Definitely a car with a history...
Just saw this one on Facebook, it's a leftie so would suit my needs

Definitely a preprod, it has the black hazard surround. If VIN is indeed 1305 then it was built on Dec 16th 1998. Pewter Grey, Aubergine, manual...it all fits. And is a 2.0 V6. Most likely went to Seville for the european press launch event in March 1999, as all cars there were S-regs ending with AOX...
Someone must contact the guy who posted this and get more details