The Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth Was the Ultimate 1980s Fast Ford

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  @pennydome · 4 months ago

  Peak 1980s engineering: add a turbo, add a wing, then add another wing just to make sure everyone notices.

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• NI

  @nicemandan · 4 months ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY7spr8IX1o&amp;t=705">11:45</a> you needed that lock, otherwise you&apos;d find your car resting on bricks in the morning.

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• ST

  @steveyoung3869 · 4 months ago

  Trying to find an insurance company in the UK in the 1980&apos;s who would sell you a policy for your Cossie was like trying to find unicorn poo!

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  @tompettersson3814 · 4 months ago

  I had one 20 years ago. It was completely stock and dynoed 253hp on the wheels. So yes it was understated.

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• PA

  @panman1964 · 4 months ago

  Everyone in Europe sees nothing quirky with the sunroof operation of the period

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• E9

  @E9JMX · 4 months ago

  The Sierra Cosworth won 89% of the races it entered. One of the most successful race cars ever.

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• CY

  @cyclical-UK · 4 months ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY7spr8IX1o&amp;t=1413">23:33</a> It&apos;s not an Escort!!

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  @TeeEllohwhydee · 4 months ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY7spr8IX1o&amp;t=1770">29:30</a> just so you know, in the UK, the RS500 would get 10 in the &apos;Cool Factor&apos; column. As would any Sierra Cossie.

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• GE

  @georgeoliver8300 · 4 months ago

  The 500s also had a 2nd set of injectors that wasn’t plugged in from factory. In race trim they had close to 500hp

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• JA

  @jase6709 · 4 months ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY7spr8IX1o&amp;t=924">15:24</a> The slits in the sunshade are for air ventilation. If you don&apos;t want the sun, but still want some air.

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• HA

  @hamshank29 · 4 months ago

  Dude, it&apos;s called the whale tail...

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• SP

  @SP84Fanatic · 4 months ago (edited)

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY7spr8IX1o&amp;t=856">14:16</a> - That was the RS badge Ford used on its earlier fast models, such as the Escort RS1600 in the 1970s. They may have used it to continue the RS lineage.

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