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Ford Sierra RS Cosworth Black AUTOart 1:18

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Ford Sierra RS Cosworth Black AUTOart 1:18 72861 Diecast
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AUTOart's 1:18 diecast Ford Sierra RS Cosworth in black reproduces the whale-tailed homologation hatchback that dominated 1980s touring car racing. This is a used example with opening doors and a box showing traces of storage, the model itself unaffected. A cornerstone for any British touring car or Ford performance display.
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth Black AUTOart 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Ford
Model Manufacturer
AUTOart
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
72861
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About the Ford Sierra RS Cosworth Black AUTOart 1:18

TL;DR: AUTOart's 1:18 diecast Ford Sierra RS Cosworth recreates the turbocharged homologation hatchback in black, doors opening on the metal shell. Used example, box showing traces of storage. Ford built the RS Cosworth specifically to legalise its touring car racing programme.

Few road cars wear their motorsport purpose as openly as the Sierra RS Cosworth, and that whale tail spoiler is exactly why this diecast belongs at the front of a touring car shelf rather than the back.

AUTOart's Take on the Cosworth's Aggressive Details

The zinc alloy body carries genuine heft, and AUTOart's tooling gives the flush-fitting arch extensions and the rear wing the crisp definition that makes or breaks a Cosworth replica. Black is an unforgiving colour on a diecast, showing every mould flaw under direct light, and here the gloss holds evenly across the boxy hatchback body without patchiness on the flatter panels. The doors operate with satisfying resistance rather than swinging loose, opening onto a cabin trimmed with the utilitarian, motorsport-adjacent detailing the real car favoured over luxury. Shutlines around the bonnet and hatch stay tight given the model's angular surfaces, and the wing sits proud and sharply moulded rather than blunted. Storage marks on the box are cosmetic only; the casting inside shows no wear.

Homologation and the Cosworth's Racing Legacy

Ford built the road-going RS Cosworth in the numbers required to homologate the turbocharged saloon for Group A touring car racing, and the resulting race cars dominated championships across Europe through the late 1980s. That racing pedigree is the entire reason the whale tail exists, and it turns a fairly ordinary Sierra shape into one of the era's most recognisable performance silhouettes. Displayed alongside period BMW and Mercedes touring cars, the Cosworth holds its own as the underdog that regularly beat both, and it anchors any collection built around the golden age of production-based motorsport.

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