!983 Ford Sierra 1.6GL £995

[Father Ted]

One of my work colleagues is offering up this for sale. Getting useful information off her has been like getting blood out of a stone - so things like How many owners has it had? Have been answered by "I dunno, but its really good and it runs well".

 

Anyway, here are some pictures, PM me for her phone number if you want to talk turkey with her. Someone (NOT ME) has told her its worth about £2000.

When I stopped laughing.....

 

Anyway:-

 

For Sale:

1983 Ford Sierra 1.6 GL 4 door Hatch.

Willow Green Metallic Paint.

£995

33,000 miles believed first time round the clock.

MOT until June 2012

 

Road Tax December 2011

Service History and book pack

Some previous MOT certificates

Used daily, and runs exceptionally well starting first time with no blue smoke.

Original brown interior, which has been kept clean with seat covers – brown velour trim.

Original Ford MW/LW radio

Body shell very rust free, with only a few small areas of surface rust noted.

Old chap type repair to the front NS bumper corner.

When the Sierra launched in October 1982 the styling placed critics firmly into two camps – those that loved the new aerodynamic style and those that hated the jelly mould design. Based on the successful Cortina running gear the Sierra boasted many new innovations and was consistently the best selling car in its sector for many years, winning the hearts of the repmobile brigade.

 

Here is your chance to own an appreciating classic. With a little work this car could be turned into a show winner, or break away from the rat race and buy a car that stands out in the car park filled with bland-mobiles.

So put your hand in your pocket, tune into Test match Special and hang your jacket on the coat hook in the back….

 

Any questions or to arrange a viewing Call Me on:

[trigger]

Fook me! That is lovely and must we worth a bag of sand all day long! I'd quite fancy that as a daily.

 

Oh and it's a GL btw

[RoadworkUK]

Got a horrible pang of nostalgia for my first love, my Dads old '83A Ghia 2.0. It was in the family for 12 years before giving way for a Mondeo V6.

 

A794MEW.

 

Somebody ought to but this GL in a museum or sommat. It's lovely, just needs some aero wheel trimz.

[Lord Sterling]

YARG!! That is simply lovely. I really wish I had the cash and so on.

 

That really need to be taken on by a sympathetic owner who bash on some proper wheel trims etc....

 

I spy your Micra in carpark, is it a Micra 'Profile' ? I can tell by the side strips. Sad or what.

[Father Ted]

Amended title to GL- I are a numpty.

 

Road tax is actually Jan 31st 2012.

 

The enquiry is complete

The vehicle details for URG 432Y are:

 

Date of Liability 01 02 2012

Date of First Registration 24 03 1983

Year of Manufacture 1983

Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1593CC

CO2 Emissions Not Available

Fuel Type Petrol

Export Marker Not Applicable

Vehicle Status Licence Not Due

Vehicle Colour GREEN

Vehicle Type Approval

Vehicle Excise Duty Rate for vehicle

6 Months Rate £118.25

12 Months Rate £215.00

[trigger]

just needs some aero wheel trimz.

 

Totally! Those trims spoil it some what, some proper trims and a engine bay clean up would do wonders for it abd net you a decent bit of coin as well.

 

Doesn't anyone else think these still seem quite new even if they are nearly 30 years old? If i go to a show and see.say a A reg Chevette i think of them as being a bit of a classic but if i see a Y reg Sierra i think they look out of place, i quess it might be because of the plastic bumpers.

[mnde]

That really floats my boat. Get hold of some of those aero wheeltrims and mmmm... It's uncanny how modern these still look, from certain angles. Thanks for sharing FT. That deserves a nice new home.

 

Mark

[Luxobarges_Are_Us]

BI 1 SIERER N GET GR9 PRAKIN SKILZORS 4 FREE.

[Negative Creep]

Is it me or does the numberplate read U R GAY?

[Albert Ross]

Crystal Green. My trademark colour. Is this a WFO prefix chassis number? I would expect so, as the SFA's will have all dissolved by now. Unless I'm proven wrong. I would kill for this.... And my Wife would probably let me. I had a 1.6L Estate on danglies, a 2.0 Ghia Estate, and a 2.3 Ghia Hatch all at the same time, all on Y plates, and the neighbours hated me. I had 3 of the 4 that colour in Lincoln. The remaining Estate had a 2.9 12V 2WD transplant..... it went rather well. Best of luck to your friend. Seriously. Dear Santa. Are you listening tonight?

 

Does it come with a PU51 RUB numberplate?

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

It does (maybe that's what inflates the value to £2000).

 

What a bloody nice car though. If I was the Sultan of Brunai I'd have already arranged the airlift to my house.

[mnde]

Is it me or does the numberplate read U R GAY?

 

Is it me, or does it have the star of David on the airbox?

 

A truly special old Ford from my favourite 82/83 MY.

[Luxobarges_Are_Us]

If I was the Sultan of Brunai I'd have already arranged the airlift to my house.

 

I think you will find that the aforementioned chap doesn't live in a house.

[Father Ted]

I was dismayed- she KNEW I was going to photograph it today and frankly the car was a bit of a shit tip. This was the state of play with the boot:-

 

Oh the car is located in Leyland near Preston (Lancs) for those wanting a National Express coach journey from down south - I cant promise apple crumble though.

[autofive]

whats happened to those tyres?

 

is it on fiesta rims? they look lost in the wheel arches

[RoadworkUK]

whats happened to those tyres?

 

is it on fiesta rims? they look lost in the wheel arches

 

They all do that, sir. 13" rims with 165/13/SR70s, IIRC. Or 185s if you had the busy pack. (but that was L Estate only, again IIRC)

 

(I probably don't RC very accurately)

[Negative Creep]

Is it me or does the numberplate read U R GAY?

 

Is it me, or does it have the star of David on the airbox?

 

A truly special old Ford from my favourite 82/83 MY.

 

 

I knew it! They were built by homosexual Semites trying to take over the world

[autofive]

Is it me or does the numberplate read U R GAY?

 

Is it me, or does it have the star of David on the airbox?

 

A truly special old Ford from my favourite 82/83 MY.

 

 

I knew it! They were built by homosexual Semites trying to take over the world

 

 

 

............starting from dagenham

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

Man and shite in perfect harmony. And very, very lovely. What a great car these early Sierras were. I went to the NEC in late 1982 when these were launched - 29 years ago.

 

It is indeed Crystal green, complete with all the ostentatious GL extras such as the chrome plastic trims around the windows, Chelsea cloth, halogen headlights and a full array of OMG warning lights.

 

"But Sierra is more than just another efficient family saloon. It's a dynamically engineered drivers car - taut, beautifully balanced and instantly responsive".

 

 

So there.

[Luxobarges_Are_Us]

"But Sierra is more than just another efficient family saloon."

 

Who wrote that?!?!?!? Even a Marketing Executive couldn't be THAT stupid. The Sierra can't have been "more than just another family saloon", because it's not a fucking saloon!

[Father Ted]

I spy your Micra in carpark, is it a Micra 'Profile' ? I can tell by the side strips. Sad or what.

 

Absolutely right - its a 1999 Giffer spec Profile with sheepskin rug and scatter cushions on the back seat and Ripspeed DVD player in the dash as its only conscessions to anything approaching luxury.

 

Perhaps if I keep it a thousand years it might be considered shitetastic rather than just shit.

[RENOMAD]

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

"But Sierra is more than just another efficient family saloon."

 

Who wrote that?!?!?!? Even a Marketing Executive couldn't be THAT stupid. The Sierra can't have been "more than just another family saloon", because it's not a fucking saloon!

 

FoMoCo! 1983 Ford all model catalogue.

 

The bit about a 20 stage corrosion protection is even more LOL. Should have had a '*Not UK built Sierras' clause

 

"Outwardly, Sierra engines look similar to the Cortina engines from which they were developed". Er............there's a reason for that............

 

"Sierra petrol engines have breakerless electronic ignition. This is set by microwave* before it leaves the factory"

 

 

 

 

 

*Along with Dave's Pot Noodle

[r.welfare]

Quality. I do believe the GL also got the 'high spec' 2-spoke steering wheel (narrower spokes and a horn push?) and, of course, lost the dangly mirrors (presumably they got remote control?). Crying out for the proper trims, this one. Or a set of dartboards...

 

RoadworkUK - you're a bloody legend for remembering the Business Pack. L spec, 2-litre engine, 185 tyres and uprated rear suspension, IIRC. Never, ever seen one in the wild. I'm sure a mate of mine at University bought an ex-fleet base 1.6CFI Sierra (92K) in 1996 that he reckoned had been spec'd with uprated rear suspension, not sure if that was bollocks or not.

[AnthonyG]

RoadworkUK - you're a bloody legend for remembering the Business Pack. L spec, 2-litre engine, 185 tyres and uprated rear suspension, IIRC. Never, ever seen one in the wild. I'm sure a mate of mine at University bought an ex-fleet base 1.6CFI Sierra (92K) in 1996 that he reckoned had been spec'd with uprated rear suspension, not sure if that was bollocks or not.

 

'I bought it cheap from the British Telecom auction in Basingstoke. Its got a sales rep motor, sales rep shocks, sales rep tyres and was made before Ford did 6 digit mileage recorders so it will be a new car in 8,000 miles time. Now is it the new Welfare studentmobile or what?'

[lancashireclamper]

Don't bother fixing the cigarette lighter it hasn't got one/will only fuck up again in 2 days!!

[andrew e]

I must find my Business L estate brochure and scan it - you *might* have got roof rails too.

 

Did GL's get a rear cigar lighter?

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

 

Did GL's get a rear cigar lighter?

 

 

Afraid not - you had to move on up to the Ghia if rear passengers wanted to indulge in a Lambert - which I'm sure most did when they entered their Council phase.

 

GL rear occupants had to be thankful for rear door ashtrays only.