Our car is a cosmopolitan little number.

It left the factory in 1961 and little is known about its first 26 years suggesting, perhaps, that it remained in its motherland until around 1987.

The Sprint hits the radar again at that point by being exported to the USA.

Over the next 33 years the car passes through the hands of five US based owners.

At some point during this period our car underwent a thorough and highly professional restoration, seemingly addressing every aspect of the car.

The last of these US owners was a privately held, 240 car collection called the Elkhart Collection based in Indiana.

The collection’s history sadly ended in bankruptcy and our little Sprint was auctioned off as part of a $44M sale conducted by RM Sotheby’s in 2020.

At this point the car recrossed the pond to arrive in the UK and into the care of its current owner.

Franco Scaglione, who penned the Sprint’s delicate yet sporty design, started his association with Bertone in Turin in 1951.

Before h...