Jon S.A.C

My boss owns what is believed to be the last RHD 4x4 Sapphire Cossie of the line,we have the paperwork from Ford to confirm this.My question surrounds the colour, we have been told it is the only one factory painted in Mallard green and as im at the Welsh motor show this weekend with the car i thought id better confirm if thats the case as someone is bound to pick me up on it.Does anyone know any different or have any useful info as Ford arent always right?.It has full leather and all the extras and has covered just over 17,000 miles.

rapidcossie

its been painted after it left ford as there were no official mallard ones

Jon S.A.C

Ford have told us it was the only RHD one they painted that colour as it was the last one off the line,if there werent any others i would believe them as it hasnt been resprayed i was more concerned that there was more than one as that wouldnt have suprised me with Ford.Thanks for the info matey.

Damocos

Wots it say on the plate on the slam panel?

Jon S.A.C

Im on holiday at the moment and waiting for a call from my assistant with that info though we do have all the certification from Ford already.

foreigneRS

sounds lovely. pics please

KSA-Cossie

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The last off the line was smokestone blue and ford still have it.

Jon S.A.C

Thats interesting,is that RHD or LHD? as they led us to believe and we have owned the car for a long time that they only had the last LHD one and of course we have the Ford paperwork,it would be interesting if that is the case as it would open up all sorts of legal implications and possibilities.Perhaps you can supply the proof that we require?.

KSA-Cossie

iTrader: (4)

Any pics of said cossie ? Will check later if i can remember where i read it lol.

Jon S.A.C

Im picking the car up from work on Friday ready for the show on Saturday i will put up some pics then.

TurboShed

Pics pics pics pics.

nobbycossie

I1m looking fwd to seeing this

Jon S.A.C

Pics up shortly,only just got home.

jason_nike

Meeee tooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!
Pic pics pics.

Jon S.A.C

Jon S.A.C

The car wont be at the Welsh Motor show now as on my way back to work it cut out and would not restart which is why im so late posting these pics.Colour code is Y which i have confirmed is Mallard green on this age range.

foreigneRS

looks lovely.

sorry to hear of the trouble. have you checked the inertia switch under the spare wheel?

Jon S.A.C

I have thanks matey,chatting to Doug earlier and also the opinion of my Master tech is the sensor in the distributor being faulty she cranks over fine and there is spark and fuel but she just coughs and bangs and backfires very loudly.

Alan s1

Sound just like the Phase Sensor Its only 2 srews had to do my m8s saph the offer day which has only done 46k from new Easy was to tell is to remove the cap and arm and the plastic cover bit and your see the Phase sensor the wires will look shagged (casing normal melts on the 2 wire) Give Stu a shout about Ł25 + p&p i think

Jon S.A.C

Thanks Alan,sadly the show is today and i just ran out of time to get it sorted but at least its nothing major.

Alan s1

Bugger Fingers crossed then my m8s is still playing up again

gwynny

surely that must be worth a mint!!!!!

saphc05

im led to believe that the last sapphire off the line is in ford plant at halewood in a secure lockup with other last of line rs cars but dont take my word for it as i havent seen it myself

KSA-Cossie

iTrader: (4)

I read in performance ford it was smokestone blue and ford deffo still own it.

Jon S.A.C

I will make enquiries next week as im back in work,i have lots of contacts inside Ford though i daresay they will have an out by stating its the last one of a certain specification but i need to re-read the provenance for this car as they may be in breach of contract(We have the paperwork from Ford that states it is the last RHD 4x4 Sapphire Cosworth off the production line).It still appears to be the only car to leave the factory in Mallard green and the rest will have to wait.

KSA-Cossie

iTrader: (4)

Keep us posted pal.

saphc05

all i know is not many people get into this lock up but this guy did and i think it was white but not sure though he said they were on stands and all were immaculate condition

Jon S.A.C

I will let you know how i get on,the owner knows the chairman of Ford in Europe so it shouldnt be an issue to get the info unless they have misled us in which case i daresay they will be awkward.As i said i will re-read the certificates from Ford to see if they have an out as it has quite an effect on the value of this car.

costina

iTrader: (1)

That looks really nice

graeme

i have seen the last sapphire built along with the last escos built and one of the monte escos that ford kept they are all in the ford heritage center at dagenham, got a guided tour around because i made the effort to go there on my holiday
top place you should see the stuff they got in there

steventoon

maybe your bosses car is the last one off the production line that was for sale to the public.

Jon S.A.C

That sounds possible,i will have to read the certificates in detail.

graeme

i have just looked at my photos of the cars the saff is lhd and its in pacifica blue, leather interior

Jon S.A.C

They told us they had the last LHD and we had the last RHD but i will still try to confirm the details,thanks for checking.

Doug

Just to confirm what jon is stating this is in fact the last RHD of the production line and left the factory in Mallard green .

I have worked on this car many a time whilst I was employeed at Ford .




Regards Doug .

CossieRich

iTrader: (1)

any more news?

Twellsie

iTrader: (1)

i love it, it looks very nice in that colour

Jon S.A.C

Ford confirmed last week it is the last RHD sapphire off the line and the only factory painted Mallard green.I will try and get it to some shows if the boss doesnt sell it.

TurboShed

Track it!

gingeRS

lovely colour for a saff

if he sells it, it must be worth a few quid

last off the line, leather 4x4

.........and no air con