Delivered new in US-spec to the American market in 1969, the car spent most of its life in the sunnier and drier parts of the USA.

The vendor purchased the car, which had been dry-stored for a number of years, with a view to using it and keeping at his home in Tenerife.

Some issues with his back (and some difficulty in sorting out Tenerife registration) have since persuaded him to rather reluctantly part company with the car.

The previous owner did a lot of heavy lifting to get this car into the outstanding condition you see today.

He supplied and bought all the parts required for the job (which took four years), and an engineer/restorer friend took the car back to bare metal for a high-quality restoration that included a full engine and gearbox rebuild.

Copious and exhaustive parts invoices from Rimmer Bros and James Paddock Ltd give a good indication of the extent of the restoration and the forensic attention to detail paid to the task by the then vendor.

With its twin Stromber...