First registered on the 29th of April 1998, this nicely fettled BMW 7-Series shows just how well these cars shrug off the years when they’re looked after as BMW intended.

Because, at 22 years of age, it still looks terrific, both inside and out.

It’s running well too and our test drive showed the sort of tight chassis we more normally find in much newer cars; mind you, having spent the majority of its life on the Isle of Wight it’s only covered around 65,000 miles, which is barely run-in by E38 standards – and that mileage is verified by MOTs and the service history book, so is almost certainly true.

In the care of the vendor for the past couple of years, it’s being offered with no reserve, so it’s going to sell from the very first bid, making this your chance to buy an E38 7-Series that can be rationalised with both your head AND your heart.

Say what you like about 7-Series BMWs but you can’t deny that they built ‘em properly, back-in-the-day.

This one’s laser-etched shutlines, b...