Sierra RS 500 Cosworth - the 80s BTCC homologation hero

[@FastAsFunk]

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.

[@cakeofthepan2233]

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!

[@FastAsFunk]

@@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.

[@VK6ZMS]

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.

[@koengixxer]

No no, thank u sir! Everyone that watched this is video is drooling..🤤 Enjoy your epic cars mate👍

[@FastAsFunk]

@@koengixxer Thank you for your kind words

[@Shadow-Edition]

What a minter that iconic legendary black RS500 COSWORTH…. Wow looks absolutely stunning 😍 I want it PLEASE

[@Timrud1]

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.

[@jjammmees]

That's awful.

[@Nige1146]

Well he owns 2 but I wouldn't go as far as saying he's Mr RS500. Check out Paul Linfoot for that title!

[@eerr1438]

Are cars not meant too be driven? Nice ornaments!

[@peteydynamite8794]

@@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 😂

[@peteturner4535]

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 😳

[@stevenclarke5606]

In 1990 I was working at a Ford dealership and one of the mechanics was selling his sierra sapphire cosworth , dark grey metallic, the asking price was £2000, I seriously wanted to buy it, when I checked the insurance cost , it ranged from No to £2000 , I said that’s the cost of the car and doesn’t make sense, I was informed that the chance of it being stolen was 100% . This ended my Cosworth dream.

[@ericpisch2732]

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.

[@anthonyfoley5576]

I might of seen that at a car show

[@resnonverba137]

@@anthonyfoley5576 'Have'

[@keithrushforth4019]

LOL, "mobility housing". Love it.

[@michaelhughes3302]

@@keithrushforth4019I take it we're talking about Gypo's, Knacker's and Tinker's...

[@robertwillis4061]

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.

[@gavinsmith1443]

I watched this car pit in Pukekohe, New Zealand where they smashed the windscreen and rear window out and Brocky went onto win the race. It flew like a rocket.

[@Coffeewax]

Johnny that timing of the garage door opening in the intro was a work of art.

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

Cheers for noticing Tom. That took a bit of practise.

[@RATTLER238]

How many takes?? 🤣😂

[@derekmcmillan1940]

Are you holding the remotes or was there someone pressing the buttons!

[@warrengage9536]

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.

[@gregoryingraham2691]

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.

[@Bulletguy07]

@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; kzbin.info/www/bejne/inOakIyQgtaCjdk He doesn't leave any of his motors stuck in a garage.

[@ags911]

If it was me I’d have two, one for driving on the weekends and one for investing.

[@FastAsFunk]

I totally agree. Difficult to use when you live in a different country though 😣

[@craigphillips9383]

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.

[@Adam151082]

Awesome video fellas. Been lucky enough to see these in the flesh 😊👌🏼

[@caroldave4037]

Thought you would be in comments somewhere😉😉😉 all the best on the garage...🤞🤞🤞

[@davekennedy6315]

Love your channel Adam, and your Cossie is proper mint mate!

[@COMA69BAND]

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.

[@austingreen6042]

Saw these cars on Adam Smiths channel, but still watched this too, can't get enough of oldskool fords !

[@alistairthompson2750]

Yeah i watch his channel as well he has a nice cosworth too

[@jameswieler3295]

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.

[@knott4me561]

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

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

Absolute pleasure.

[@alfredalfred8631]

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

[@PeteGTi6]

Small world Simon! Agreed great vid.

[@eoink8219]

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 !

[@gordonf1997]

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!

[@Rich77UK]

My uncle had a 1986 Sierra Cosworth and after only 12 months he traded it in! I thought he was mad but a few months later he turned up one day in another White RS500 with Gold split rims and 450bhp. I LOVED that car. The stock RS500 rims ended up living on my XR4i about 10 years later. He sold the RS500 in about 1991 for a 6 month old Porsche 928 GTS. I like the Porsche (he still has it), but the RS500 was the thing. I was also lucky enough to see Brocky race his last Bathurst in 2002 (iirc). Great man.

[@FastAsFunk]

To be fair, 928 GTS is a hell of a thing and something I'd love to own one day (it'll never happen, I'm dreaming). So lucky you got to see Brocky. I never got to see him race in person, sadly.

[@k1ortia]

A garage most of us could only dream of. Beautiful machines

[@evogsr]

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.

[@joemacleod-iredale2888]

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.

[@WylieCoyote45]

Worked on a tarmac spec rally one with a side exhaust. Would spit 3ft long flames 🔥

[@stevefinch2839]

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 ...

[@glennoc8585]

I though the standard R500 sounded quite benign almost standard 2.0. The race car sounded nice.

[@joemacleod-iredale2888]

@@glennoc8585 suppose I’m used to modern cars; my diesel Volvo definitely doesn’t sound interesting!

[@glennoc8585]

@@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.

[@rustybearden1800]

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

[@yerrie1908]

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

[@stu2427]

Enjoyed this. Remember one of the rich kids where I'm from had a white one. 500... Remember him showing of and wheel spin snaking for about 30 yds up the Rd.. The business

[@barkingcrowes845]

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).

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

Wow, that is one special memory. Your Dad let you drive it? He certainly trusted you. Does it still exist in NZ?

[@barkingcrowes845]

@@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.

[@jazzdub4958]

The top dog Fast Fords were beasts. The Cossie RS500 was one of the very best. Legend of the old British landscape now long gone.

[@markwilliamson2555]

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.

[@mrblimbo1359]

Just to have an excuse to see one often! Thats just genius

[@rancedavis5106]

But did you get to go in the cossie ?

[@craig-robinson]

Understandable

[@project182r3]

Nobody cares Mark.

[@markwilliamson2555]

@@project182r3 cool story. Some people clearly do care.

[@oldskoolm.5061]

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.

[@1969Risky]

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.

[@peterbarber7613]

1969Risky.Then Ford Australia came back in the 90's

[@1969Risky]

@@peterbarber7613 The best races were back in the 90's

[@peterbarber7613]

@@1969Risky i know

[@JazzFunkNobby1964]

Ah yes, the polariser incident...

[@BT05003]

Dick Johnson had a Black RS500 plate number Q17..

[@downtheshedwithjason]

to see an XR4i as a kid was a magical day, but to see a cosy. ooooooooh

[@mc4130]

18:40 ‘complete nozzle’! Brilliant! I’m using that from now on!!

[@mashinajoe]

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.

[@golach420]

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.

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

Many thanks Trev, glad you enjoy the channel.

[@stevenschwartzstein4502]

Former XR4Ti here. Loved that car.

[@lawrencegatt4515]

I saw that O5 around racing tracks in Australia so many times.

[@lesklower7281]

I watched the Bathurst 1000 religiously for many years in the 1970s 1980s 1990s and into the 2000s and to see that Petrer Brock Cosworth there wow l how much is that worth today l never new that Peter Brock removed the Ford badge we knew he was Holden driver for most of his racing career and the Brock specials are worth so much money now

[@redlineste4283]

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.

[@WhiskyMonsta]

I love this video…i watch it over and over. The bit when those garage doors open!

[@jonathanwileman6028]

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.

[@estewar03]

Always been one of my favorite cars & they were never even available in the US. I used to watch YT uploads of Christian Rigollet rip his around, amazing vehicles.

[@GarnockReviews]

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

[@shazboz]

A guy in my neighbourhood owns one here in Australia. Its like a silvery blue colour. I was so enamoured when I saw it :)

[@YachtReport]

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.

[@omega19uk]

Same here in Sunburst Red..2 cars I regret to this day of letting go..is the RS1600i and the 928 GTS :-(

[@glennoc8585]

I liked the Sierra but i was wanting an RX7, Esprit turbo or an Audi Quattro coupe.

[@zapfanzapfan]

And then you found Porsche?

[@glennoc8585]

@@zapfanzapfan nah i went Toyota then TVR now Lexus.

[@rxtuninginc8444]

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.

[@pokinacha]

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.

[@chrisbutlersmith9970]

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.

[@ianwall8363]

Rouse is an absolute legend ❤

[@MyJam1981]

walked passed one every day going to school in the late 80s always wanted one. good vid thanks 👌

[@andym1908]

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 .

[@ImUpsetThatYouStoleMyUsername]

Just recently caught a bit of a thing for the Cosworth. So great to find this video, and wow what beautiful cars this man has.

[@stuco81]

Always loved these. Fond memories of building the Tamiya 'Texaco' model when I was a teenager.

[@skylined5534]

Kyosho ;) But it was a great model, looked amazing!

[@stuco81]

@@skylined5534 def Tamiya 😉 Kyosho did an RC version

[@skylined5534]

@@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!

[@Navidain]

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.

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

Great memories, thank you for the message.

[@stephenmyers3194]

Was my dream car when growing up. Still sends shivers down my spine when I see one

[@DavidHP66]

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”!

[@calvinhunt2335]

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!

[@willlowbridge350]

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!!

[@stephenking9271]

Fantastic original Group A Rouse Sierra, looking @the technology & era you can see how the cars appeared to the enthusiast road driver. Group A did exactly that, race or rally the cars appealed to the public & that is missing in today’s MSPORT era. ARE developed & built the best Sierras & huge admiration respect to one of the best all round MSport genius in Andy Rouse.

[@numbersix8336]

You seem to have the knack of finding the most interesting people, awesome content, again.

[@yammy1000]

Cossie hangover cure... A mate of mine had a one tuned by Andy Forrest back in the day, he came up north from Edinburgh & I was suffering from a horrendous hangover. He took me out for a run in it & to begin with it felt like a normal car. I wasn't really feeling it considering the state I was in. I still remember coming round a sweeping left hand bend & he dropped a couple of cogs & floored it, drifting round the whole bend! It certainly woke me up & the adrenaline provided an instant hangover cure! My one & only experience in a Cossie! I still regret not being in a fit state to have a drive myself!

[@In_memory_of_Dad]

To be fair Johnny that was a brilliant piece of film, you did the COSSIE justice there. Bloody brilliant 👍🙂

[@ianwall8363]

Modern suspension and bushes its a dream 🔥🔥

[@RussellLord]

brilliant video again johnny ,,,, but then again we have all come to expect nothing less .WELL DONE

[@crossroads4762]

I remember this car at the 1989 ATCC in Mallala, South Australia. Brock fan at the time, I still have the photos!

[@alanhastings134]

Jonny, love your work, and as an Australian, made me proud to see Peter Brock’s (RIP) ... I saw him in this car at Mt Panorama, ... well done again

[@peter1965norrby]

Hi there ! Sitting in Sweden watching Your Video about RS500 Cosworth. Allways been an Opel Lovers, BUT, this is the car that i allways wanted. Thanks for this extremely interesting Video !

[@neilcook4874]

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. 👍

[@AUDIDOIT]

Fantastic, what a pair of beauties. Must be an absolute privilege. My father had a brand new Sierra XR4 back in the dayi, nothing like the Sierra Cossie, but I remember being picked up from primary school climbing in the the brand new XR4i, and looking out the back at that huge wing. To me as a young lad it felt awesome. As Jonny said the nostalgia for the cossie in this country is huge. They are part of our car culture. Thank you for sharing your stunning cars with us Rup. Really enjoyed the episode.

[@csjames69]

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.

[@sruti108]

Yep Peter in a Ford. Spoke volumes.

[@knight2425]

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

[@knight2425]

@@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

[@SnookerMafia-or6nu]

Andy Rouse and eggenberger had the best European RS500’s.

[@Pmjs]

The Ford Sapphire RS Cosworth 4x4 is one of my favourite Ford's. I do like the Sierra RS 500 Cosworth.

[@neverleftthe80s29]

Worth a heap more if you bring it back to Australia. Brock was with Holden from 69-87, then BMW in 88, then the Sierra in 89-90, then back to Holden from 91-97. He also raced a BMW & Porsche (84) @ LeMans. His last win at Bathurst was 87 when the Texaco Sierras got caught cheating and Brock was handed his 9th Bathurst victory. Great video.

[@-joe-davidson]

It's a beautiful car. I'm in the states and owned a 1987 Merkur XR4Ti and I absolutely loved that car. Not quite a RS500, but it was incredibly fun to drive and it looked amazing. People would ask me about it everywhere I went. And even with a US production 2.3L turbo from the Mustang, it was still very fast.

[@-joe-davidson]

I have to admit, I sort of liked the turbo lag... It was always good fun to surprise unsuspecting passengers. 😂

[@matthawkins6875]

Variety is the USP of this channel. All great stuff guaranteed to ring someone’s bell. Today was my turn. Awesome

[@johnsheehan9766]

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.

[@charl_k]

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.

[@theengineer4680]

This video certainly makes me wish I still had mine. Around 12 years ago I could have bought it back for I think £25k bearing in mind it had won the Gold Cup at National day! A couple of years ago the current owner sent me some images, that is the nice part of the RS clan. The Rouse car I saw race at Donington when Soper was there, got pictures somewhere and met Andy.

[@scottpsychodub6385]

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 KZbin.

[@harveytr7106]

We had one of these when I was growing up. For 13 days. And then we had a space on the drive where the Cosworth used to be.

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

Oh no. TWOC?

[@harveytr7106]

@@TheLateBrakeShow Well, I think the chap who took it probably was consenting, just sadly not either of my parents. “Either doing something illegal, about to do something illegal, or stolen” as a police officer may have (apocryphally) once said about Ford’s finest. Still, ultimately replaced by an XR4x4 which we absolutely fell in love with. Loved the video and the channel. Fab, fab, fab.

[@kamidphish]

From the title card: Isn't that Brocky's Sierra? Well yes it is. Fantastic, as always, Jonny.

[@simonmurfin1910]

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

[@tom.mcnamara]

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.

[@benbuchanan672]

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 👌🏻

[@mikeyp8020]

Wow! What a feature and amazing of Rupe to share this to you and all of us. Love your stuff Johnny! Love your style!

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

Many thanks Mikey.

[@bernardplaisted9139]

I may have had a little cry when the garage doors opened lovely vid Jonny thank you 🙏🇦🇺

[@mekanickrew1932]

It's interesting to see where a storied vehicle like Brockies Cossy wound up. Nice one.

[@makemegofast]

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!

[@martindivall5301]

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.

[@DavidJones-zf3rd]

We all do until we get court literally

[@mc1996]

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 :)

[@martinneumann7783]

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!

[@bowlock9901]

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.

[@martinyerrall8339]

Loved every minute of it, thank you for adding this great video

[@stupeters8409]

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.

[@gt_kenny]

I had one of these... by Matchbox. Loved it!

[@andrewshore262]

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 👍.

[@dannyc4871]

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 KZbin.

[@ingopaul67]

More great original content. Watched these cars at Donnington Park in the very early 90s, great memories.

[@TheOmniscientAtheist]

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 :(

[@glennoc8585]

I had an R33 skyline GTS-t. The Sierras could've been fakes though, some were very well done just like an original Cosworths

[@DavidRDHeath]

Well this brings back childhood nightmares…. Brock in a Ford!!! Aaaargh. As a Holden fan these were dark days. Don’t get me started re the Nissan GTRs. Thankfully we were back to Aussie V8s shortly after. But thanks for this. It was incredibly interesting and such an amazing car. I now appreciate its importance to racing and have moved my childhood hatred to one side. Thanks Jonny, great vid!! 😀

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

Cheers David. Make love not war and all that...

[@neilr4867]

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.

[@mrfrdman]

The only time he drove class.

[@damienpeckham2834]

In more recent years I've been into motorcycles, although there's definitely a passion for some cars. As a young lad I was fortunate enough to ride in, among others, a Sierra XR4i. Special times. But then came the Sierra Cosworth. Similar to the owner of these two gems, I would watch the Cosworths racing on TV. I was taken once - late 80s - to a rally stage and watched in awe leaning against the thin rope barrier as these monstrous Sierras driven so skillfully. A real joy watching this episode. Thank you for the insight and for taking me back to my early years. Still an amazing looking car, all these years later.

[@david123campbell]

Johnny, you are pumping out consistent great content! By far one of the best automotive channels on the internet just now. Keep up the great work and look forward to the next one!

[@limpet7r63]

Fantastic things. Humiliated the V8s at Bathurst , clocking over 180 mph on the Conrod Straight. Forced to carry additional ballast in subsequent years to slow them down. Absolutely mighty engine despite its dinky size. Pushing out well over 500 hp in race trim, and reliably as well.

[@-DC-]

Used to work for a guy that had 8 Sierra and Escort Cosworths many years ago, The Sierra always had something special about it .