Update on the update's update.
The car can be collected tomorrow. As luck would have it during testing one of the calipers siezed and when the prop was being taken off a manifold bolt sheared. All part of the joy of owning a 30 year old Alfa. I'm also told the clutch may now be at the point where it needs replacing and finally that the exhaust mid-section is a complete bodge.
Since the buying the car in October last year I have spent nearly 2/3rds of the purchase price on what you might call 'catch up' maintenance after many years of neglect by the previous owner(s). At least the body is sound. If that became a major issue I might just start crying!
I'm hoping I can now go through the summer without too many dramas.
Steve