‘LF56 HDE’ has recently returned to the UK from Japan and is being offered with all the benefits that come with buying such a carefully curated, one-owner-from-new example.

And these benefits include winters that are free of road salt, which means the underside and suspension components are remarkably well preserved.

As the mechanical components, thanks to the Jaguar having both a full service history and a mileage verification certificate to confirm the reading of 26,000 miles on the odometer.

Finished in Liquid Silver Pearl with Barley piped leather trim, it also boasts a supercharged 400bhp V8 engine under the bonnet yet is ULEZ-compliant and costs just £345 a year to tax.

Insurance should be on a par with UK-spec cars too, which makes this a very affordable example of a classic British supersaloon.

By the time you’ve had a few years’ experience in bonding and riveting your aluminium coachwork, it’s only natural that you’ll have ironed out any production difficulties.

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