I purchased last year a one owner last 17 years, olive 855r with black interior, mileage is high at 217k, but the engine runs like a clock.

It is tbh a backet case, mechanically better than the gul ive just restored, but bodywork wise a little worse.

I've sourced a m59 with long shaft for the manual conversion and the rest of the parts I have lying about.

There is some damage to the panels or a little rust bubbling in places, the tail gate was horrendous, which has now been replaced.

Im in no mad rush to finish this project, but oblark and me will finish the manual conversion and ill find some replacement panels then most likely go through the car mechanically and get an mot then store the car, as olive 850r's are not that common anymore.

The wheels have been refurbed already with decent tyres, I have a walnut manual gearstick surround and another spare walnut gear stick to use.