Sold 1982 Ford Sierra L (The oldest one left)

[purplebargeken]

Yeah, we just need the estate version now. 

[egg]

All this talk of lasers reminds me of my dad's old escort laser, best pic l've got is in the snow!

[adw1977]

I'm amazed that it's still possible to get an early Sierra in decent condition for this sort of money.

 

Here are the Capri and Sierra Laser together in a 1984 brochure:

 

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/61090099@N04/13927200636/in/album-72157644179296684/

[Tamworthbay]

All this talk of lasers reminds me of my dad's old escort laser, best pic l've got is in the snow!

WKR as a reg? Surely that should be on a Q8?

[BorniteIdentity]

Nice to see that Leslie Grantham previously owned this fine autoshitemobile.

 

Just need a 'DEN & ANGE' sunstrip across the windscreen I guess...

Did I miss something?

[greengartside]

Sorry, I meant the guy in the photo on the collection pictures looks like Leslie Grantham....

[BorniteIdentity]

Gotcha.

[greengartside]

My bad, I was quite tiddly when I wrote that!

 

Still a fab car, in absolute awe of the fleet now!

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

The metallic green was crystal green, nice colour although sadly referred to as goose shit green by a friend. She used to drive a Golf. 

 

Crystal green was the light metallic.

 

Forest green was the dark metallic.

 

Pine green is the solid dark green with a bluey tinge.

[BorniteIdentity]

My bad, I was quite tiddly when I wrote that!

 

Still a fab car, in absolute awe of the fleet now!

No apology required. It's just a girl I used to hang out of...err with owned Grant Mitchell's Capri!

[Felly Magic]

Photos of both flappy Sierras together please, and I remember the Sierra Laser in that crystal greeny metallic, was basically an L with tinted glass and a few twiddly bits added

[BorniteIdentity]

I promise I will do a full write up when time allows. Just know my 190e owes me about 6x the outlay of this, yet I'm besotted with the Sierra.

 

In the meantime, it's cleaning up pretty well...

 

 

 

Interior is respectable to good.

 

This is something I do to all of my old ladies.

 

Very happy so far. Few little leaks to trace but not the end of the world. Also need a 4 speed gear knob with top left reverse. Currently has a 5er out of what I think is an escort.

 

Otherwise smitten.

[HillmanImp]

That really is absolutely lovely. What a bargain.

[SeanRG]

Woah. So much green on green on special edition.

I've 'known' of this Sierra through Flickr for a couple years now and these interior pictures are a delight! Loving the originality with all those retro little stickers and obvious special edition goodness.

 

The fact you've got two is hysterical! I thought I was the only one mad enough for two MK1s. Hope to get a line up one day for some photos between the Base, the oldest surviving, the biegest and the rare economy Emax!

 

RE the oldest surviving: I remember looking it up, this green '82 Sierra was registered 5 days before sales officially started. It's the earliest of any Sierras discovered so far

[purplebargeken]

We have to do a big multi Sierra get together photo.

[fordperv]

I'd like to see that or even join in, theres probably more active Sierra owners on here than the fsoc now

[fordperv]

Borniteidentity this is probably your best bet, it's a Capri one but wouldn't look out of place

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-CAPRI-S-GEARKNOB-/222084294008?hash=item33b5416578:g:2j4AAOSwGotWqSYw

[lisbon_road]

Looks a fine car.  Good luck with it.

 

I do actually have a Mk2 2.0 GL too so count me in for a photoshoot (though I need a bit of notice!).

[oldford]

We have to do a big multi Sierra get together photo.

Are  MK2s allowed?

[purplebargeken]

Yeah, go on then

[mitsisigma01]

Definitely in need of some 13" base steels thou , unless anyone else wants a set ......

[trigger]

Seeing this makes me wish i hadn't bought the Audi now!

[Angrydicky]

Definitely in need of some 13" base steels thou , unless anyone else wants a set ......

I PM'd you about them for the red base, but I still don't mind picking them up for this car.

[mitsisigma01]

Hi , I thought borniteidentity was the current owner of the red base that was why I was waiting for a reply from him yet . What price are you looking to pay for them . The pictures were taken before I managed to jetwash them so they are now looking healthier .

[danthecapriman]

BI, brand new 4 speed gear knob for early Sierra 82 - 84 http://www.motomobil.com/gear-shift-lever-knob-original-black-4-speed,3237,61029500-1.html

 

It's from Germany but I've ordered loads of Capri bits from them before, they seem to stock lots of old Ford bits nobody else has, much of it is genuine Ford.

[spike60]

There was a tidy looking 2000e Sierra parked close to where I live yesterday, first Sierra I've seen in ages.

[BorniteIdentity]

BI, brand new 4 speed gear knob for early Sierra 82 - 84 http://www.motomobil.com/gear-shift-lever-knob-original-black-4-speed,3237,61029500-1.html

 

It's from Germany but I've ordered loads of Capri bits from them before, they seem to stock lots of old Ford bits nobody else has, much of it is genuine Ford.

Cheers man.

 

What's the postage situation? Apparently they can't tell me how much it'll cost until I've committed to actually buying it.

 

Obviously.

[danthecapriman]

Cheers man.

 

What's the postage situation? Apparently they can't tell me how much it'll cost until I've committed to actually buying it.

 

Obviously.

The last order I made with them early this month I had some shock absorbers and various chrome badges, clips etc and the international shipping came to €12.50 via courier.

Obviously this part being a lot smaller I don't think you'll pay much at all postage.

If you pay by credit/debit card they send you the total bill (with postage added on) once the order has been picked and dispatched. It's a little odd the way they do it but I can assure you they are legit and nothing dodgy with them!

 

If I'd known you were after this I'd have added it to my own order for you and forwarded it on once it arrived here. Of course you didn't own the car at the time but maybe something to think about in future?

Some of their stuff can be expensive but, as I say a lot is new old stock Ford parts and isn't easy to find elsewhere.

[plasticvandan]

So long as weapons grade top drawer shite like this is available at happy shopper prices,I see no reason for the mundaneo to become the next autyoshite flavour of the month! (Personal hate,a 95 mundaneo replaced an x reg maxi,thus ending my childhood of rolling in autoshite driven by my dad)

[BorniteIdentity]

Quick report for those who expressed an interest in the car.

 

Friday was a bloody great day.  I wasn't planning on getting the Sierra until tomorrow at the earliest, but everything just seemed to come together.  Finished work by 11am, wife was out for the day, spare money left at the end of the financial year: all signs that no shiter should ignore.

 

As I said over in the "News 24" thread, I'd hoped the owner would be an arse so I could back out.  I didn't really want to win it, and I certainly didn't expect to with a bid of £520 with 5 days to go.  My wife wasn't impressed (at all) as we already have 5 cars, 1 of which she will lower herself enough to drive.  The owner was bob on: sound bloke who clearly knew a bit about motors.  He offered to make me lunch and take the car to a friend of his who has a ramp should I wish.

 

Anyway, I got to Welling at 1330, and the owner had agreed to meet me in a pub car park over the road from the station.  It was exactly 2 weeks on from the moment I collected the "AS Sierra Base" and was terrified that I was about to buy another basket case.  The car was 100x better than expected.  Greetings done, we hopped in the car and Colin drove me back to his house as he told me the story of LCR 503Y.

 

The car was laid up from 2001 to 2013 in storage.  His friend, Don Currie, bought the car for £400.  "He gave far too much for it" Colin told me.  The car came to Colin in his capacity as friend and mechanic, who promptly recommissioned it.  Colin did the work, drove it out of the garage to realise "Fuck, this thing needs a clutch too".  Back in it went.

 

 

From what I gather, Don never actually took the car.  When Colin's garage closed, he called Don to see what he wanted to do with the Sierra.  Don told him to keep it in lieu of payment, so Colin stashed it in a pub car park for a few months.  Gradually, over the next few months, Colin found himself using the car more and more as he refurbished his family home.  Despite this, it's in really good condition, and the car only came up for sale as Colin was given a van.

 

Colin's done 8,000 miles in the last 3 years and has looked after it really well.  Mechanically, it's been given a Weber carb which makes immeasurable difference to the cars behaviour.  Whilst there's no history, we both agreed there's as much chance that it's done 58k as 158k. It really is in a good way.  

 

Here's the car's final tax disc.

 

 

Anyway, the deal was done.  In a small but very touching gesture, Colin gave me some money back for luck.  Having worked in Ireland for a long time, I knew the significance of this and appreciated the offer.  For, for £510, I was on the road.

 

Driving back was, err, uneventful really.  Lots of traffic being Friday afternoon at 3PM - but a very well behaved Sierra.  The Dartford Tunnel gave an early opportunity to capture "The Dash at Night"

 

 

Colin told me that the car seems happiest with the choke EVER so slightly open, so that's how I ran it.  It did shit me up by stalling as I exited the M25 for the M11, but other than that it was a really uneventful drive home.  Strangely, I can't get as comfortable in this car as I can in the Base Sierra, so further investigation required.

 

Other than that very trivial point, I'm delighted.  There are a few things to attend to (I'd like to give the interior a really good clean up because there's large possibility it'll look like new) but the main plan is to just drive it.  No immediate plans to change the wheels as the two front tyres are literally brand new.  The car's clearly been like this for a while, and I'm happy with how it looks.  When the tyres come up for renewal, that'll be the time to revert back to 13"s.

 

Thanks for your kind words... sorry to bang on, but this seems the best place to document the car's history.  At least we can all find it if the car ever changes hands.