Star Turn: Capri From The Professionals On Ebay

Bodie's 1981 Capri 3.0S from cult TV series is looking for a loving new owner

Ready for another car chase...

Used Capris are not ordinarily the subject of front-page news on PistonHeads, but this 1981 Mk3 3.0S is something a bit different - this is Bodie's silver 3.0S , used in the final series of The Professionals.

The car, with its distinctive VHK 12W registration plate, is up for sale on internet auction site eBay. At the time of writing, the car is currently bid up to £9,250, but the auction still has several days left to run, so the final figure could be comfortably more than that.

Like any good secondhand car should, VHK 12W comes with a 12-month MoT and plenty of history, although in this case part of that history are two signed letters from Lewis Collins - the actor who played Bodie in the TV series.

Distinctive plate a clue to the car's past

The car, which is listed as having had 10 owners, was recently rebuilt and, according to the vendor "is still in good condition for year with just a few rust spots starting to come through." The owner also says that the carburettor-fed 153bhp Essex V6 "runs fine with no smoke".

There is also what sounds like a shedload of spares thrown in with the car, so the new owner should be able to patch their new baby up after a tyre-smoking car chase through back streets packed with cardboard boxes.

If you have a hankering after a piece of early eighties TV nostalgia, or if you simply like cars with a fine tartan seat fabric, go and make a bid by clicking here (auction ends 1 July, 9pm).