From a few days ago, Jonttt asked " Would be great to here some history on the car from the service history, rumour was it lived on the Isle of Man for a while

A very high level potted history:
First supplied by BMW Tayside in 2002
It then moved to the Isle of Man in 2003 for 2 years .
For the remainder of its life its been in and around Lancashire, until the the last owner purchased it in April and took the car down to Burton on Trent. I've now taken the car down south to the sunnier climes of Newbury!
The Chap I purchased it form sold it because of ill health, he also has five Alfa's in various states of restoration that he will also be selling.
I think I paid slightly over the odds for a private sale at £14250, but as the car was advertised for £14999 and it was the car that I wanted, I guess it wasn't too over the top. Added to this, I haven't purchased it to sell on on a make a few quid next year, this is one that I'm planing to keep!
Ive started to get some prices to get the wheels re-refurbished in Shadow Chrome and get the a black hood fitted. So I should have it back to looking close to original over the next 6 to 8 weeks, or at least before I SORN it for before the bad weather sets in.
So far, I've found that the windows are very slow (fixed this today with some lube), the boot courtesy lamp wasn't working (fixed by soaking the switch/latch in isopropyl then some lube. I next want to give the leather some treatment as there are a hew scuffs on the drivers side bolster, but nothing that can't be fixed with a bit of time and effort.
Under closer inspection, the paint does have some swirls in it, but again these should come out with a bit of time and effort. The only mechanical thing that I have found is that the front discs have a pronounced lip on them, which is a bit strange as the pads are new all round! I'll get this done over the winter months as their is no dire rush to do them now.
As for driving it, I've only driven it the 130 miles home yesterday, then went out for a little blast at lunch time today and to put some super plus fuel in (found a recent receipt in the car for the cheap stuff). So far, it feels a lot more linear than the S50, in as when you accelerate in the S50 there were/are distinct increases in performance in the higher rev ranges. In the S54 it seems to pull more smoothly across the rev range. The other thing I noticed was the noise, or lack of it, but that could just be that I got used to the sports exhaust I had on the 911 for the last two years.
In short, the S54 is bloody fantastic! Apart from the noise, I haven't missed the 911 at all.
A couple of quick photos after I got the car home, complete with dust dirt and dead flies:




Will post updated photos when the wheels and roof are done.
Rgds
R.