Description Iconic 70s luxury oddity; discreet upgrades; Britain’s bravest saloon, unapologetically overdressed; showing just over 52,000 miles Few cars better capture the curious self-belief of 1970s Britain than the Austin Allegro Vanden Plas, a model that took an already unconventional family saloon and dressed it for dinner without apology.

Deep-pile carpets, walnut veneers and a certain air of quiet defiance marked it out as something entirely its own, baffling critics while quietly finding its audience.

Long misunderstood and now firmly cult, it stands as one of British Leyland’s boldest statements - an object lesson in confidence, if not conformity.

This rather smart 1976 example is finished in striking Denim Blue and showing just over 52,000 miles from new, with only three recorded owners.

As expected of a Vanden Plas, it is generously equipped, including a period black vinyl roof that only enhances its unmistakably 1970s character.

The paintwork is very decent overall wit...