After we've seen cars like the Jaguar C-Type and E-Type or the Aston Martin DB5 Goldfinger “reborn” it's time for the Ford Sierra RS500 of the BTCC “back to life”.
In total, only three continuation units will be produced, with all of them to be made to the specifications of the cars created by Andy Rouse Engineering for BTCC Group A in the 1980s.
The Sierra RS500 will be "resurrected" by the British company CNC Motorsport AWS in cooperation with Andy Rouse, who authorized the production of these three cars and the first unit is expected to be completed as early as next year. The objective is to ensure that these units can race in classic competitions.
Just like the originals
At the base of these three follow-on units will be three unused Sierra RS500 bodies.
In the field of mechanics, the Sierra RS500 will have, like the originals, a Cosworth YB engine (2.0 l, four cylinders in line), here with 575 hp that will be associated with a manual gearbox with five relations from Getrag, which sends power to the rear axle where there is also a self-locking differential.
These engines will be based on the knowledge of the “author” of the original engines, Vic Drake, who produced more than 100 engines for the Sierra RS500.
In the “name” of originality, the three Ford Sierra RS500s will feature the original instruments and will have the suspension, fuel tank and even heated glass manufactured to the original specifications of Andy Rouse, who will also be responsible for supplying the roll cage with which these specimens will be equipped.
With a base price of 185 thousand pounds (about 217,000 euros), these three continuation units will be all painted white, with the decoration being one of the options.