‘OKC 10F’ is a fine, right-hand-drive example of a rare model - some 119,767 BMW 2000s were produced, but www.howmanyleft.co.uk estimates that there are now just 41 licensed in the UK, with a further 36 on SORN.

The bill of sale for the example on offer shows that it cost £1,900 when purchased new from a BMW dealer in Liverpool in March 1968.

It was then garaged for some years after the original owner fell ill before being restored by the second one, and then passing into long-term family ownership before eventually being acquired by the current keeper.

He informs us that the two-tone burgundy and black faux leather interior trim is in ‘excellent’ condition, while all the mechanical parts have been overhauled, replaced or serviced by specialist BMW restorers – this includes the automatic gearbox, which has been rebuilt.

He adds that the body and (original) silver paintwork are ‘showing signs of age but are still respectable’, while the BMW’s MOT history appears to support its notab...