Hi all,

My first post on here so be gentle with me!

I'm 21 and u grew up getting driven around in a Sierra Minker K1! My mum drove this for a few years while I was really young, the car she had was the first of I believe 8?it was red and there is a picture of it on google! I just wanted to learn more about the car and wondered if anyone else knew anything?

I know the car has been stuck in a blokes garage since he bought it from my mum in around 1998!

Thanks

 

Anyone?

 

got any pics?

 

Have a look for Dave on Fordpower he is well up on all the minkers and TT he knows Geoff kershaw. And pics

 

http://www.fordpower.org.uk/nik/mink.html

 

Cheers fellas, I'll see if she has any pictures i cried when she got rid of that car amazingly fast but struggled to hold charge in the battery that's y she got rid

 

Sengaaaa that red one on that link is the one that my mum owned! Its rumoured to be coming up for sale at around 6k

 

wow,i dont remember seeing one of those around these parts. would love to see and maybe drive one now. awsome machine.

 

Yorevol
It hasn't been on the road for about ten years he's had it re sprayed since that picture! Like I said very rare only 8 where ever made by tt n the first one is still in dewsbury

 

god i love minkers!!! ive never seen one for sale though

 

WTF is a minker? never even heard of one!

 

women

replace a Ł40 battery or sell the car?

 

You need to look harder then mate, theres one for sale now

 

Possibly one of the rarest sierras ever
They make the rs500's look as common as muck lol

 

LOL, they are faster than Cosworths, but very rare.

To the OP, I have all the publicity/road test material, I will post up for you when I get a moment...

2.9 V6 twin turbo engines, they were concieved by Turbo Technics.

Martin

 

Along with the 250 Rouse Sport as well.

Martin

 

someone mention my 250-R lol

 

Very rare but very fast!!

 

Thats a really interesting little read ..

never even knew there was such a thing,,

Must have been a right Beast!

 

Thanks for all the comments I think I'm gonna try buy it back, will go to my parents next week n try dig some pics out to post on here, they have to be possibly the rarest car ive heard of

 

never seen one but now wanna drive one

 

hi pal which part of dewsbury you from?

 

Iirc they did a test ,back in the day, with one against a Lamborghini and the Minker completely owned it

and no it wasn't an rs turbo lol

 

HA fuckin told you so i blew a lambo now you believe me lol

 

http://www.fordpower.org.uk/nik/mink.html

 

[QUOTE=Cosworth Lad;5704918]hi pal which part of dewsbury you from

Would anyone recommend buying this car if it comes available?

 

The figures in that link are mental!! Never seen or heard of one of these. For the rareness factor and the performance, i'd buy it

 

i remember a work mate taking me out in one a few years back.im sure it was like a gunmetal grey with small badge on back n wings saying minker.thing was torquey as hell

 

i've sat in a blue xr4x4 minker k1,not to sure on the bodykit but each to there own i suppose.there is a white k1 somewhere,there is a white xr4x4 minker323 for sale,its the same but without the bodykit,bit more of a sleeper. 323bhp and 345 ftlbs of torque.im defo a big fan of the twin turbo v6 cologne.my xr has surprised a few cars for sure.they are like driving a turbo diesel as the diffs are 3.14 ratio and all the power buggers off after 5k! but you do shift along for sure.
Did the red k1 have the lovely "uprated" interior aswell?

 

We've seen a few of these, and actually built one from scratch using the last of the parts they had. I have a few bits left, including the original air boxes and exhaust parts.
I know where there is one for sale. It's a proper Minker 323, a black one, with the high ratio diffs, 170 mph on a good day!

 

that looks amazing and is quick too! Love the front fogs

 

"Lovely" is one way of describing the interior

 

I run the 3.14 diffs,they came from an estate i aquired then broke,you built it years ago,the engine then went into another sierra,that went pop,then the minker zytek ecu ended up in another car.bits get around all over the place.
I know of a white 323 for sale who's is the black one?

 

First time I've ever seen one of these they sound an awesome car looking at the facts.

 

Those were the last diffs available, the customer bought them from TT himself. The Zytec was specially made for that car, and was a right faff as the parts were hard to find, never mind the little man in the forest clearing who built it. TT had a singular approach to electronics in those days!
The black Minker belongs to a customer of mine called Simon. His other car is a Lotus Carlton, so you can tell the sort of car he's into.

 

blimey minkers are like buses,people wait for ages then 2 come up for sale in the same week

 

There was a minker estate for sale at santa pod classic ford day this year.It was black and said it was the only one ever done.

 

I'm at work and the 'restictions' won't let me on fordpower...

can someone copy and paste the stas please?

 

Remember reading about these years ago.
Be nice to see some again

 

what did they do to the front suspension?