‘D339 RGT’, a Fiat Strada Abarth 130TC from the glory days of 1987, is one of three examples the seller owns, something that unlocked Legend status in our office.

Like so many of us, he was smitten by them when they were new, the combination of the styling, performance, and a surfeit of teenage hormones implanting the model firmly in his psyche.

But, unlike most of us, he revisited his teenage crush about fifteen years ago only to discover that prices of the Strada Abarth 130TC were on the floor enabling him to leap in to make his teenage dream come true.

Three times, remember.

Because he also realised that they were getting scarce ('HowMany

Left' shows only nine as being licenced and on the road, with another 30 on SORN, although goodness only knows how many of the latter are still drivable) and therefore felt duty-bound to do his bit to preserve them.

He bought this one in 2013 and drove it only lightly before taking it to Jersey with him, where it was recommissioned in Jersey ...