Quick update on my search - having put feelers out on Facebook LR groups - I was contact by a few owners.
One in particular who is selling his 1971 S2a petrol. 3 owners from new, whom are all local and well known to him. The second one (whom he bought it from) had kept it for 28years!
Upon buying the car rebuilt the car completely when he bought it over 10years ago: new galv chassis (original one was too far gone), restored BH (rust cut out and replace w steel panels... no filler), new electric loom, new braking system, parabolic suspension, new seats, engine decoked, gearbox taken appart, a fairey overdrive was fitted, new starter, dynamo etc, etc....
Hes put a lot of time and love in this car and is only selling it in now as he bought another British classic car that he wants to restore.
It’s not a beauty queen and the body has chips and scratches as a well used car should have but it’s a sound and honest car. Its been roll painted quite a few times and has a lot of patina !
The price is pretty good and he lives 80miles away, which is a certain added bonus.
I am due to get a few more pics and videos today, but it could be the one. We’ll have to figure out how a collection can be arranged with the current lockdown - as I am not sure whether buying a new car constitutes an exception for leaving your house.