Highlights

• Owned by the same family since 1980
• Fantastic Patina
• Previous significant overhaul in 2008, less than 150 miles since
• Private plate included

The Appeal

History/Paperwork

• V5 registered keepers document, showing 6 former keepers
• With the same family since 1980
• Originally Beige in colour, the car was re-sprayed in around 1983
• Dry stored since 1994
• Previously overhauled by BenAlfa Cars in Westbury in 2008, along with an MoT being carried out at 70,783 miles, with the following replaced/overhauled: Brake master cylinder, brake callipers x4, discs, brake fluid, handbrake shoes, 2x brake servo units, clutch and master cylinder, carburettor mounts, engine mounts, gearbox mount, wiper motor, new front wheel bearings, rear suspension bushes, top axle bush, prop shaft universal joint, Flexi-hoses, gear lever boot, washer bottle (with electric pump) overhauled starter motor, new tyres, 2x lower ball joints, oil and filter change, new exhaust system, new plugs/points and a tune-up.
• Following the above work, the car was used sparingly for a year amassing 134 miles, and has been laid-up in a dry garage since, being regularly started and warmed-through until around two years ago, when the battery died.
• Numerous old MoT certificates to authenticate the indicated mileage
• Several invoices for miscellaneous work over the years

The Interior

• Very good condition for its age and mileage
• Seats generally in good order, with some rips visible to the driver’s seat
• Fabulous patina on the various chrome details and touch-points
• The vendor states that the gauges and switches all work correctly, with no known faults
• Up above, the headliner shows signs of ageing but is taut throughout
• The high-traffic areas such as the steering wheel and shifter wear a commensurate usage patina, but still present well
• In the boot, the original Ivory colour can be seen, and the spare wheel is present-and-correct

The Exterior

• Originally Ivory, the car was resprayed in the early 1980s
• Outstanding natural patina
• A few bubbles of rust visible around the rear window, lower edge of the windscreen, lower edge of the OSF window, and the OSR wing on the upper edge
• The paintwork is heavily worn, with large chips, micro-blistering, crazing, fading and lyme patches all visible, which have been documented in the gallery below
• The various chrome details, trims and badges are all present-and-correct, and are commensurately worn and faded
• There is a small dent in the NSR wing
• The driver’s door catch requires adjustment, as does the bonnet catch
• All four wheels are worn in keeping with the overall condition of the car, but hold air and are useable as they sit. The tyres were changed in 2008 and have seen limited use since

The Mechanicals

• 2.0-litre twin-cam inline-four engine
• There are not any known mechanical faults, but the car has not been started/run for two years following battery failure 
• The vendor suggests that the braking system will need another overhaul due to its time spent sat since its previous work in 2008.
• Underneath, the chassis “looks to be in very good order” and we’ve included a number of underside photographs in the gallery below

Summary