hi there i have a rs saphire auto ...is there anything anyone can tell me about this car ..i have been told there is only 12 ever made ..mine is a flint grey 1988 .... i have a few rs fords and i would love a bit more information about this car... regards paul.

 

i think a few were made as autos. There are a few people on here who know about then.

 

I know they did make an xr4x4 twin turbo auto it was also flint grey, apparntly it was built for a ford exec, my dad nearly bought it about 15 years ago, was half the price of a usual saph cos when we saw it for sale

steve

 

Steve from SCC purchased one for his wife a few years ago iirc!

Was only a handfull made i think....

 

Are you sure, I have never heard of one, I have all the ford books and shit and a auto version has not been mentioned

 

They probably did make a few specials or even high end mobility cars. Just like the auto xr3i's you can get with power steering

 

there used to be one that got changed back to manual E plate in mercury last I heard it went to some one in Lincoln iirc!

 

I think there was one advertised "For Sale" on here with-in the last 18 months or so?

 

they did do a trail but did not continue with it as the box would kick down turbo would spin like fuck and kick down another gear propel you like a missile so ford considered it un safe

 

your not wrong about the kick down it decides there an emergency when you might just be wanting to get into the traffic ...i was hoping to find ou how many where made and if they was dealer prepared or factory sent ... xr3i auto ... now there s one on me i never seen or heard of one of them.

 

might be worth asking on turbosport as iirc there was one that sold on there not so long ago

 

i'd say there is few about.. If someone had gone into the dealer and wanted it auto if they were disabled then they would have done it surely. can't say it would sell very well though.. unless ya have one leg or somat.. lol

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Ford did not do them from the factory, it was done by the Ford dealer Hartford motors in Oxford after delivery.

 

Im sure there were a few pics of one on here a few months ago.

 

hey glen cheers for the info ... whats turbo speed and have you got any idea what the link is for the pics i have been searching but to no avail ...thanks for the help mate.

 

Paul just gave you the correct info.



By the way.... you remind me of Boschman

 

Here you go chap

 

fakin awesome, i love autos, i want one cause im lazy

 

Anyone knows what kind of gearbox that was used in the auto version?

 

Never heard or seen that before Looks nice take the tow bar off though

 

Oh and welcome to pf:d

 

I built 3 back in the day, 2 were for paraplegic guys complete with hand controls and the other was for a bloke who had an auto license and couldn`t be arsed to upgrade it cos he loved auto`s



I used a modified 4 ALD

 

go on you Diva. Was it hard to convert then. I take it you used a auto pedal box.

 

Piece of piss fella, don`t forget back then bits were mega plentiful and scrappies were full of Saffy`s....

The only awkward bit was sourcing the 9 bolt flexplate, i was initially going to have them custom made but a mate of mine who worked for Ford of Europe found me some

 

that easy eh. Was there that many saffs in the scrapy. How long ago are you talking about.

 

`Bout 18 years ago....

there was loads of regular saffy`s in the scrappies then, and plenty of written off cossies too, especially 2wd ones after every spell of bad weather

 

i only know of two places the sell nothing but sierras but none sell anything cosworth but they are use full for glass panels some plastics lights ect

 

there is one on pistonheads

 

i cant think of a cooler car to tow with, especally if your towing a track saff

 

You cant tow a car that weighs the same as the car your towing it with. The vehicle your towing with has to weigh more than the trailer and the vehicle that is getting towed. I think thats right anyway.

 

Spill the beans then lol.

 

Wiere abouts are these places at fella.

 

anyone one remember sierra land in south london

 

birch brothers in queensbury bradford 01274 834 921
and sierra spares a17 boston lincs 01205 460737 this guy is a bit out there but he doe's have around 40 inclueding xr4x4 non sunroof,xr4i,3 door base model,and a few ghias like i said they dont have cosworths but are good for panels doors lights ect

 

supercharged ones were done aswell!