This Widebody Merkur XR4Ti is an Iconic Legend That Never Existed - Modern "Sierra Cosworth"

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This Widebody Merkur XR4Ti caught my eyes at SEMA 2023 and I had to share it. The guys at Jh restorations built an amazing legend that never existed.
#sema2023 #sema #fordsierracosworth #merkurxr4ti #thegoldendrive #carreview #lasvegas

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  • @AJeff
    @AJeff7 ай бұрын

    I came. I came here as soon as I seen it in the thumbnail. What a car. The car was so good in the 80/90s the police could never keep up.

  • @neilmustow368
    @neilmustow3683 ай бұрын

    Stunning built car known to me as the Sierra XR4i in the UK very Cosworth style😎😎😎😎😎

  • @motohead9266
    @motohead92667 ай бұрын

    As someone who was young in the 80's, I LOVE this.

  • @TheGoldenDrive

    @TheGoldenDrive

    7 ай бұрын

    That’s so awesome

  • @Happydays1875Manchester
    @Happydays1875Manchester5 ай бұрын

    It was a ford sierra XR4i over here in the UK but that is absolutely stunning it looks like a 80's sierra cosworth great job

  • @bluddywulf6796
    @bluddywulf67966 ай бұрын

    Man I miss my XR4Ti.

  • @xrmerkur
    @xrmerkur5 ай бұрын

    this creation is incredible. i’m a fan.

  • @soaremicheledavid6020
    @soaremicheledavid60202 ай бұрын

    Wish i can buy this car! That car was made like i would build it, my taste.

  • @dude...are-you-sure
    @dude...are-you-sure2 ай бұрын

    So Sick!!!❤

  • @MrJasonshores364
    @MrJasonshores3647 ай бұрын

    My Mom got me an 87 XR4TI back in 1996. I absolutely loved that car. So fun to drive. Wish it was like this beast!

  • @TheGoldenDrive

    @TheGoldenDrive

    7 ай бұрын

    That’s so cool haha

  • @charlesrogers8420
    @charlesrogers84206 ай бұрын

    My first car! Great memories!!!!

  • @TheGoldenDrive

    @TheGoldenDrive

    6 ай бұрын

    That’s so awesome

  • @justkiddin08
    @justkiddin083 ай бұрын

    Man I miss my Mekur!!!

  • @RoadsUntraveled
    @RoadsUntraveled7 ай бұрын

    These always had my eye as a kid in a weird way, kind of a mix of an Escort and Saab 900. Someone a few blocks down from our house owned one and I passed it everytime I delivered the newspaper, still to this day one of the only ones I've ever seen. This one looks insane though! Fascinating the cars that some people go 100% all-in with. Thanks for the video, Elvis.

  • @TheGoldenDrive

    @TheGoldenDrive

    7 ай бұрын

    Haha that’s awesome. Yeah it really is like a mix of both cars. And you’re right, they saw the build all the way to the end and they paid attention to every detail for sure. Thanks for the kind words Marcus, it was a fun video to make

  • @bmxbandit339
    @bmxbandit3398 ай бұрын

    as a massive sierra fan ive always wondered what a modern or updated cossie would look like (iv'e owned 3 , plus an xr4i in the uk ) ,, and you guys have actually done it , so a huge well done as it looks absolutely awesome , and have you considered selling this body kit ?

  • @TheGoldenDrive

    @TheGoldenDrive

    7 ай бұрын

    thats so awesome. I don't know if the guys are gonna be making a kit for sale but i can ask them

  • @EdirtySicks
    @EdirtySicks7 ай бұрын

    What art. The creator is an artist. I’d love to work people with as much passion for cars. The dream.

  • @TheGoldenDrive

    @TheGoldenDrive

    7 ай бұрын

    So true, me too

  • @970357ers
    @970357ers7 ай бұрын

    This should be on plinths with mirrors/lights under. Sounds as good on the underbody.

  • @TheGoldenDrive

    @TheGoldenDrive

    7 ай бұрын

    so true, its a really clean build

  • @Concreto1984
    @Concreto19847 ай бұрын

    Stunning car

  • @TheGoldenDrive

    @TheGoldenDrive

    7 ай бұрын

    I know right??!!

  • @Pez3477
    @Pez34777 ай бұрын

    i love that color. verry nice car

  • @TheGoldenDrive

    @TheGoldenDrive

    7 ай бұрын

    I know right??!!

  • @GMT439
    @GMT4397 ай бұрын

    Very nice build.

  • @TheGoldenDrive

    @TheGoldenDrive

    7 ай бұрын

    i know right??!!

  • @biscuitsvids
    @biscuitsvidsАй бұрын

    I love sierra cozy’s but this beats all of them

  • @napalmarsch
    @napalmarsch7 ай бұрын

    The rear would look better if they don't use the sedan rear lights and grab instead the rear lights from the hatchback, they do look the same but do fit and don't stand over a mile

  • @sicks6six
    @sicks6six7 ай бұрын

    I remember when the Cosworths became impossible to insure in the UK due to thefts for ram-raids and racing the cops so no one could afford to insure them so the price of them fell really low, you had to be over 55 and have 20 years of no claims, an alarmed lock up garage joined on to your house and a mobilised fitted even then they are 4-5 X the cost of a comparable ford, like Sierra 2.2 would be £200 PA the Cossy would be £1000, I heard of people being quoted £5-6K for insurance back in the 1980s, So many of them were locked away in barns and shipping containers and are now being recommissioned, starting to see a few cossies on the roads again,

  • @tuckerbunch9553
    @tuckerbunch95537 ай бұрын

    The rear quarter windows are from the European Sierra. They must have grafted in the whole window surround.

  • @AF-bv7tb

    @AF-bv7tb

    15 күн бұрын

    You noticed that too...👍🏻

  • @viper2148
    @viper2148Ай бұрын

    Decent Merkur XR4Ti's can be found in the U.S. for affordable prices. These guys make it look easy. How practical are these really as project cars for the average schmuck without a rolodex filled with great parts suppliers and specialized detailers/mechanics?

  • @kingkong81icloud
    @kingkong81icloud7 ай бұрын

    Has it got an immobiliser installed? So it doesn’t get stolen

  • @user-pc9rv9th4d
    @user-pc9rv9th4d2 ай бұрын

    Please make it into a hotwheels car

  • @tiberius1701
    @tiberius17014 ай бұрын

    I want 2 things...a detailed video of the build and..... I want to hear it run and drive!!! Not too much really....

  • @JR-kf5op
    @JR-kf5op7 ай бұрын

    Ummmm... why is that called an XR4ti when they only had the funky 2 small windows on the side, that looka like a normal 3door model,?

  • @sabledriver

    @sabledriver

    5 ай бұрын

    Because it had a Turbocharged, fuel injected, 4 cylinder engine.

  • @robertbairt9094
    @robertbairt90945 ай бұрын

    That's a Sierra body, not US XR4ti, would have the rear pass windows divided by a pillar for added US only import roll over regulations💙

  • @tiberius1701

    @tiberius1701

    4 ай бұрын

    It is an XR4Ti, they modded the 1/4 panels to allow fitting of the Euro Sierra 2 door 1/4 glass.

  • @JonBarraquio
    @JonBarraquio8 ай бұрын

    Great video except for the 10 minutes of nothing at the end

  • @TheGoldenDrive

    @TheGoldenDrive

    8 ай бұрын

    Whoops haha, working on a fix now. Thanks for the info🙏

  • @KAWTELENUH
    @KAWTELENUH8 ай бұрын

    Looks like a rally car

  • @josteincarlsen2905

    @josteincarlsen2905

    8 ай бұрын

    The Ford Sierra Cosworth rs500 was used in rally. And rally cross. And DTM.

  • @GMT439

    @GMT439

    7 ай бұрын

    The Sierra RS Cosworth was a Rally car.

  • @Andyc351

    @Andyc351

    7 ай бұрын

    ​@@josteincarlsen2905Rs 500 wasn't legal for Group A rallying only the small Turbo RS Cosworth.

  • @sabledriver
    @sabledriver5 ай бұрын

    Merkur is German for Mercury.

  • @djrek521
    @djrek5217 ай бұрын

    A yo i'm from New York and alot of drug dealers bought this car in the 80's 🤣

  • @TheGoldenDrive

    @TheGoldenDrive

    7 ай бұрын

    haha thats awesome

  • @GIGI-lp1gc
    @GIGI-lp1gcАй бұрын

    Doesn't look like a mekur shell.

  • @ndarandara7528
    @ndarandara75287 ай бұрын

    Cosworth yes,XR4Ti no. Sombody is comfused

  • @spottedongta4008

    @spottedongta4008

    6 ай бұрын

    You are confused. It’s an XR4Ti which has been modded to look similar to a Cosworth. The car builder even states that, and they should know. Most people seem to get thrown by the rear side windows but that’s one of the modifications. Quite a few XR4i’s in UK/Europe were modded in the 80s and 90s to Cosworth reps and part of that was removing the pillar for the split rear windows and fitting the large single piece glass.

  • @ndarandara7528

    @ndarandara7528

    5 ай бұрын

    dont call it XR4 with that rear window. So no im not confused. Have he changed it ,than its not a XR4 look anymore. And how can you call it XR4 when it doesent look like XR4. so no not confused. You are confused

  • @wooly987
    @wooly9873 ай бұрын

    It is not merkur

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