Be in no doubt that ‘PGU 685K’ is a beguiling prospect indeed, a restoration that’s already had all the hard (and for “hard” you should read “expensive” …) work done, leaving you free to bolt it all back together to your desired specification.

We’ll let the seller himself explain: “This is a project to finish the restoration of my Alfaholics fast-road-spec 105 coupé, which has stalled.

The body has already been restored with new or refurbished panels as necessary, all of which have been primed and painted.

“I also have a 1976 donor car, a rebuilt engine, and many new parts from Alfaholics and Veloce Sport.

Sadly, my mechanic/restorer recently passed away, so I am unable to complete it.” As for the car itself, it’s had two previous owners since arriving in the UK at the end of 2016, and the history file includes a Certificato di Origine from Alfa Romeo showing that it is a genuine right-hand-drive example.

An original right-hand-drive car? Yup, it came to the UK from South Africa, ...