A thirty-two-year-old Ford Escort is for sale for £100,000 – a turbo charged ten-fold increase from new.
The 1993 motor has had just one owner and has done 25,000 miles.
The RS Cosworth Lux Big Turbo would have originally retailed for around £10,000.
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That would be the equivalent of £21,000 now when taking inflation into account.
It can do a top speed of 147mph,
And it can whizz from 0-60mph in just 5.9 seconds.
It was one of only 7,145 ever made.
What’s more it has a full service history and had its cambelt changed three years ago.
The navy blue motor – an affordable ‘supercar’ of its day – also boasts its trademark rear spoiler.
It is being auctioned by Iconic Auctioneers on May 17 at Sywell, near Northampton, as reported by Luxury Auto News.
The listing states: “Introduced in 1992 the Escort RS Cosworth was an ‘homologation special’ based on the fifth generation Ford Escort.
“And its sole role was to incorporate parts that Ford planned to use in their ‘Group A’ rally cars to ensure success in the World Rally Championship, a ‘Group A’ rally car for the road – pure and simple.
“It was available as a road car from 1992-1996 in limited numbers from Ford’s Specialist Vehicle Engineering team.
“Powered by the familiar two-litre turbocharged, longitudinally-mounted, Cosworth-developed engine driving all four wheels, the Stephen Harper-designed car was engineered in Boreham with final assembly by Karmann in Germany.
“Only 7,145 Ford Escort RS Cosworth examples were ever produced, with the original and highly coveted ‘Big Turbo’ models numbering just 2,500, being built for specifically for homologation.
“The car presented here is a 1993 Ford Escort RS Cosworth, in the striking and sought after paint colour of Pacifica Blue, one of five launch colours chosen by Ford to showcase their new ‘halo’ model.
“This example was specified from new with the ‘Lux’ pack, adding Recaro seats, opening rear quarter windows, electrically operated and heated door mirrors.
“Quickclear heated windscreen, heated washer jets,three-spoke leather covered steering wheel, central double locking, tailgate release, lights on warning.
“Rear centre armrest, rear head restraints, sunroof and electric windows – plus the factory option of genuine Ford floormats which are the ultra-rare high specification in deep blue to complement the exterior finish.
It adds: “It was built at the Rhein Assembly Plant in Germany in November 1992 and registered new on 15th January 1993, making it one of the highly collectible 2,500 ‘Big Turbo’ homologation specials on a ‘K-registration’.
“It was supplied new by Ford RS Dealer, Tony Brooks of Weybridge, with their dealership rear screen sticker and tax discs holder still affixed, whilst the bookpack still contains the original staff business cards and dealer keyrings, always a good sign!
“The accompanying history file suggests diligent ownership and is as complete as possible for a 32-year-old-car.
“The paperwork is meticulously presented in individual folders, with chronologically filed service invoices and virtually every MOT Certificate, whilst the original service book contains 14 stamped entries.”
“The car’s previous owner was Vice Chairman of the Hertfordshire and North London RS Owners Club.
“And also present is a separate file housing all the RS Owners Club membership documentation and multiple agreed valuations, the most recent being £82,000 in 2021.
“Within the file are copies of Practical Classics and Fast Ford magazines where this actual car.
“Servicing is fully up to date, with a cambelt change completed in June 2022.
“This is an exceptional Ford in every respect, undoubtedly ‘collector quality’, with just a single previous recorded owner.
“Continuous upkeep, servicing and storage by Ford marque enthusiasts and a low but usable mileage, ensuring it can still be ‘exercised’ on the right days.
“Reminding its lucky owner just how well they perform and why they have become so sought after.”
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