This Porsche 968 Club Sport was delivered new to Tokyo as a special order car in 1994.

It is a LHD model because, well, for reasons best-known to themselves, the Japanese have long been in the habit of preferring their foreign luxury and performance cars to have the steering wheel on the left, despite the fact that they drive on the same side of the road as we do.

Somehow, the LHD configuration heightens the ‘otherness’ of these prestige cars and is seen as adding some much-valued kudos.

And it makes sense dynamically and ergonomically in a car like the 968, because it was designed from the ground up to be, first and foremost, a LHD car.

We know that prestige cars imported from Japan have invariably been pampered and obsessively curated by owners who take huge pride in the condition and quality of their vehicles.

It may be something of a cliché to talk about the value of ‘honour’ in Japanese society and culture, but it’s no exaggeration to say that it shapes and informs every aspe...