Commissioned by Ford and Cosworth and developed by the legendary Touring Car ace, Andy Rouse, and his race engineering team, the Sierra Sapphire Rouse Sport 304-R represented the ultimate evolution of the road-going Sapphire Cosworth.

Produced in strictly limited numbers and offered in both two-wheel drive and 4x4 form, the model combined motorsport pedigree with discreet executive styling, creating one of the most exclusive performance Fords of the early 1990s.
The remarkably original example offered here is a 1991 Sierra Sapphire Rouse Sport 304-R 4x4 and was supplied new to Dr Roger Melhuish, respected team doctor and close friend of Andy Rouse throughout the BTCC era.

Significantly, Dr Melhuish remains the car’s first and only recorded keeper from new, a level of provenance seldom encountered with such highly prized modern classics.
Although Ford and Rouse originally intended to produce 100 four-wheel drive and 100 two-wheel drive examples, it is widely believed that substantiall...