The car’s very good overall condition is a testament to the diligent care and curation it received at the hands of its two owners from new.

The first of these owners bought the car new from a dealership in Japan, and the car spent the next 11 years of its life in the Land Of The Rising Sun.

We mention that because, well, it really matters.

It may be something of a cliché to talk about the roll of ‘honour’ in Japanese society and culture, but it’s no exaggeration to say that this tradition is alive and well in the Japanese motor trade, where there is no place for Trotter- san or Daley- san .

People really look after their cars properly in Japan, and all the more so if the cars in question are expensive prestige imports such as a Jaguar, Bentley or Rolls-Royce.

This is a world in which mechanics are assiduously diligent in their work, dealers are scrupulously honest in their valuations, and owners take OCD levels of pride in the care and attention they lavish upon their cars.

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