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Written by Tom Harrison
Not long ago you could pick up an old, fast Ford for next to nothing. But values have well and truly skyrocketed in the last couple of years, with Sierra Cosworths (admittedly quite special ones) selling for 100,000, Seventies Escort Mexicos for 50,000 and even the odd Capri for almost 60,000 at auction. So when it crosses the auction block at the Silverstone Classic next month, this Escort Cosworth is likely to cost its new owner a reasonable sum of money. It"s estimated between 54,000 and 60,000, having sold at an auction in Paris earlier this year for a little over 40,000. Assuming it gets there, that"s not a bad return for just a couple of months" ownership. You"d assume the only way is up for its next owner, too. And of course this is no ordinary Escort Cosworth. It"s a Motorsport Edition" a version the Internet knows surprisingly little about. Finished in Ash Black" with a grey cloth interior, it was delivered new to a collection in Italy, where it remained until earlier this year. The odometer shows a modest 9,600km (around 6,000 miles), which is backed up by service records and a load of original books and manuals.
Date written: 31 May 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 12043
Not long ago you could pick up an old, fast Ford for next to nothing. But values have well and truly skyrocketed in the last couple of years, with Sierra Cosworths (admittedly quite special ones) selling for 100,000, Seventies Escort Mexicos for 50,000 and even the odd Capri for almost 60,000 at auction. So when it crosses the auction block at the Silverstone Classic next month, this Escort Cosworth is likely to cost its new owner a reasonable sum of money. It"s estimated between 54,000 and 60,000, having sold at an auction in Paris earlier this year for a little over 40,000. Assuming it gets there, that"s not a bad return for just a couple of months" ownership. You"d assume the only way is up for its next owner, too. And of course this is no ordinary Escort Cosworth. It"s a Motorsport Edition" a version the Internet knows surprisingly little about. Finished in Ash Black" with a grey cloth interior, it was delivered new to a collection in Italy, where it remained until earlier this year. The odometer shows a modest 9,600km (around 6,000 miles), which is backed up by service records and a load of original books and manuals.
Date written: 31 May 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 12043
