In 1986, the original Sierra Cosworth was a new kind of performance car - a blue-collar hero able to humble true sports cars.

A couple of years later, Ford introduced the Sierra Sapphire RS Cosworth, a more ‘discreet’ version, built using the four-door Sapphire bodyshell, initially with the same rear-wheel drive layout as the three-door original and then later with four-wheel drive, but even with a more restrained exterior, a plush velour interior and an executive four-door shell, the Sapphire was far from dull.

This four-wheel drive ‘4 x 4’ Sapphire Cosworth was registered on the 4 th Sept 1992, and is finished in white with a black ‘Raven’ leather interior.

Being a later facelift model, it benefits from the correct smoked rear lenses, and revised ‘Shark tooth’ alloy wheel design.

There are matching Glebe Garage Widnes dealer reg plates front and rear, and a Glebe Garage rear window sticker which is a nice touch.

This may well have been the supplying dealer but we cannot be certa...