The Cresta E was launched in 1954, and had a 2262 cc six cylinder engine.

In October 1955 a facelift model with deeper front and rear screens was introduced.

There were interior trim improvements, separate amber rear flasher lights and windscreen washers became standard.

A new chrome plated grille with fewer vertical slats replaced the earlier diecast version.

More changes were made in October 1956, with a new grille with horizontal bars, higher compression ratio engine, electrically operated windscreen wipers, and changes to the body trim and two tone colour scheme.

In June 1957 the Cresta received a redesigned engine of the same capacity based on the deeper block design introduced in four-cylinder form in the Victor F series in March of that year.

The LHD Cresta E offered here was imported about a year ago by the vendor and is believed to have been in storage for about 25 years and was apparently one of the UK Embassy cars in Paris.

The car now has a new MOT and is said to run...