Emerging from long-term storage on a farm, having formed part of a collection, and presents as a remarkably complete and very worthwhile barn-find project.

Better still, it has a particularly appealing ownership story: just three owners from new, with the current keeper having owned the Mercedes for some 34 years.

The odometer shows just 59,716 miles, and although the car has been off the road for a considerable period, it has survived remarkably well.

Finished in a handsome pale metallic blue with its matching factory hardtop fitted, it remains complete, straight-looking and instantly recognisable as the elegant early R129 that has become increasingly appreciated in recent years.

This isn't a dismantled restoration or a car arriving in boxes.

The bodywork generally presents well for a vehicle that has spent years in storage and gives the next owner an extremely encouraging starting point.

There are naturally areas requiring attention, including a small corrosion blister to the n...