‘NX62 HZU’ was bought new by a private owner in Japan – and those of you who’ve been paying attention over the years will know by now we have nothing but good things to say about cars that have spent their lives there as they’re invariably beautifully curated in addition to having lived without the corrosive influence of road salt.

Finished in Alpina Blue II and number 13 of the 99 built, it has been in the UK for just over two years now and is being offered with a long and advisory-free MoT.

This Alpina B3 GT3 could be THE poster car for buying a car from Japan: At 12 years old and having covered 167,000kms (or 104,000 miles) it looks like a car that’s covered half that.

Sure, there are the usual stonechips, including to the Alpina badge on the front splitter, but there are fewer than you’ve got any right to expect given its age and use.

Even better news comes with the fact that there are no dents, dinks, or other damage either.

It’s also got great shutlines, and the flanks run s...