Hi,
I have a 3 door Cosworth Sierra which was first registered in November 1986.
I was just wondering if anyone here knows the dates the first and last ones were actually produced? I heard they had a hard time selling them all and I've seen a couple of 1988 cars around

The reason why I'm asking this is the road tax on the car now is around €800 (and that's the reason why it hasn't moved out of the garage in 2 tears). When the car reaches 30 years from the date of first manufacture it plummets to €56

Cheers,

Dave

 

They look after you better than they do over here, we get nothing when a car reaches an age!

The production run was from 1985-86, although there are cars with later plates on, I believe these were registered later on?

Martin

 

there was a 3door registered in 2000 i remember it being in performance ford or fast ford its reg was something like y2kcos

 

Earliest 3dr i know off and have seen was registered Nov 1985 and is on a C plate these are the cars ending HVW

 

That car was built by Paul S of here and privatly built using new parts , wasnt recognized by the Rsoc as a cosworth m paul broke the car for spares IIRC

 

really? it said in the mag it was in a ford museum and not registered until 2000 when the museum closed

 

Bloody RSOC that's crap to hear Paul, Remember seeing that car in the mag and thought someone has put a lot of time and money into that.

Gutted for ya.

Regards
Paul

 

They were all produced in Genk Belgium.

 

my group a one is april 85

 

Yeah, cant wait for the old girl to be 30

Whats the annual road tax in the UK for a 2 litre Cossie?

It would probably be best to approach a Ford dealer to determine the manufacture date??

 

dont forget the nct dave ,

the fuzz would only love to take it off youand get it sideways down the road lol

 

If you send me the VIN I can check the build date on Microcat

 

I Had actually forgotten about the dreaded NCT. I need to get the finger out and give her a good check over. It's much easier to come in from the cold and have a beer.....

 

Cheers for that Phil, I'll PM you the number...
Thanks,
Dave

 

It was built in July 1986 but it doesn't give an exact day mate

 

Cheers Phil, That gets me out a few months earlier

 

Black B967CHJ

 

Dave thought it was from date of first reg and not manufacture

My 3dr was. Org Irish and first regd in 1988

 

I thought so too rob, but was recently talking to a lad in an 86 reg granada which was built in 1982 . He had the 56 euro road tax....

 

thats sounds strange dave ?

 

James,
You know him, It's the blue ex garda Granny owned by one of the lads in the Cill Dara club

Dave

 

ah yes that explains it dave lol


good old raffo

 

Ya have to admire him though!!