Muzz

How much are these worth? Its white, has the turbo technics twin turbo lump.

Dont know much about it, but the guy who has it reckons its worth a fortune. I know not many were made. Its fooking mint though.

Any info at all?

Jim Galbally

IF its genuine and its not a shed then its worth a few quid (maybe 6k top whack?)

however its only worth that to a real enthusiast. and there aint many of them about.

I've seen minkers and top-spec twinturbo XR4x4s not sell at less than HALF of their true value, just because nobody wants to spend real money on an XR then they can get a (probably faster) cossie for the same money

MWF

Is it a Minger K1 or a 323?

I.e does it look chaved up or like a normal Mk2 Hatch?

Cam

There was a Minker that went through the auctions at Bawtry a few months ago and IIRC it struggled to make reserve at Ł4250. The car was mint/3 owners but ugly a sin.

MWF

That'll be a K1

M7 COS

What's a Minker? (Great name by the way!)

Any photos?

Mongo

Pics? IYP

Cam

It said Minker 323 on boot badge and didn't have the K1 rear teatray just the hideous KAT Designs airdam/skirts.

JohnnyB

The 323 will make most of the cossie boys look like they are runing on 3 cyclinders.

It is a fast machine

R4N SS

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pics

Cam

A pal had a 280hp tt 2.9 and that anihilated my GGR 330hp EsCos as it was on boost from little over tickover. They are deceptively fast cars and good VFM.

JohnnyB

JohnnyB

andre_k

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any more info?

BlueSmoke

Sierra Clinker more like

JohnnyB

I think they had about 400 ibs of torque at 2500 rpm or somthing like that

R4N SS

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400lbs of torque @ 2500 rpm

Jim Galbally

there was a website with loads of minker info (and all modded XRs infact) but it seems to be down www.asknik.co.uk was the site

basically it's a sierra XR4x4 with a pretty impressiove twin turbo conversion. it took the TT conversion one step further by essentially "doing things properly" proper pistons, proper management etc. etc. not bodging everything like they do with the cheaper kits.

they were 300+ bhp (the 323 stands for BHP or torque, i cant remember which)

seriously quick cars even considering their low (compared to 500bhp cossies) quoted max power output.

they were also THE fastest sierra you could buy from your ford dealer. quicker out of the box than the RS500, and the rouse sport cossies. infact i think that theyre the quickest ford you could buy in the UK (bar the GT40)

but, at the end of the day it's only an XR

TheBishMan

Muzz

Aye thats the daddy .

Cheers for the info..dont reckon its worth a great deal then? It's a 323..

Tangodeltasierra3

I remember it at the 1988 motorshow, more minger than minker to look at, but each to there own i say.

SapphyMike

iirc, it has a 0-60 of around 4.7secs and a decent top speed too.

Mongo

Thats not shy?

saff_cossie

323bhp!

Never even heard of them. Coming from a five door pinto for many years, they dont look so bad but the Evo 6 style lights are not good Like that blue colour though

MWF

The 323 is the one to have, just looks like a normal XR4x4. What a sleeper.

Mark 3D

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I like the wheels on them!!

BlueSmoke

Man they're bloody horrible.

Just wish Ford would put out powerful cars in the UK these days rather than leaving this stuff to the past

Mike1

Performance Car mag did a full test of the Minker 323 against a BBR 315bhp 4x4 Sapphire back in the early 90s.
It was a Minker 323 they tested.
Both did 0-60 in 4.8 seconds and the Minker did a 100 in 11.6seconds, the Cossie in 11.9.

Minker 323 ss 1/4 in 13.3 @ 107
Sapphire 13.4 @ 109

They summed it up by saying basically that the Cossie was more exciting to drive but they would take the Minker as an everyday road car because of it's stealth factor.

mattbibs

i really like that!! never knew they existed!

Stavros

Suprised the Saff got 3mph higher terminal, kinda says its more powerful, tho the Minky does it to 100.

Close tho, not as fast as people make out sometimes...

MWF

Exactly. You'd think they were the ultimate supercar the way people go on about them. When in fact only as quick as a mild cossie.

JohnnyB

a stage 3 cossie though

KW-rscos

Awesome sleeper though, never heard of them til now, lol. wonder what kinda power you could get with todays modding techniques?
alot of people are saying thats the problem with Ford these days "no excitment" then again it is getting better with the ST's and the "Iosis".

Stavros

Nearly all cossies are stg3 or more these days, not exactly big spec is it.

315bhp too, so not as powerful as most stg3's, prob standard intercooler and a T3...

MWF

There is a guy with the nick name Squeak who's built up his own version of the 2.9 Twinturbo - I'm sure someone could post his figures.

Stavros

Squeaks one is awesome

JohnnyB

I am sure he is in the 3's to 60

Stealth Bomber

Only 7 were made right?? Gotta be the rarest car Ford ever sold.

Mike C

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always loved 'em myself

M7 COS

That's one ugly car!

I'm glad I'm not the only one on here who had no idea they actually existed!