Ford Cortina XR6 "Interceptor"

Real, dated, cited sale data - never a projection

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Real Value Trajectory

No confirmed recent sale price was found for this specific vehicle in this research pass - real specs and history are shown below, but there isn't yet a real market value to report honestly.

Past appreciation is not a guarantee of future value. This shows real historical sales this research pass found, not a forecast - always corroborate independently before buying or selling at this level.

Reference Specs

Engine: 2,994cc "Essex" V6, triple Weber-style carbs - 118kW @ 5,800rpm
Performance: 0-100km/h in 8.6-8.8s (period-tested), ~196-200km/h top speed
Colour: Sold exclusively in "Wild Coral Red"
Built: 1981-1983 - officially cited as 200 units; one investigation (cars.co.za/SentiMETAL, using a subject car's sequential build number of 201) argues the true figure is closer to 250

History

Launched by Ford SA in 1981 as a Group One production-racing homologation special for the final-generation (Mk5/6) Cortina, sold out quickly as a road car. (cars.co.za, SentiMETAL Episode 12)

💡 Serious collector buyers weigh documentation and originality above all else - matching engine/chassis numbers, a continuous service history, and factory paperwork. AutoLytiQs provides real reference specs for this nameplate; verifying a SPECIFIC car's authenticity against them (or via a marque specialist) is a real, separate step worth taking before paying a premium price.

⚠️ Pitfalls To Watch For

A repainted standard XR6 posing as an Interceptor is a named, specific risk: Every genuine Interceptor was the same colour and shares its shell with the far more common standard Cortina XR6/XR6 GT - verify the sequential C-pillar build number and correct triple-carb/cam spec, not just paint or badging.
Ordinary Cortina XR6 listings get conflated with this model: Standard XR6 cars (seen listed R84,995-R179,950) are NOT Interceptors and are worth meaningfully less - confirm the specific model before comparing prices.
No confirmed sale price found anywhere: This is a genuinely obscure, SA-only car with almost no auction footprint - real specs and history are shown above, but there is not yet a real market value to report honestly.

Corroborate This Yourself

African Muscle Cars forum: Active SA muscle-car community with real Interceptor-specific threads
SentiMETAL (cars.co.za): A dedicated video episode investigating this exact model's real history/build numbers

An Enthusiast Investor's Take

Beyond the Numbers

The Interceptor sits in a genuinely interesting gap: real, cited history and specs exist, but this research pass found zero confirmed recent sale prices - which in an efficient market would be a red flag, but in a thin collector niche like this can just as easily mean the car simply hasn't come up for public sale recently, not that nobody wants it. That distinction matters for how to read this page: "no data" here is an honest gap in what's been found and confirmed, not evidence the car is unwanted. For a genuine enthusiast investor, a car with real documented history but no recent public price is arguably a research opportunity rather than a warning sign - the return on personally tracking down owners' clubs, forums, and private-sale chatter for a car like this can be higher than for something already well-priced by an efficient, well-documented market, precisely because so few other buyers are willing to do that legwork.

This is analysis and opinion, offered as food for thought alongside the real, sourced data above - not financial advice, and not a prediction. Nothing here is a substitute for your own research, or for real, independent professional advice before a purchase at this level.

Why This Is an R299 Investment-Grade Report

A real physical appraiser charges R1,800-R10,000 for an in-person inspection and certificate - this is not that. An AutoLytiQs Investment-Grade report on the Ford Cortina XR6 "Interceptor" is a desk-based report: the real value trajectory, specs, and history shown above, applied to a specific listing you're considering. R299 reflects that genuine extra content over the standard report at only R69, priced well under what a certified physical inspection costs - because it isn't one.

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This page summarises real, sourced value history and reference specs for the Ford Cortina XR6 "Interceptor" nameplate generally - it is not an assessment of any specific vehicle. Condition, originality, and documented history vary by example and materially affect real-world value. A full AutoLytiQs report checks a specific listing against this data.