Chassis No.

03-89



The Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth is a true stalwart of Touring Car racing on the world stage.

Upon its homologation for FIA's Group A regulations in 1987, the RS 500 snatched pole position in the remaining six rounds of the World Touring Car Championship-converting four of them to victories.

It spent the remainder of the 1980s terrorizing Touring Car fields worldwide: notably winning the 1988 Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft title, 1988 and 1989 Australian Touring Car Championships, the Japanese Touring Car Championship from 1987 to 1989, and dominating the British Touring Car Championship until 1990.



This 1989 Ford Sierra RS 500 Cosworth is a genuine Group A-specification example, though never raced in period.

It was built by Elio Imberti of Team Imberti, who famously trained Lella Lombardi before her trailblazing career in Formula 1.

It is currently presented in a livery replicating the RS 500 that participated in the 1988 Spa 24 Hours.

This example is ...