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XR4i Sierra '84 in Original, Unmodified Condition! For Sale (1984) | | If there is an automotive icon of the early 1980s, it has to be the Ford Sierra XR4i with its biplane spoiler. When the Sierra saloon concept was first shown to the public in 1980, it had that spoiler, yet only the XR model used it in production and its production life was short: just 25,662 were sold in two years, 1983-85. Unsurprisingly it never suffered from the crosswind instability for which early Sierras were famed.
Best remembered for its fun, tail-happy handling – it was the last of the great rear-wheel drive V6-grunt Fords – the XR4i was loved by road testers for its mile-eating ability in comfort.
Precious few of these icons survive in anything approaching original condition, rust and ‘boy racers’ having decimated survival levels. Why does everyone want to put Cosworth grilles and bonnets on them and change the wheels? - it's the clean lines of the original shovel front and those pepperpot alloys that mark out the XR4i. It was the exceptional originality of this example that prompted me to buy it. The car had one careful owner from new until 2002; I bought it in 2005 – largely because it now qualifies for inexpensive classic car insurance – and it remains completely original apart from the addition of a throaty Janspeed exhaust. Original extras include the sunroof and (highly desirable) power steering.
Since purchase the car has enjoyed considerable expenditure to bring the underside up to the same high standard as the upper bodywork. It has proved totally reliable family transport, served as the recce car over 2000 miles through Belgium, Germany, Austria, Italy and Slovenia for the 2008 Liege-Brescia-Liege rally and completed the 2007 Norwich Union MSA Classic Run (where it was much admired by other classic car owners). A comprehensive history file is included, with all original handbooks etc, supporting the recorded mileage of just over 106,000 from new.
A complete spare interior comes with the car, including the ultra-rare option of a heated driver’s seat.
It's for sale simply because pressure of work and working from home mean I'm not using the car enough and hate to see it sitting unused in the barn - someone should be enjoying it!
NB Car is in Buckinghamshire (10 min from M40 junction 9), not Cambridgeshire - I don't know why it comes up in the wrong location!
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