Finished in the rare – and original – colour of Signal Red with an Ebony leather interior, the owner of this V12-powered example tells us he’s spent more than £60,000 on his beloved car since buying it in 1990 and every penny shows.

With a perfect stance and running very well, ‘XPF 675S’ is not a restoration.

Oh no, it’s something much more interesting than that because it is a carefully conserved example - and you don’t need us to remind you that a car is only original once.

With just 65,945 miles on the odometer, the past 34 years’ worth of investment and love mean the Jaguar Coupé is fighting fit and only being sold because it’s all but impossible to take it to Portugal and register at his new address.

He tells us “I’ve enjoyed every moment with it and I’m still not sure I want to sell it.” If it were ours, we’d probably feel the same.

The flanks still run straight and true and are untroubled by dents, dinks, and other damage, and because the bodywork has never been fully resto...