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Essex, England · EssexPhwoar. Nearly 40 years after it was launched, the Ford Sierra RS Cosworth still looks awesome. A jutting front bumper peppered with air intakes, wide wheelarches and, of course, that Boeing-spec rear wing. It’s enough to make folk of a certain age – yours truly among them – need a lie-down. Ford built 5,545 examples of the original three-door Cosworth, but many were modified, stolen or crashed – possibly all three in quick succession. Today, t…Read Article
1986 Ford Sierra RS Cosworth review: Retro Road Test
Saab · TrollhättanThe story of Saab’s demise is a tale of desperate behind-the-scenes manoeuvres, corporate jealousy and a slow, accidental death. A death inadvertently triggered by Jaguar and Ford. And not so inadvertently by General Motors. Back in the mid-1980s, America’s automotive giants were in acquisitive mood. The General attempted to buy Land Rover, but was thwarted by public demonstrations against the passing of this symbolic brand into foreign hands. J…Read Article
