Finding a Fiat 131 Abarth Rally Stradale for sale nowadays would be a near-impossible job – and if you did manage to find one, you’d have to pay a solid six-figure sum to make it yours.

Which is where ‘TPW 882W’ comes in.

Finished in Arancio Racing, this 1981 Fiat Mirafiori Sport has been turned into a very convincing replica.

Believed to be the only example in the UK and one of just six that exists worldwide, this is an unrepeatable opportunity to make your childhood dream come true.

While it left the factory painted silver, a full body restoration in 1988 led to its coloured being changed to blue.

The owner at the time also had his name etched on the nearside quarterlight, an act of devotion that remains today.

The seller’s father-in-law bought it in 1990 and used it for a couple of years before taking off the road in 1991.

Where it stayed for a couple of decades, eventually remerging twenty years later.

A massive restoration project commenced, with the first job being to str...