First to be offered by a sheepskin-clad Shed is a bells-and-whistles, last-of-the-line Rover SD1 2600 Vanden Plas automatic.
Despite build quality problems that would shame a cheap Ikea coffee table, there is something very appealing about the SD1. For a start, it is probably the only executive car ever to mix being built in Birmingham with looking like a Ferrari (365 GTB/4 Daytona, to be precise).
It also managed to mix a very forward-looking design (the fastback body and a distinctive 'Bache binnacle' dash were pretty avant-garde for a big saloon in the 1970s) with traditional plush and cosy Rover values.
The SD1 had a difficult birth, appearing in 1976 - just a year after the government had been forced to bail British Leyland out of bankruptcy - during a time of more or less constant industrial action. As a result the first cars were of poor quality and, although the motoring press praised the car's design and dynamics, the SD1's wonky build quality tempered their enthusiasm.
By the time this car rolled off the Rover production line in 1987, the SD1 had been in production for more than a decade and, although the early quality problems had largely been sorted, the legacy of them had left the SD1's reputation permanently tarnished.
But the allure of the SD1 is undeniable and, if you want to take a punt at one, a late one is surely a good bet. And this 1987 model must be one of the very last - production was discontinued in February 1987. Oddly enough, by this time the SD1's successor - the oh-so-dull Honda Legend-based Rover 800 had been in production for more than six months.
You really want a rumbling V8 in your SD1, but this is Shed of the Week, and sometimes you just have to make compromises. Therefore this car is a 2600, whose Triumph-based 2597cc straight six is down on cylinders compared with the V8, but still manages to muster an acceptable 136bhp and 152lb ft.
This one also has electric windows, central locking, tax until May and an MOT until November, and a lowly 57,000 miles on the clock from just two owners.
It ain't perfect - there's apparently rust on the doors and all four arches - but come on, it's big, it's comfy, it's British and they really don't make 'em like this any more...
Metro Vanden Plas
Nestled in the other corner of the Shed Motors forecourt this week is a real gem. PHer Justayellowbadge has this utterly magnificent 1984 A-reg Metro Vanden Plas Automatic for sale.
With just 12,400 miles from new it has to be one of the lowest-mileage Metros around. According to JAYB, it was modified from new and gets white leather with black piping, an electric aerial, modified dash trimmed in leather, and electric windows (which were never fitted as standard to an A-series powered Metro).
"I'm not sure who did the work," says Mr Badge. "It's Wood & Pickett 'ish' but probably influenced by rather than done by. It was put together for a member of the Royal family and apparently lived the first 20 something years of its life in a heated garage. If the sterling silver medallion on the steering wheel is to be believed, the car was called 'Vicky'."
Sadly, 'Vicky' failed her MOT in February over a front suspension bush and knackered tyres. The tax has run out as well, so it's up for £500 to anyone who can give it a good home.
1987 E Rover SD1 2.6 Vanden Plas auto (1987)
57,000 miles £795
Model: E-reg Rover SD1 2.6 Vanden Plas auto
Year: 1987
Mileage: 57000
Tax: May 2010
MOT: November 24th 2010
Location: Fife, Scotland
Price: 795
Additional Information:
Another late plate sd1!!!!!!
Only two owners from new and showing 57,000 miles on the clock
It drives lovely and smooth
Central locking,electric windows,radio casette
Previous owner has done some repairs to the sills and carried out his own paintwork on both sides of the car
All four wheelarches are blistered and the rear doors are rusty
Alloys have been refurbed