Launched at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2001, the Alfa Romeo 156 GTA is certainly the spiritual successor to the original GTA sold throughout the 1960s.

In fact, this sports saloon is a gorgeous model designed by Centro Stile in collaboration with Stola and was hand assembled on its own production line.

Today, most examples on the road surely have plenty of miles on the clock, used as family sportscars, alternatives to the BMW sports saloons of the time.

This example however, first registered in 2002, had spent much of its life dry stored in a Ferrari collector’s garage before being acquired by the current vendor and residing in his private collection.

It has covered circa 15,000 miles from new and has been thoroughly well cared for over the years.

Presented in astonishing condition, it also runs very well, and everything onboard reportedly works as it should.

First registered in November 2002 and bought by the previous owner in 2004 with 8,000 miles on the clock, this Alfa was a...