The vendor purchased the car in 2021 for largely sentimental reasons.

He had bought his wife the same model back in 1974 and, when he saw this one advertised, had the idea to do the same thing again.

Soon after buying it he began to realise that there were rather more issues to resolve with than he’d first assumed.

So, he embarked upon a nearly two-year restoration project that ultimately cost in excess of £21,000 and involved a good deal of heavy lifting.

Fortunately, he had the car inspected by an independent engineer at the beginning and end of the process and we have his narrative of the ‘before and after’ journey the extensive restoration took.

This following is taken from his report.

“The vehicle was found to have many defects to the body structure and the paintwork finish.

The defects were reported to the client which were extensive and mainly due to corrosion issues on numerous floors, chassis, and body panels.

The vehicle has now had extensive bodywork repairs carried ...