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

[@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.

[@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.

[@nigelpogson5411]

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 😳

[@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.

[@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.

[@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..

[@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 😣

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@MrAngryGTP]

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.

[@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!

[@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.

[@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

[@damianburgess295]

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. 🙂👍

[@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!

[@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.

[@In_memory_of_Dad]

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

[@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 ❤

[@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!

[@lordbaconofporkshire3678]

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.

[@FastAsFunk]

Involved at the sharp end back in the day...! That's fantastic...! 😊👍

[@autoeclectic8808]

My dad had a 4i. Everytime we saw a Cosworth, we knew he hadn’t worked hard enough.

[@anthonyfoley5576]

Cruel but true

[@insertnamehere5146]

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

[@DT-kd3xi]

Nearly bought a Sierra 4x4, or 4i, ended up with a Capri 2.8, loved it,

[@insertnamehere5146]

@@DT-kd3xi good choice! You still got it I hope?

[@anthonyfoley5576]

They built them in Bedworth Warwickshire 5 miles away from where I live. I remember seeing them driving around also the Tickford Capri, RS200 and the Maestro MG turbo and BRM Maestro

[@ianconn7415]

I had a scalextric rs500 Kaliber car. The cog on the shaft of the motor had a crack, so it slipoed slightly. That meant it took a while to get the car going. Did I fix it? Nope .. I had my very own laggy rs500... Ooh the memories

[@FastAsFunk]

Haha. Quality simulation...!!!

[@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.

[@k1ortia]

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

[@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.

[@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!!

[@davidbarnsley8486]

Ford has made some incredible racing cars over the decades In my humble opinion this is the best He is a very lucky man too own two very incredible examples 😍😍👍👍

[@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

[@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.

[@paulmac007]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@smellylittlekiwi5743]

The first car that kicked my ass on a GPZ900R in 1987. Started pulling away from me 190kms 👍👍

[@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.

[@matthawkins6875]

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

[@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 👍.

[@thomasrhinehart6084]

As an American I am just beginning to appreciate how much of a legend these cars are, here in the states we got the Merkur Xr4ti, which like everything that comes to our shores is terribly detuned

[@theant9821]

Since the early 70s it looks like America only got boring junk, while Europe was filled with legendary cars like cosworths, quattros, integrale, etc. Like the oil crisis killed muscle cars and the USA never found a replacement for them.

[@Scott-ph2yk]

Had an 87 XR4. The US model had the 175hp 2.3 turbo 4 from the Thunderbird turbo. It was easy to graft on parts from the SVO Mustang. Upgraded microprocessor, intercooler, manifold. 230hp Way more fun! Upgrade the suspension and brakes with parts from Ford. Instant BMW killer.😊 I had so much fun with the XR4. Not quite as good as the Cosworth Sierra but not bad.

[@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.

[@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 .

[@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 :)

[@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

[@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.

[@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”!

[@adamknight9950]

Randy Mouse what a legend! Had the pleasure of working on these for a specialist in Leicester, we often tuned them to over 320 bhp in road car. With built in piston slap and a turbo of a city bus who would have thought they would be so good but they were. really reliable, even in tuned form.

[@stephenmyers3194]

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

[@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.

[@victororo462]

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!

[@mpainter22]

You need to go and see Paul Linfoot and his collection of Sierra Cosworth touring cars, VERY SPECIAL.

[@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 👌🏻

[@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

[@scr5970]

I was extremely lucky to drive one of these and the later escort cosworth - epic cars / still look great on the road today

[@mc4130]

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

[@Phil-RS]

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.

[@jasonlolotte4262]

Such a shame you have to be minted to be able to purchase one, hitting low end supercar money.

[@shoghunuk7428]

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.

[@West4ea]

Be about £55k today.

[@gopium1976]

Lol I can’t even raise 20k now 😂

[@shoghunuk7428]

@@gopium1976 I feel ya bro!

[@duncanhamilton5841]

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 😭

[@robs715]

Alex West they’re going for 85k plus!

[@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

[@lawrencegatt4515]

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

[@kramnam4716]

I worked for Guy Salmon car rentals at Thames Ditton . We had a white one in 1986. Was chuffing quick in second and third. Nice fella, modest and just the sort who should be an owner. But more miles needed!

[@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.

[@moxietube]

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

[@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. 👍

[@PhilNourse92]

Heard a story once about a guy who owned a cozzie. Parked it up at cinema and watched a film. Came out and tried to fire up the car. Completely dead. Opened bonnet and engine n gearbox gone... Modern folklore? Obviously.. but always remembered that. Great video. Iconic motor.

[@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!

[@readventurekids]

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.

[@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.

[@BionicRusty]

A great video. Beautiful cars and even at 20 yrs of age, it was my poster car 💙 I owned a 1990 XR4i (Not the 4x4). It was my baby for many years. It should have had 125bhp but when it went on a rolling road, it actually had 150bhp. It wasn’t chipped. Ford claimed it as a ‘badging exercise’ but I always wondered if they sneakily boosted it by 25bhp 😂 Wish I still had it.

[@MarkAldrich74]

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? 🤔

[@anthonyfoley5576]

You lived in Bedworth then

[@imachunt653]

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

[@MarkAldrich74]

@@anthonyfoley5576 born & bred!

[@ianhoyle8459]

When the Sierra was brand new the build felt solid and of very high quality. It seemed to have a space age dash that at the time appeared noticeably angled towards the driver. It even had an electronic man indicating seat belt use and five gears. When you closed the door the air pressure popped your ears such was the attention to panel and rubber seal placement. It looked from out of space remembering it followed on from the MK V Cortina. The XR models were in the stratosphere somewhere. Losing sight of the Cosworth theme for a moment the other car that marked a noticeable generational leap in styling was the MKII Vauxhall Astra. It’s hard to convey now how cars like the Sierra were groundbreaking machines at the time and therefore the race versions did not need to be so far removed and so would have looked more cutting edge in period.

[@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

[@richardgutteridge2127]

Hi from Australia! As a gm and Peter brock fan it was devastating to see him in a Ford! We hated the sierra at the time because we felt it was not fair to race a turbo charged lite weight car against our naturally aspirated commodore's. In the end the gtr Godzilla hammered everything with it's twin turbo 4wd ! Then the Ford and Holden guy's had something in common to hate ! Lol. Group a racing in Australia didn't last too long after that and went to a v8 only format. Our culture at the time was and is about large v8 sedan's and muscle cars. That has diluted over time but still is very prominent in Australia. I grew to like the all the car's from an engineering point of view and respected what they have achieved. The brock sierra is a priceless piece of history that any Ford or brock fan would give a right kidney to own! To put it into perspective peter brock was a national hero.

[@-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 .

[@fishingwiththomas]

I can still remember the fuss the 05 Sierra made in Australia when Brocky drove a Ford. If you can't beat them, join them:-)

[@theloneranger2101]

Another 10 out of 10 Video from Jonny. 👍🙂👍 We need a Video now of the Lotus Carlton Jonny, someone must have a mint one to film, and tell it's story. The LC was another highly desirable machine to get Nicked by the local Scrotes of the time. 🤬. Also good to see Jonny keeping up his tradition of Colour Coding his clothing to the Brock. 👍😂👍

[@Jabber-ig3iw]

Yep Cossie’s were plod and joyrider magnets. My dad’s mate had an escort cosworth from new and a 993 turbo but only one garage. His insurance insisted the escort had to be the one in the garage. Which was alarmed and had security posts in front of it, and the 993 parked across the front. Imagine using a 993 turbo as a decoy car🙄🙄 madness.

[@1MrBryn]

"I started out with a Rover Metro" Must. Resist. Alan. Partridge. Quote.

[@FastAsFunk]

At least it was the genuine article and not a Rover 100 which was just a rebadged Mini Metro 🤣🤣🤣 #partridge

[@summerjunk929]

They've rebadged it you fool!

[@skylined5534]

*COOKPASS BABTRIDGE*

[@chiselcheswick5673]

Did you negotiate a walnut gear knob?

[@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 !

[@kamidphish]

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

[@mga71]

Geez Peter Brocks car, that was a big thing when he stopped driving holdens, drove a bmw for a bit then went to the opposition in the Sierra, that would be worth a pretty penny.

[@xgford94]

Put that on the market at c0v1d prices ....and your grand kids will never have to work

[@mekanickrew1932]

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

[@bt328]

Fun fact, I believe the 05 number Brock used was an early road safety sponsorship promoting the new blood alcohol limit in Australia of .05

[@Chris71920]

I had a Texaco RS500 Scalextric car when I was little, loved that car 👌🏻

[@iandonkin6762]

When I picked up E98 CHD way back when on Aug 1st 1987 (a mercury grey XR2), next to it at Polar Motor Co in Bradford was E99 CHD... a black RS 500. Those were the days!

[@janpruijser8649]

Jonny his black note book is fairly rapidly becoming an iconic part of the show.

[@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.

[@westpoll1]

My brother had a Sierra Cosworth, he sold it to his Accountant, a week later it was found in a field completely striipped.

[@kingcosworth2643]

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!!!

[@fredio54]

Johnny, you didn't count the turbo lag, you counted the boost threshold! If you get it to 4000 RPM and hold it there against the brakes or a hill or air friction in 5th or something and it makes 14psi then turbo lag is the time to go from vacuum to 14psi when STARTING at 4000 RPM. Turbo lag is NOT the time to go from 3000 to 4000 AND build boost. Ditto if it makes 2psi at 3000 RPM, then from trailing throttle at 3000 RPM to 2psi at 3000 RPM after flooring it = turbo lag *AT* 3000 RPM. I can tell you from my BIG turbo 2.0 litre Mazda that if you stand on it at 5000 trailing throttle / vacuum the lag to get 18psi is very very little. It's there, but my turbo dwarfs that one, came from a diesel truck, and it's still very little. Mine makes 12psi at 4000 RPM, 18psi at 5000 RPM and all the way to 8000 RPM. And then you consider what RPM you fall to after an 8000 RPM up shift and it's about 5000-6000 RPM, ie, you're still in boost and the lag is negligible. Paused at 22:42 to give you this diatribe. If you ever visit this neck of the woods you can have a drive of my monster, it's about 400hp with that profile. Cheers, Freddy.

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

Thank you v much for taking the time to explain Freddy. Cheers.

[@fredio54]

@@TheLateBrakeShow No worries, also, the reason you don't feel it in modern cars is VGT/VNT turbos that make boost sooner, and engines that are tuned to make lots of mid range smoothly. It's still there, though VGT/VNT massively decreases both lag and lowers boost threshold - vast majority of modern turbo diesels use them, if not all of them.

[@simonknight7763]

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!!!

[@FastAsFunk]

Cheers Simon. Hope you're well pal.

[@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.

[@petem6226]

I had a Sapphire Cosworth 2wd between 1996-98. It had BBR suspension and lots of trick bits. Great car, fast, fairly quiet, comfy, and as easy to drive around as a bog standard Sierra when off boost. Swapped it for an Integrale 8v. The Integrale was brilliant, but the Cosworth was easier to live with. Had to be very careful when parking it.

[@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!

[@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.

[@RichardHubbuck]

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.

[@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.

[@harrymattock2052]

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]

Thanks Harry, this is what we like to hear.

[@harrymattock2052]

@@TheLateBrakeShow it’s increasingly rare to be able to give a KZbin/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

[@markonmotoring]

I don't think of myself as a Ford fan but I've always liked the Sierra. My favourite probay being the Sapphire Cosworth. It would be interesting to compare alongside the XR4i, XR4x4 and the XR8.

[@BrikMT]

Ford cars were good when they were rear wheel drive.

[@skylined5534]

@@BrikMT Still are now most are fwd.