Could your Ford Focus be worth £100k? Rare motors hit auction for pricey amount

SEVEN rare Focus ‘Fast Fords’ from the early 2000s and early 2010s could fetch up to £110,000 when they go to auction on Sunday.

It’s a price tag fit for a sportscar but pre-auction estimates indicate some enthusiasts are willing to spend a small fortune for the family favourite.

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The Focuses will be offered to collectors at the NEC Classic Motor Show in Birmingham as part of the next Silverstone Auction sale.

The Fords will feature in a large line-up including Jaguar E-Types, 1970s Aston Martin muscle cars and a host of Ferraris from various eras.

The limited edition Focuses could surprisingly surpass the value of these big-name collectables – with one predicted to fetch triple it’s original value, the Daily Mail reports.

What makes these cars so different from the Focuses you see zipping around your neighbourhood is their pristine condition, limited availability and low mileage.

The limited-edition Focus RS500

This 2010 Focus RS500 has just 948 miles and is predicted to attract the highest bidders – anywhere between £90,000 and £110,000.

With the limited edition motor initially costing just £35,750, it means it has tripled in value in just over a decade.

Only 500 of the hot-hatches were made with 101 having UK-specific specs, including right-hand driving.

There appears to be only one owner in the UK who bought it and then stored it, with Silverstone Auctions saying : “Surely one of, if not the best RS500 out there”.

There’s one more limited edition Focus Mk2 RS500 also up for grabs.

But with 6,857 miles on the clock, it’s expected to sell for around £35,000 less than the ‘out of the box’ example.

It was also one of 101 right-hand drives and subsequently joined a “moving” car collection in Hong Kong in 2011 before returning o the UK.

The original Ford Focus

This Mk1 Focus RS’ has one of the lowest mileage in the world, having covered just 21 miles leaving it in ‘time-warp’ condition.

Silverstone Auctions said: “We are very lucky to deal with a vast array of special cars, but this is up there with the best.”

“The ‘Fast Ford’ market has always been led by low mileage, factory-original cars and none come better than this lovely Focus RS.”

It’s guide price means it could fetch anywhere between £85,000 to £95,000.

The Ultimate Green Mk2 Focus

This Mk2 RS’ in the iconic Ultimate Green has one of the lowest mileages in the world for its make, having covered just 357 miles from new.

Only 11,500 examples were built in a production run that lasted a little over three years, with just 4,000 finding homes in the UK.

The car has lived a life of luxury in a heated garage and remained completely standard all its life, as it left the factory.

The 2009 example is expected to fetch between £60,000 to £70,000.

Three more low-mileage Focus models

Three more hot-hatch Focus models are set to go under the hammer and could fetch up to an eye-watering £50,000.

A pair of second-generation Focus RS models from 2010 are going to the block and both have incredibly low mileage.

Completing the group of Focus’ on the block is a 2007 Focus ST500.

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