Believed by the Alfa Romeo Owners Club to be the earliest surviving example - Subject to an extensive, yet sympathetic ground-up restoration - Original UK-supplied right-hand-drive car retaining its 1.3-litre boxer engine

Few marques inspire the devotion of enthusiasts quite like Alfa Romeo.

In 1971, the Alfasud was one of the company's most important models, bringing Alfa Romeo's engineering excellence to a wider audience through innovations such as its all-round disc brakes and the charismatic flat-four boxer engine.

Launched in 1976, the Alfasud Sprint clothed this advanced mechanical package in one of the most elegant sporting coupé bodies of the era.

Penned by the young Giorgetto Giugiaro at Italdesign, the Sprint combined crisp styling with the sharp, responsive handling for which the Alfasud became renowned.

Today, early Sprint models are among the rarest and most sought-after variants, their scarcity heightened by the well-known corrosion issues that claimed so many exampl...