaned the coil beforehand. I'd say we only got the moneyshot

[@chunkymcfat]

Obviously a battery, but no need for anything else if it drove in there and not been eaten by mice. Just a battery has done well on loads of long-term parked up cars. The sierra has electronic ignition so if the ecu hasn't been sat in water, everything else should work, or be ignored and default programming comes into play 👍🏻

[@ruairicorbett1]

@@chunkymcfat didn't they have to bypass the entire fuel system?

[@chunkymcfat]

@@ruairicorbett1 true.

[@rossmclaren71]

I’m amazed how easy that started !!! Hopefully this gets saved. What a nice guy he is too

[@user-Another-collecter21]

Hearing This COSSIE cone alive again was absolutely amazing 👏 stu honestly i felt shivers an a dkight tear came to my eyes love to see this progress in restoration

[@AdeReeves]

I see Harvey Gibbs has had a play with it at some point ... Ill have to see if he recognises it ... 🙂

[@marc.r4860]

Magnifique voiture J ai eu une sierra coupé 2l i dans les années 90 J en garde un bon souvenir Super vidéo Bon week-end Amitiés de la Normandie

[@garyhall4449]

That's an amazing fine. Can't believe it started up and sounds good. Will make a great car for someone with a lot of work. But well worth it as the values are so high, even been stolen recovered. Well done 👏

[@jdubss7711]

should never shock you a cossie was stolen lool! great video cant beat these older cars!!! also people in the comments need to realize this is classic is 38 years old. beautiful no new car will last this long in the future.

[@meganpaull6140]

Wow she is going to be beautiful once all cleaned and restored what a classic. Great video Stu

[@lemmykilmister450]

The rear arches had 2 manufacturers. 1 that turned to "chalk", the other are still flexible today. I think most of the UK 3drs came with the crap ones. Nathan is a top fella, fuck all the dumb negative comments.

[@jeremybeck7244]

They are only ever going to go up in value (to a point somewhere in the future) I know its expensive to fully restore them but a sympathetic restoration will keep her alive. And a nice usable classic is better than a over restored investment car thats sits in a collection. I'm sure she will happy to go sideways everywhere again....

[@thisisdicey613]

Well done stu and Nathan she's up and running as I said it was fuel pump she sounds pretty good shame about all the rust but nothing that can't be welded or painted p.s come on peeps give stu these donations I would love to see stu buy this car and restore it and as a big Ford fan myself would love to see this beast bk on the road 1 ov my favourite fast ford's aswell as the trusty escort cosworth top job stu 💯 respect have a good weekend peeps

[@fellazvintageretro2675]

Nice car. It's still in a tidy condition I bet its worth some good money.

[@mozziemyster]

Cash here waiting, will buy car today, can you pass on owners details? Regards

[@willward952]

Friend of mine has one of these.... takes it to shows all the time. Been tlc'd all of it's life. This is a real shame that someone would leave something go to waste like this, but like Stu says. Sometimes life just gets in the way. Great video. Maybe someone with enough money will give this the love and restoration it deserves. I love the Sierra Mk1 Cosworth. I'd have one of these over any high end sports car all day long.

[@G2020-]

Life getting in the way is no excuse to leave that in your garden to rot.

[@Pepeonsol]

I don’t see what everyone’s problem is!! For all the time its sat there it’s gone up in value. It’s out of sight no one could’ve stripped it down while he was away. And nows it’s a KZbin star so ads value.

[@whatliesbeneathurbanexplor1631]

Seen one today here in Ireland with a northern Irish reg

[@ShortTEC1]

Bro them pants😂😂

[@toddc6682]

😆🤣

[@jasonsharp7619]

Great content. Are you wearing ya Mrs's jeans😮

[@petergrinnell2500]

To be fair the serria sitting outside for 14 years looking good body wise just under the car will want alot of welding it's a old ford I've welded plenty over the years hopefully he will get it done and keep it but some one will buy it if he sells it and still won't be cheap and it won't take long to sell people will be fighting over it

[@markherbert1343]

Scs isn't that a sofa furniture place hehe. Good motor very popular in the day and all through to this day,hope it can be restored and brought back to life with lots of work but worth it.

[@Syko1985]

Need to see a full restoration video of this vehicle, it would do mega numbers and its such a legendary motor, it deserves the attention.

[@gdcodurham.]

A gem of of car, enjoyed watching both videos so far, hope to see it finished, top find, get the diesel out of garage and get this in, only negative thing to say is it was a crime to have the cozzie sat in elements 😢

[@daniellee9015]

Absaloutly brilliant video stokzey ❤👍that car will look amazing when restored brilliant

[@fredrickscott6977]

They had a rough looking cosworth at auction on bangers and cash think it made about 13k . looks like a professional job to get her looking right for next summer 🙏

[@aroncheek5092]

Bit of welding and full blow over, a bloody good detail inside and out an it'll be a good solid motor , hope you get the funds it'll be good to see you restoring it 👊

[@fasteddiers8418]

Put 30k in it and it'll make a lovely motor 😅

[@jaguarx6032]

Ive got a e46 touring in a brambels bush the place also has a fiat panda 4x4 wich is a rarety

[@mikeyoakes180]

Love this stu! You doing a part 3? I’d love to see the interior cleaned!

[@seanadams8504]

Yeah that would be great and a better selling point

[@leeboycharming759]

LEAVE it EXACTLY as it is!! Get it booked in at 'Matthewsons' auctions and let's see what it goes for under the hammer on "Bangers and Cash". This beast needs fully restoring and unfortunately it's out of the working man's hands. I almost spat my drink out when you started it up then nearly cried when you washed it. It should have gone to auction exactly as it was when the tarpaulin was pulled off it. I'd rather see it go to a rich "collector" than see it deteriorate even more. The car requires a full bare shell restoration, then engine, box, turbo, full running gear rebuild. The works. The car deserves it. Why can't I win the lottery??

[@russellmorley2290]

Always nice to see good old moters Evan in that state but great to see it move of its own power

[@ianroberts3540]

Absolute beast of a car..would be a real nice whip once restored and back on the road..do love a cossie..yet again,great footage from you imstokze..love it bro.

[@davemasters3834]

🎉🎉 Excellent content again Stu nice to hear it run lot of work needed but well worth the effort 😊😊😊😊

[@catxls1835]

She needs a lot of attention but, she deserves it and should be saved! I know there are many Sierra Cosworth owners, suppliers and enthusiasts that will gladly share their knowledge and database (and maybe parts) with you!

[@johnrowell942]

Nice classic Ford. Big resto on the body work.

[@shammon1]

Great cli[p. I used to look after the mother and father of the person who designed the Ford Sierra. I recall one day in their house all the designer car concept drawings inc the Sierra some were on the wall framed. Their son who designed it later moved to Turin and his name was David Wilkie

[@J-D..]

Great job stu love this content you got to save this one from being wasted away I’m sure the community will come together and make this happen

[@user-xv3ly8wq4i]

Hi stokze , keep up the good work on providing your content, I have owned 2x 3dr cosworths & this has brought back loads of memories, you should definitely buy it & don’t listen to any negative comments, it doesn’t look that bad underneath, nothing a few new panels won’t put right , oh and check the fuse next to the ecu under the dash for the fuel pump, good luck

[@timpeat286]

Great video stu fingers crossed somehow you can buy the cossie ❤

[@wplno1]

Seeing the boot open and the bass box build instantly took me back to when I would go out and buy a copy of Max Power back in the day😂

[@viiviqa]

Been waiting for a follow up on this.. thanks ❤

[@hoggmotorsport]

Hopefully it gets sorted bro, another few years sitting there it'll deteriorate badly! 👍

[@pauldixon3384]

Great content again Stu love the Old Ford’s there’s a sierra saffy sitting in my garage that’s on the road and running. Along with a Yamaha vmax trike and scooby bit far for you to come mind

[@roomullan3050]

This reminds me of picking up a brand new R/S 500 in the 80s and it breaking down in Canterbury on way back to dealer. I sat there for 3 hours 🤣🤣love the base box

[@sumdumguy8917]

This is the video ive been waiting for 👌

[@stuarthandley7102]

super fast car what a machine all the rage 80s/90s i remember them well just very sad leaving outside to rot away its a must get it back on the road keep up the good work imstokze 🚙🚙🚙

[@jon81crowe]

Be good to see it detailed . Maybe you should see if Richard Hammond smallest cog would be interested in it

[@jamesnewman4351]

I'd LOVE to see this "Whale Tail" Cossie restored❤

[@lemmykilmister450]

If you do buy it Stu, I'd say 15-20k tops as it has a S&R category. If you do, I'm happy to help from time to time, as a 3dr resto veteran

[@kamikazekaos]

Great restoration project, will get good silly money at a classic car auction start the bidding wars 🎉

[@olikat8]

What's always struck me is that the hood vents on the RS Cosworth are visually identical to the McLaren-done turbocharged Pontiac Grand Prix's of the early/mid 1990's- I found a wrecked one several years back, cut the hood up and transplanted the vents from the Pontiac onto an L67 Buick Regal. Nobody thinks a thing about it

[@markcurtis6287]

Stu that has got to me saved such a iconic car, loved to see it restored and back on the road, great video 👊🏻

[@QsTechService1]

I had a couple of vehicles like this The Merkur XR4Ti One of them I dropped a T5 Stick shirt in There are some fast cars

[@Yoyo-01]

Spray on Jeans!! you appeared to stand around a lot while he did all the work haha!

[@dave.harmon]

Can't do much else in those jeans. One wrong move, and he'd castrate himself 😂

[@steveriley5839]

There's one of these stuffed in a corner in a town called Pinxton Nottinghamshire needs pulling out and looking at but don't know the owner tho.....

[@alfiegoron3760]

See it was prepared by Supreme Car Services in Werrigton Peterborough. They are still going strong and just done my Escort Cosworth.

[@paulcottier93]

Stu what a iconic car omg base box takes me straight back to the 80s brilliant you need to save it stu 👍🏻

[@centuriontaxi]

This was a nice video to wake up to😍 nice one Stu. I got to ask but how much is a Cosworth in this state worth?.

[@ronny7952]

I want you to restore this beatyfull legend of an car

[@CrownFam626]

I have just stumbled across this video and i have got to say i have no idea how that car was not hidden away from nature to distroy it 😮 Your the first youtuber that i actually like 😂 Im a big car fan, i would so love to work on a car like that 😍 fyi im a mini lover currently have the R53 1.6 Cooper S and i absolutly love it! But also id love to drive a cozzy ive drove loads of cars just like how have people neglected there car like theres so many people out there and dont even know what coolant is, like what... I have been to a few dealers while dropping and collecting cars and man... The amount of times i have heard that.. Its mad, anyway i am currently working on the body work on my car, but i cant wait for it to be done just cant do nothing to it until the weather is better and i dont have a garage... So frustrating.. Anyway. Love your videos ill be catching up lol

[@garyjackson7183]

What a find well worth restoring. I hope you get to own it🤞

[@LeeOSullivan-zd1hd]

That’s a beautiful cossie I can see the potential it has to be awesome again. Get the welding done,paint correction. Also put some new JL audio subs back in that box 😂 I’m sending some money to your PayPal buddy I watch you all the time and really want to see this car all fixed up and you driving it. 😎👍

[@Alfiepowers]

Back to the 90s man i wasnt around then but i can imagine good times

[@chrisdempsey6455]

Not sure if anyone has commented but this rs cosworth is from a kent dealer ship as its Kent registered looking at the number plate on the front 👍👍

[@ianwiggins5499]

Nice looking Sierra Cosworth that RS looks like the floor is a bit gone but it’s a restoration project. I won’t mind it myself but all depends how much money it’s gonna cost to buy it. If it’s up for sale like it’s a shame it wasn’t put on hard, standing floor straight away for the first time when it was put there Get a replica wheels now these days you won’t be able to get the originals because it be too expensive and there’s not many people I love them neither anymore but parts of the body were fine. It’s just the floor what needs re-doing or depends what the chassis is like as well, so Mary is a pain natural subwoofer in the back nice I wonder where I am busy. Very nice of you that sound awesome yeah just replace them never had it on eBay set up an image below. Choose to run out when it was stored. That is nice How are you?😅😅😅😅❤

[@dj858]

what a find man, car of my childhood that bloke from across the road from me when growing up had 2 white sierra cosworth turbo and silver sierra cosworth rs turbo epic machine's, the only thing painfull about this video is the state of those jl subs man teared my eyes that

[@bunabuna9287]

What a diamond 💎 that is. Needs saving ❤ thanks for sharing it Nathan

[@welshtony1]

Great to see it moving and hopefully get given some new life. Tip, Why not get a set of wheel dollies, might make moving cars like this easier in the future :)

[@AlanTopham2237]

Your intro music lives rent-free in my head now 🙂

[@Alfiepowers]

This sierra sounds mint

[@andyday1981]

A proper dream find that.

[@grahamtotalfordescortgroup]

If everyone donated £10 you mite have enough to buy it stu lol great vid mate!

[@M3ow_pawzz]

What a find this is! Gonna need at least 20k spending on her though... Fully restored, she'd be worth maybe triple that 👌

[@seanadams8504]

Stu you need yo by this mate comeon guys and girls lets help stu get this ans he can get it restored on the channel would make great content.

[@robertmustard1711]

Morning stu great video mate hopefully another one saved 😊

[@pauljames9393]

Fishy ! Nathan I bet your neighbours love you ! Lol

[@neverbeen2]

wonder if the sunroof works ? mine did but was a pig to get out.whatever you think the car is a surviver that might not have been here if not hidden in a hedge for years :)

[@shaunwilson-seabrook]

I’m sure even in that state it’s worth good money , especially as it’s a runner all be it a little rough . Sell in now before it does go too far and is beyond worth saving . I’m sure it will make a great project for someone as long as you have the funds and time .

[@Crosshatch1212]

Good ch to check out on cars ,n prices otorsports n buggies some real nice crossers aswell cr,s ,etc ,

[@danieleaton1399]

Good to see it running and finally out for a wash but i would bother with paint correction just strip her to a shell and build it fresh

[@RossJones-id4bf]

The Greatest car of all time aww yes the cosworth absolute legend of a car a one off it would still sell for good money in this condition to a specialist to restore as they are getting more and more rare and collectables ❤

[@gazp2194]

I'm more concerned that SCS prepared it . They sell sofas 😂. That is saveable

[@heatherhannon3867]

Another fabulous video Stu. Thank you for sharing.

[@seanmaynard8208]

Another cracking video mate what happened to the nova that's with Ben and Connor

[@Pepeonsol]

he might want strong money for it, but it’s got more valued in a rebuild for the channel! Pay the man take the car win-win for you both.

[@philtowle4683]

It's had some clumsy jacking in the past, the oil leaks have saved some of it underneath.

[@Pierremontquaker03]

Surely this would work better donation wise if we can see a totaliser and what we need to get to (sorry not criticising - just suggesting) so you can buy it - I think the guy seems genuine enough that he would want to sell it to you for a fair price given the effort you have made on it.

[@Kevmac332]

Stokzeeeeee my man 👊 Cracking content.... me thinks you should hookup with matt Armstrong.... he will get that sorted in no time👍

[@JustAnAverageBrad]

reminds me of the weird ford import we had here in canada mid to late eighties called a merkur xr4ti

[@johnsnowdon2939]

It's the same car (well, same as the non-Cosworth models). Ford of America took the European Sierra model and rebadged it for the NA market; changing the bumpers, grill, graphics etc. But it's fundamentally the same underneath. Look at the early Sierra XR4i - it's basically identical to the Merkur XR4Ti, but it used the 2.8 Cologne V6, rather than the 2.3 Lima 4-cylinder with turbo. The Cosworth is substantially changed/uprated compared to the non-Cosworth models though (suspension, brakes, engine and gearbox, diff, bumpers, interior etc).

[@user-pc9rv9th4d]

That engine sounds good easy worth 10 k just as it is with engine running

[@eastwingbro8702]

Class channel love da vids , iam sorry iam not able to contribute , mabe one day , No one out there is doing it like you keep up da great work pls cheers God bless .