Lovely looking car ripe for a gentle resto! As ever, the only way to really determine the series is by the info on the VIN plate which, presuming based on the small amount of evidence we have at the moment (1978, S plate, single spine bonnet, cream leatherette pre facelift interior, by far the best looking IMHO, super little sculpted door mounted mirrors) should state it's a BC and then the serial number will give a more accurate idea as to its production timeline. There is a belief that a lot of early cars sat around in dealers waiting for a home but I'm yet to substantiate any of those tales from people who sold the cars back in the day! Mine is very similar in spec ( if not condition
) and is also a 78 S plate. There was a lovely early BC (76 P plate) for sale in Hexham, Northumberland last year that needed a fair amount of structural stuff but was complete, it was also similar in spec but had a lovely metallic blue colour, seller really knew his onions too. These cars have, at the very least, got to be worth the headache of restoring properly as they're such great cars to drive, and own!!
