Meticulously maintained classic. Metallic blue with cream leather interior. 2005 'facelift' model manufactured in Birmingham and exported to Japan. Repatriated in 2020 ('corrosion free') and since then maintained by a classic car enthusiast regardless of expense. Two keys. Original owner's handbook. Water tight (new radiator/hoses/thermostats/water pump), no oil leaks, excellent bodywork and paintwork, no dings etc, excellent interior. Four new tyres at 47,500 miles. New front and rear shock absorbers in 2021. Arden stainless steel performance exhaust. Sat nav, climate control (air con recharged 2022), cruise control, reversing camera, rear parking sensors etc. Two keys. Check the MoT history (all passes with no advisories). Car to be sold with new MoT with no advisories. Current private registration 4475 MH will not transfer on sale. Stated mileage may increase with occasional use. Rather than the supercharged S-Type R, which is ruinously expensive to run, this car is the more subtle naturally-aspirated V8. When repatriated it had done 42,000 miles on salt-free Japanese roads so was 'corrosion free'. The sub-frames were subsequently waxed. Japanese imports tend to have covered low miles because it is costly to drive cars regularly in Japan and the extremely rigorous 'Shaken Law' roadworthiness inspection puts people off accruing mileage. Being an import-only Sovereign specification, it features almost every UK option such as extra interior wood, piped leather, electric memory seats, reversing camera, touch screen infotainment system etc and even an electric rear sunblind. The 4.2-litre AJ V8 engine coupled with the smooth ZF six-speed gearbox (with the classic 'J-Gate' manual override) delivers 300bhp providing a significant power response in whatever gear you may be, along with that evocative offbeat roar. It is a truly superb cruiser, and the ride is smooth with that thick-sidewall plushness helped by the smaller 18 inch wheels, and the engine is very long-legged. Why buy the post-2004 facelift model? In 2002 the chassis received a thorough overhaul with entirely new suspension while the interior was replaced with a much higher quality design. In 2003 the touch screen navigation system, the electronic parking brake and a six speed automatic transmission were introduced. In 2004 the front and rear aprons and rear light clusters were remodelled, an aluminium bonnet added, and the windscreen washer jets incorporated into the windscreen wipers.