Ford Sierra GVG 510Y

[grogee]

45 minutes ago, ianb Sierra said:

Edging ever closer

Any idea when we'll see it in its finished glory, Ian B? 

This bASe has won the lottery of life! 

[ianb Sierra]

16 minutes ago, grogee said:

Any idea when we'll see it in its finished glory, Ian B? 

This bASe has won the lottery of life! 

The Base is being painted tomorrow and I'm starting to put things back together at the weekend.

First outing is a local show on the 17th of May at a place called Stody Lodge, about 20 mins away from home.

They normally get 500 plus cars go.

[ianb Sierra]

Oof!

A little bit of excitement wee came out!

[ianb Sierra]

Just a polish and the Base is done.

Rebuild over the weekend

[loserone]

Not really been all that enthused about this car, but that looks great and makes me want to have the express painted..

[danthecapriman]

Looks absolutely fantastic👍

All you have to do now is reassemble it without scratching it😬

[dave j]

Love it! Will be great to see it all back together 

[Brigsy]

Looks spot on.

[Tenmil Socket]

Great stuff!

[trigger]

Amazing!

[Wibble]

I keep coming back just to look at these photos again😆

[Essex V6]

On 22/03/2026 at 14:14, MantaGTE85 said:

Excellent find. Those rare early Ghia trims go very nicely with the colour that makes it appear even more modern. Titan Blue?

Caspian

[ianb Sierra]

She is home.

Some bits are not correct currently, (like the back box) but it's what I could get!

[Wibble]

Looking brilliant!

[Brodders]

Bloody hell, that looks brilliant 

[Kringle]

Oh Mama, that's amaze balls. 👌

[danthecapriman]

Beautiful👍

Look at the shine on it! Theres something very appealing about shiny red paint.

[Peter C]

They forgot to paint the front grille.

[ianb Sierra]

4 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

Beautiful👍

Look at the shine on it! Theres something very appealing about shiny red paint.

Still needs a 2nd machine polish.

[ianb Sierra]

4 minutes ago, Peter C said:

They forgot to paint the front grille.

I think I would be lynched!

[quicksilver]

Wow! That's the best it's looked in decades. I wonder what old Leroy would make of it.

[KWhite]

Sod an RS500. This is the sort of Mint Mk1 Sierra I want to see!

[adw1977]

58 minutes ago, ianb Sierra said:

 

Don't forget your 1.6 badge.

You don't want people thinking you drive a mere 1.3!

[ianb Sierra]

12 minutes ago, adw1977 said:

Don't forget your 1.6 badge.

You don't want people thinking you drive a mere 1.3!

I couldn't find it, but now I have.

[Joey spud]

 

It was an amazing stroke of luck that a real Sierra botherer ended up winning this.

I wonder how many base Sierra owners back in the day grabbed a rattle can from their local Halfords and painted that grill body colour. 

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Until recently, I never quite understood all the fuss over this motor if truth be told. Regardless of that, it's clearly ended up with the right owner - I wonder how close it came to ending up with someone who would have turned it into yet another Cossie rep?!

Cracking work!

[worldofceri]

Fair play to all those forum members who’ve helped get this car to this point. @BorniteIdentity @Angrydicky @RetroShite @ianb Sierra probably loads of others I’ve forgotten. Hat doffed. It looks great already and yet still has an authentic tale to tell.

[Rightnider]

It’s just wonderful to see this car in the right hands. It wasn’t just @ianb Sierra who won the lottery this time. 

[Joey spud]

28 minutes ago, Joey spud said:

I wonder how many base Sierra owners back in the day grabbed a rattle can from their local Halfords and painted that grill body colour. 

Actually if this one had had its grill painted forty years ago would it still be here in 2026 ?

[robt100]

Looks brilliant, reminds me of the Sierra 1.6 'laser' we had when I was a kid. Similar end to the plate too, HOO 501Y in a light metallic blue iirc