Good old Quentin. A time when car reviews were actually informative.

He's bang on about prices lol... I have one of the last made on a G plate. A white Sapphire RS Cosworth 4x4, black leather interior... I've had it since 1993 when I paid £5700 for a 22000 mile model. It was a treat to myself when I received a promotion in the RAF. I've spent a lot of years living overseas since then so the car has spent much time in storage... I just couldn't bring myself to sell it. I'm 50 now, semi retired and have a bit of a car collection going in the double digits. The Cossie had a bit of a restoration 3 years ago but has never needed any major body work as I had the paint protected and it ziebarted from the moment I bought it so she's near enough mint. It's on 52000 miles and with a few basic mods is knocking out about 260-70 bhp. Drives just as well as it did the day I bought it and STILL turns heads when I take it out regularly during the summer months. Recently a guy approached me whilst I was out in it and told me he'd wanted one for ages and was prepared to pay me 40k if I'd sell it to him. I declined but they really do sell for silly money these days. I just wish I still had my first ever car, a 9 year old V reg Escort MK 2 RS Harrier in white... sigh :/

I remember this when it was first aired. Were the hell have the years gone 😳

Quentin was actually my favorite in Top Gear. His presentations were very sensible. Jeremy was more the cynical. :-)

Good old Quentin, Clarkson owes a lot to this guy.

8-9k for a original rs cosworth!! That's an investment better than any bank could ever offer!

Apparently when your Sierra gets stolen it reappears as a burnt out Fiat.

Quentin knew how to deliver a line.

Quentin Willson.......Legend.

Quentin Wilson & Tiff Needell were the best presenters the focused on the cars not on themselves

Cosworth was founded in 1958 in London UK mike costin and Keith duckworth.. Hence the name COSWORTH. British ;)

WHEN TOP GEAR WAS GOOD ACTUALLY REVIEWING THE CARS

Glad to hear your experience was better than mine! Funnily enough, I knew someone who had an Escort Cosworth back in the 90's and took it to a Ford dealer for a cambelt change and a couple of months later it snapped. He had a nightmare of a time getting compensation out of the fuckers and getting them to pay for repairs. On further investigation by a specialist it appeared that the oil filter had never been changed in 3 years of Ford main dealer servicing either...!

30 years later and the Ford Sierra still one of the most beautiful best cars ever if Oscars were given in the motor industry she'd win for sure 😍☺️

"£6000 for a good condition one" roll on 2016 - £20,000+

Proper lust that magenta one at end

Cars on Top Gear and affordable ones too!!! The days when it was clearly about cars instead of scripted jokes and personalities

I never did manage to come by one of these all those years ago, but I love to watch these old clips showcasing them. Thanks for the upload. :)

When TopGear was actually about motoring and not ego's.

Proper old-school Top Gear that informs you with real world information! Maybe Clarkson & Co should watch a few of these and take some pointers/hints.

I forgot how posh everybody in TV land sounded in the early 90's

My dad had a nearly new Vauxhall Calibra in the early 90's. He had a Vecta alarm fitted at home shortly after he bought it. The guy who did it turned up in a Cossie identical to the last one in this video. It was tuned though, approx 300hp. He took us out for a spin in it. It was quick. Always wanted one since then.

A mate of mine has one that he has owned from new, he's in his 70's and still drives it

6k lol i was a kid then... Fast forward to 2019 im now 36yrs old and this beautiful machine is going for 30k+ on Ebay 😊

Still got my 2 in the garage 😍😍

What a brilliant presenter Quentin was.

I learnt to drive in a Sapphire Cossie RWD .. 204bhp and 0-60mph in 5.8 seconds .. Diamond white .. beautiful .. xx ♥

When I was a kid the landlord of a local pub had an Escort Cosworth. He bought an electric fence type kit and electrified his garage door so nobody would steal it. He had to remove it in the end because there were dead foxes and cats laid outside of it on a regular basis. Didn't seem that funny as a kid but when I tell people today they are falling off their chairs.

“Top Gear Thursday, Top Price Saturday” I believe we used to say after all TG used car reviews!!

Back in the 90s I was lucky enough to have access to a Sierra cosworth and a Sierra 4×4 with a garret T 4 fitted, the 4×4 was hands down quicker I had 130 in a 40 zone felt like if you pulled on the steering wheel it would take off. Aargh the 90s 👍👍

God cars from that era had so much charm. Such a shame how expensive 80s & 90s cars are becoming today. Prices a student like me out of the market!

Awesome car, this and the Civic type R are my favourites!

So informative and interesting - tv really was better in the old days!

Absolutely stunning looking the Sapphire. I adore these. Thought about investing in one but struggling to find a decent one for under 30k. Absolutely gorgeous after more than 30 years later. Fabulous

The good old Vecta immobiliser i used to fit these by the lorry load i wonder how many are still working now in 2020 you got to love a ford cosworth

In my younger days these cars were the business, I'd love to own one now but the prices for a decent one are off the chart. I've seen a decent RS500 selling for £80k, 80k!!! This is one of those unfulfilled life dreams for me I'm afraid :(

Shame Ford stopped using the colour Magenta. One of my favourites. I think the Scorpio cosworth is a good cheaper alternative to the sapphire cosworth. Alot more spacious too.

6 grand jesus cant buy the engine for that now

The Cossie was great but my favourite classic Ford has to be the Capri 2.8i.

Mr Wilson i wish you was back.on top gear as you was THE best the old team bring him back plz tv

Great car,my mate had a grey h reg 4x4 for about 20 years it was mapped chipped etc and it was quick.

6 thousand quid! Ugggggh. Should have bought a handful...

That Quentin bloke was such a drip. Not a joke to be had.

140 mph shuttle 😂😂😂 Shuttle .. Quentin the clocker Wilson Executive slingshot War horse Fuck me Quentin...has such a snob He such a legend ... That sapphire is the shag

Tiff Needell was the best presenter. He was the best driver as well

Remember Quentin got his collar felt for selling clocked cars . Naughty Quentin .

That magenta sapphire is gorgeous

Ford could easily win back this audience with a new RS Cosworth.

I had a Saphire with a dented rear door (previous owner) but loved it. Went like a rocket, needless to say someone broke into it and ripped off the ignition barrel, regrettably got rid.

I used to own a 2wd Saphire Cosworth about 9 or 10 years ago, I had an E30 BMW 325i Sport and swapped it for the Cossie.... Both equally good cars but the BM just had that extra feel of quality.

Kids take note if you buy the right car a keep it for long enough you can make a fortune its 2018 and a 1987 3 door cossie is around 100k but to put it in perspective the average house price was 10/20k depending on where u lived

Sort of agree, but times have changed and internet forums have taken over where this sort of program would have been. As for 'petrolheads' dying off, well that's sadly a generational thing caused mainly by the internet. Ridiculous insurance premiums, boring overly complicated FWD modern cars and the demise of scrapyards for cheap replacement parts.

In the US it was called Merkur XR4Ti

Would absolutely love one and i'm really frustrated that they've appreciated in value so much and i can't justify in paying over £12,000 for a standard one which in today's standards is a poor performing car which 'wayne and dave' can blow in their remapped Vectra's and Mondeo's. Pay no attention to me please, i'm just really pissed that i can't afford one.

I loved my cossi replica when I was 15 I had the 2ltr pinto and it had cossi bumpers and big exhaust lol oh and a pioneer sticker on the rear window hahaaaa I’m 35 now😞

Graham Goode - Is Still going, got my last exhaust from there . 👍

Ah Top Gear when it was a proper show, not a mid life crisis 🤔

Remember there was a reason they went cheap . Then nostalgia kicks in and everyone wishes they didn't sell their Cossie for as little as £1500 .

Ah the good old days. When cars were genuinely good. Power and reliability? Yes you can.

I remember when first aired Scary the years gone by

I remember when they were this price... insurance was also the killer. I had S2 RS Turbo Escort in 1991, and that was just about affordable..

proper top gear days. not like todays celebrity worshippers

Wish I could get one for those prices now!

The Red Sierra at the end still lives

Love that car. Great presentation!

never knew Rob Brydon (2.00) was a Cosworth Specialist 🤔

Best car ever full stop the end. Long live history.

A 4wd sapphire cozzie does 0-60 in the same time as a testarossa!! - crazy 🤪 luv them

Ha, when car theft was normal everyday life.

Works out at £12500 in todays prices for a 2 year old Sapphire Cossy with 20k crazy

My old Magenta one at the end. Seems to be still on the road too. I had it about 25 years ago when it had the later style wheels, and the door locks had been removed (which I hated).

Nice car but felt like it was built from cornflake packets even from new. It was the Merc 190E 2.5 16 Cosworth I wanted and still do!

Nearly bought one in the 90s but insurance at 4000pounds...seen a rs500 for sale recently for 50000euro.

I had a volvo 850r in 96 and it was quite quick for a stock factory car. I traded that for a gc8 wrx which then became like that burnt wreck after it was stolen.

Loved Quentin ! Had a Magenta ! Was super fast. My ex wife traded it .... Loved Quentin ~where did he go vs Clarkson ?

THEY NEED TO HAVE A REUNION

Just found a 88 plate on auto trader £28000 fully comp for me £350 how ironic I can now afford to insure these cars but I can't afford to buy them

A check of he DVLA database on 8/2/21 shows that the white car F759DET was no longer taxed after May 1993. Assume it was crashed or stolen less than a year after appearing in this article.

8-9k for a clean 3 door!!! Omg😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

The best of the trinity has to be the......SLAP!!!!

So.... Alan Partridge was modelled on the Cosworth Specialist Graham Goode!!!!

The magenta one is still on the road or MOT'd at least..worth a bit more than £10,000 now! 🤑

6k car, with 20k insurance in the day.

Just after he says 20,000 miles and accelerates past the camera check out the blue smoke

That cozy at the end was 👌

And 30years on the rs cosworths are sort after gold mines, selling at over £50.000!!

Put it on a forward gear before reverse and it will never crunch the gears on you.

140 mph, these have got to do more, I've not long sold my sierra 4x4 and that hit 130 easy

My biggest bloody gripe of the car was the stupid archaic cable clutch, hated it. Try drilling out 4 (of the 16!) sheared exhaust manifold studs with the head in situ...an impossible job without specialist right angle aircraft air drill equipment. Or how about replacing the heater water hose at the back of the head that goes through the bulkhead to the heater core...another nightmare! Like I said, I loved the car when it went, but I guess i was chasing 15 years of botched problems.

Amazing how things have progressed, 0-60mpg in 6.5 secs and 140mph isn't especially fast these days.

when a motor was a motor!

The magenta cossie for sale at the end of the video is the only one still alive. It’s taxed and MOT’d still 🙂

Had two sapphires cossies new ,they were fast as fuck ,but have disagree with what’s said in the video my two new ones had new turbos fitted under warranty and the later 4x4 one I had had to have a new head fitted as it over heated.

If i could go back and buy a couple of those :-)

On my older cars back in the day, I used to remove the rotor arm from the distributor.

Loved my Sierra Cosworth! But I did drop a few grand getting it spec'd out by the Ford Rally boys.. It wasn't your average cossie! Crashed it a couple times like a fucking penis lol Head fucked boy with his toy and more money than sense. Thank fuck for the professional roll bar and bucket seats! Managed to get 170mph out of it before I got rid (Bloody scary at those speeds) And this was 1998. Got an Evo 8 after that. That thing was a beast! Managed 175mph off the bat no mods and felt safer too (If you can call nearly 180 safe lol)

Best kept secret? Not in Australia. Few cars could compete with them until the point that touring car races became a Sierra series. The public was outraged that V8s couldnt compete with them which made the touring car series organisers ban anything that wasnt a V8. They effectively caused the end of mainstream touring car races in Australia.

Jeez, account for inflation then look at that insurance quote 😲

Partridge smashing the servicing details

Quetin losing his hair at 35 looks much older