Well blow me.
I actually sat in this car when it was For Sale locally about 15 or 20 years ago!
It was still registered LVT 1
And I didn't recognise it... Well, I did, I knew I'd seen it but it just wouldn't click what it was!!
Just to add a bit more: the car was For Sale at the time at a local dealer, Dave Ellison, who used to sell Ferraris etc and some classics, although what he was doing with something as rare as this I have no idea.
The car was painted in British Racing Green if I remember correctly (which I don't very often...).
Also I recall that some local businessman whose inititals were LVT saw the car and its number and persuaded Mr Ellison to sell him the number separately so he could put it on his BMW - a near-criminal act in my opinion! The power of money, eh?
I continued to see the BMW with its number for some years but can't say I have seen it recently, otherwise it might have jogged my memory about the car.
I have no idea what eventually happened to the car, but it wasn't on his forecourt for very long.