This utterly outstanding and unrestored Beta VX Coupé features the Roots-derived ‘Volumex’ supercharger.

We believe it is one of only 1,261 (or 1,272, depending on which source you consult) produced with this 135bhp power unit, which churned out an impressive 152ft/lb of torque at a lowly 3,000 revs.

The vendor sourced and bought this remarkable ‘Azzurro Metallizzato’ car from its previous owner in Italy in 2019.

That owner was an engineer and his was just the second name in the car’s log book.

He had owned the vehicle for several years and was, by any measure, almost obsessively fastidious in his commitment to keeping the car, warm, dry, unrestored and as pristine as humanly possible.

The vendor is a serious collector of automotive exotica and has a particular penchant for Italian thoroughbreds.

His interest in the Lancia Beta VX as a model was piqued after reading legendary Italian engine whisperer Guy Croft’s book, in which the car featured in the author’s top 10 all-time grea...