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Ford Sierra RS Cosworth White AUTOart 1:18

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Ford Sierra RS Cosworth White AUTOart 1:18 72862 Diecast
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AUTOart's 1:18 diecast Ford Sierra RS Cosworth captures the whale-tail homologation special in white. Doors, bonnet and boot all open on this model, giving a proper look at the Cosworth-tuned engine bay. This is a used example, and the box shows traces of storage while the casting itself is unaffected. A strong shout for any British touring car shelf.
Ford Sierra RS Cosworth White AUTOart 1:18
Current price: £305.00

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Specifications
Car Brand
Ford
Model Manufacturer
AUTOart
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
72862
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About the Ford Sierra RS Cosworth White AUTOart 1:18

TL;DR: AUTOart's 1:18 Ford Sierra RS Cosworth reproduces the 1988 whale-tail homologation special in white diecast, with doors, bonnet and boot that open. This is a used model and the box carries traces of storage, though the casting itself is unaffected. A genuine touring car icon at accessible diecast pricing.

Few road cars wear their racing purpose as plainly as the Sierra RS Cosworth, and AUTOart's diecast keeps that honesty intact.

AUTOart's Diecast Build of the Sierra RS Cosworth

The body is zinc alloy diecast, and the weight in the hand is the first clue to that construction, a density plastic toys never manage. Doors, bonnet and boot all open on this model, which matters more here than on most cars: lifting the bonnet reveals the turbocharged Cosworth YB engine bay, the whole point of the road car in the first place. The panels settle where you position them rather than flopping shut, and the hinges show sensible resistance for a model at this price point. Panel gaps run a touch wider than premium resin work, an honest trait of mainstream diecast tooling, but the whale-tail spoiler, the wide arches and the boxy Sierra silhouette are all present and correctly proportioned. White paint shows the flatter finish typical of the era rather than a deep modern lacquer, which suits the homologation-special character rather than working against it.

Homologation History Behind the Whale-Tail Silhouette

Ford built the RS Cosworth to satisfy Group A homologation rules, wrapping serious touring car ambition inside a family hatchback shell. The rear wing was not styling flourish but downforce engineering, forced through by the racing department over the objections of Ford's own designers, and it became the car's defining silhouette. On track the Sierra Cosworth dominated British and European touring car racing through the late 1980s, and that competition record is exactly why a road-going homologation example still carries weight with collectors decades later. The model translates that history directly, since the opening bonnet puts the very engine responsible for the racing success on display.

Where the Cosworth Sits on a British Diecast Shelf

This is a used example rather than a factory-fresh piece, and the outer box shows the traces of storage typical of a model that has spent time in a collection before reaching this listing. The casting itself carries no such marks. Displayed among other 1980s and 1990s performance Fords, or alongside period touring car liveries, the white Sierra reads as a proper anchor piece: a genuinely significant road car at a diecast price that leaves room in the budget for the rest of the shelf.

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