Yesterday brought news of an oddball collection of classics uncovered in a barn, but now a listing on auction site e-Bay reveals a family of Jaguar E-Types emerging from hibernation in the US.
The pride of big cats comprises examples from all three series of the iconic sports tourer, dating from when it entered production in 1961 through to two examples made in 1974 - the penultimate year.
Currently divided between two locations in New York State, the fleet of E-Types also includes several examples each of the three body styles offered: two-seater and 2+2 coupés, and two-seat convertibles.
But while the starting price of $200,000 (£132,000) for the 12-car lot may sound like a bargain - given that examples of the type regularly reach £25,000 or more at auction - the seller stresses that all of the cars need restoration ranging from "minor to major".
While acknowledging that "several of the cars' paperwork is lost", he vaguely adds that "most of these cars are complete. There are some extra body parts and mechanical parts that go with this lot".
US car blog Jalopnik points out that the cars - which were sold in the US as the Jaguar XKE - are mistakenly listed under Jaguar X-Type, the name of a much newer model.
Referring to the amount of work needed to restore the dirty dozen, it suggests that interested parties should: "bring a (very large, very oil-proof) trailer. And a healthy dose of masochism.... And many, many bottles of... beer... And a small statue of [Jude the Apostle], because he's the patron saint of desperate causes."
And in the event that doesn't serve as sufficient warning, it also cautions that "an E-type's rear suspension is both fun and painful and the kind of thing that can destroy a good man's soul."
