The seller bought ‘641 XVP’ five years ago and has since invested an awful lot of time and money in restoring it.
Yup, that’s right, restoring it something that might not be immediately obvious because he started with the important bits.
A genuine right-hand drive model that’s just celebrated its 70th birthday, it sits on a fully refurbished chassis and what are thought to be its original axles.

The floorpans and bulkhead were also refurbished and it sits on new suspension and tyres, so the underpinnings are now fit for another half-century or more of faithful service.
It has, therefore, good bones but then that’s only to be expected after you’ve written a cheque for £20,000 – and that doesn’t include the countless hours of his own time.
It also has an appealing patina; the applause would be deafening if you had the good taste to fettle the engine and gearbox and then leave well alone – but if you were to restore the bodywork too, you’d better start investing in more shelving to hold ...