From Escorts to Sierras, Danny Curtis tells us why he’s a Ford man through and through...
The modified car game is something that continually evolves; one year you’re running brightly coloured neons and the next you’re polishing the most complicated set of splits you could find on the market. My point being, the car ‘scene’ is forever changing, which is what is so cool about this passion. The owner of this beautiful Sapphire Cosworth you currently see sprawled across these pages, however, has taken it back to basics, making a classic even more classic – and we bloody love it!
There’s something to be said for a car that doesn’t need a whopping great spoiler, an engine swap or slamming to the ground. The pure class that is the Cosworth speaks for itself and Danny recognised that straight away. Some cars just don’t need the level of modification that others do – the fact that the Cossie was built so well in the first place is testament to that – but as time goes on and technology gets more and more advanced; it’s often prevalent to replace some aged bits. “I’d always wanted to own one. It’s one of those cars you grow up watching on TV and you wish to own one day, but never think you actually will. There wasn’t any need to go mad with it, because it was already an icon – I just felt a bit more boost and a few updated parts were needed,” Danny said.
Going from a two-door Mk1 Escort, which was also homebuilt, Danny already knew what he wanted to do to the Saph, as well as a good idea of what would work well. The Ford Sierra Sapphire is a classic – one of which is not always as celebrated as it probably should be. The likes of the Escort, for example, gets much more praise and is shouted about much more often. However, the fact that it’s coupled with Cosworth mechanicals makes the Saph Cossie simply unforgettable.
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