This splendid 156 GTA has just 64,242 miles on the clock and has recently spent a decade laid up somewhere safe, warm and dry.

The fact that it has been carefully and considerately curated throughout its life is evident in its continued presence as a physical entity.

Most GTAs have long since reconstituted themselves into the base minerals and elements from which they were originally formed and are now small piles of oxidised dust on landfill sites.

So, our splendid low-mileage example is both a true survivor and, in this excellent and original condition, a real and appreciating rarity.

This car seems to us to be in excellent overall order.

We are told that it goes about its business with zest and purpose, happily getting a move on when asked, and nipping in and out of bends with all the Go-Kart-like balance, grip and accuracy for which the model was rightly lauded.

The car comes to us courtesy of a vendor who has left it in the care for many years with a highly respected busines...