The vehicle of choice for generations of midwives, district nurses, buck-toothed vicars and elderly aunts scented with lavender and sherry, the Morris Minor is undoubtedly at its most appealingly whimsical when in convertible guise.

The utterly delightful example we have with us today has been cherished by the vendor’s family for 12 years and, prior to that, was in single ownership for 18 years.

Affectionately known as ‘Emily’, the car is in very good condition – outside, inside and underneath.

And that condition extends way beyond the merely aesthetic: this car is in first-class mechanical order.

To illustrate the point, the vendor drove it for 2½ hours to our Oxfordshire HQ.

The car didn’t miss a beat or suggest for one moment that it might.

We have driven it and can attest to the fact that it starts eagerly and the little engine purrs along in a state of chirpy happiness while you potter comfortably at a rather sedate pace along the highways and byways of your choosing.

It’s ...