I am familiar with this car and the guy really know his stuff!
If I remember rightly this was one of the "new and re-worked" Ribble Navigator bodies !!!.
IMHO I think the V8 will put people off as having sold a few Sammio's now the preferred engine seems to be the Vitesse 2lt straight six, any thing different such as a BMW or Pinto engine just put's buyers off.
That said the real challenge will be getting it registered, insured and road worthy.
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