There is a certain romance about Italian coach building houses that has held a certain amount of glamour with, not only the Japanese, but also with the rest of the world.

Zagato, one of the smaller Italian coachbuilders, was known for more daring designs than their Italian cousins and it is one of these designs that we are offering today.

This Nissan Skyline Autech Stelvio Zagato is number 40 of 104 cars produced and is a truly handbuilt motor car.

Based on the F31 Nissan Leopard, the Stelvio comes equipped with an Autech tuned VG30DET V6 3000cc, quad-cam turbo engine producing over 280ps (it is actually believed that all these cars produced 30-40hp more).

During manufacture, Autech tuned the engine and the suspension then the base frame, engine and suspension were sent off to Italy for the bodywork and interior.

The four speed automatic gearbox also has a useful overdrive incorporated within it.

The cabin boasts specially selected leathers and wood with about every electrical ga...