Haul of £1.2m Fast Fords for sale with Sierra Cosworths, Escort hot hatches and

This might be one of the greatest auctions of iconic Fast Fords from the 70s, 80 and 90s eras ever.

Seventeen cars from the Blue Oval brand’s most sought-after period of performance motors will go to the block under one roof in Northamptonshire this month, with their combined value estimated to be £1.2million.

The exceptional haul of legendary Fords will be offered to bidders by Iconic Auctioneers at its Supercar Fest event hosted at Sywell Aerodrome on Saturday 17 May.

The selection of cars is headlined by a one-of-a-kind red 1986 Sierra Cosworth – the only version to leave the factory in this colour.

It is joined by a ‘collector-quality’ 1993 Escort RS Cosworth Lux and a host of Fast Fords predicted to sell for six-figure guide prices.

Rob Hubbard, managing director at Iconic Auctioneers, says the 17 Fast Fords are each ‘truly exceptional at every level’.

The upcoming sale of 17 Fast Fords will take place on 17 May and the draw of the lots is this Rosso Red 1986 Sierra Cosworth specially commissioned by the 14th Duke of Bedford

It takes a certain someone to have the status to uniquely commission a one-off colourway Fast Ford. 

In this case it was the Duke of Bedford who ordered the singular Rosso Red example, and was retained in the marque’s press fleet.

For anyone Ford Sierra Cosworth fans, the red colourway will be quite something because it’s well known that they were only available in three colours; Diamond White, Black and Moonstone Blue.

Unless you were the 14th Duke of Bedford, walking into a Ford dealer in 1986 and requesting a different colour was met with a polite ‘no’. 

Even how a duke convinced Ford to instruct their Special Vehicle Engineering Department to finish one in Rosso Red is not clear, but he did.

The D506 RVW was added to the Ford Press Fleet and offered to the Duke on long-term loan.  

When that arrangement came to an end, the right-hand drive car remained registered to the Ford Motor Company until 13 December 1988 when it was sold to Vince Woodman.

Estimated to fetch between £70,000 and £90,000, this model is one-of-one and was also owned by legendary touring racer Vince Woodman

It has 97,994 miles on the clock and has most recently been part of a prominent Performance Ford Collection

The car was then purchased by the current seller around five years ago to join his Performance Ford Collection and was treated to a refresh and a repaint in its original Rosso at a cost of over £4,000 in 2022. 

Aside from its rare colour, this model is a standard RS Cosworth – a homologation of the fifth generation European Ford Escort – and has 97,994 miles on the clock.

Estimated to reach between £70,000 – £90,000, Cosworths have previously fetched hundreds of thousands of pounds.

Rare red variants aside, there are five other Cosworths in this one sale for deep-pocket bidders to fight over. 

Three of these are also Sierra Cosworths – all of which stand out for having impressively low mileage and being in excellent condition.

In Pacifica Blue, this Cosworth has only covered 25,000 miles, one former keeper, making this ‘Big Turbo’ Lux model is undoubtedly ‘collector quality’

It is likely to sell for around £85,000 to £100,000 when the auction begins on 17 May with Iconic Auctioneers

A 1990 Ford Sierra Sapphire RS Cosworth two-wheel drive is the lowest mileage pick, having been driven just 31,000 miles.

The Sapphire brought in a new age for the legendary Sierra, with a more restrained profile and demeanour. While refinement and comfort took a step forward, performance was the most important improvement.

As one of the early rear-wheel drive cars to have an effervescent YYB engine (205 block), Recaro seats and front and rear spoilers, it was both good looking and performance capable.

A top speed of 150mph and 0 to 60mph in 6.1 seconds makes the Sapphire a far more exciting purchase than the average Blue Oval four-door saloon. 

While this particular Sapphire has had a thorough maintenance and overhaul of its moving parts including brakes and fuel tank, it’s one of the rare ones that hasn’t had cosmetic or performance mods. 

In original condition this rear-wheel drive Sapphire Cosworth has covered just over 31,000 miles from new

It’s on the cheaper side of the lots, predicted to fetch £30,000 – £40,000 and will cover 0-60 in 6.1 seconds

This 1991 model is the final iteration of the game-changing Sierra RS Cosworth, and is an original example with four-wheel drive and Moonstone Blue

It will go for a predicted maximum of £28k  and still has the J7 GRL number plate from 16th January 1992 – when the car has naturally become known as ‘J7 Girl’

There’s also a Moonstone Blue 1991 Sierra Sapphire Cosworth 4WD with 64,000 miles on the clock, powered by a 1,993cc, 16v,…