Description Displaying just 62,151 miles and only four previous keepers; rare right-hand-drive example; super original example with great history; driven 60 miles to the sale with a full 12 months MOT; recent £1,750 expenditure The Lancia Beta Spyder is one of the most distinctive Italian sports cars of the 1970s.

Styled by Pininfarina and built by Zagato, it combined elegant Italian design with the practicality of a removable targa roof and folding rear hood, offering the best of both coupé and convertible motoring.

With only 9,390 believed to be built, with only a very small proportion of those right-hand-drive, the Beta Spyder remains an incredibly rare sight on British roads.

Manufactured in 1978, this particular Spyder features the later and largest available 1,995cc engine and is presented in rather gorgeous ‘Bianco Saratoga’ over a dark tan upholstery.

Having had just four registered keepers from new, including our vendor, this Beta Spyder presents as an honest and seemingly...