Wire wheels. Covered headlights. A real barn location. One of the longest bonnets (hoods) in history. The sleeping car you see in the picture above has all the makings of a great barn find! It’s listed for sale here on eBay. Thanks to Scott H. for such an interesting find! The car has been relocated out of the barn into a garage in Bayonne, New Jersey. The opening bid is a steep $50,000, but you can end the suspense and buy it now for $56,000.

E-Type Jaguars, in particular Series 1 E-Types with the covered headlights, have a certain mystique when located in a pastoral setting, especially in a barn. The two photos above are almost iconic, and vary substantially only in color from many that we’ve seen before. The curves are still there under the dust.

The 1967 cars are considered the best by some; they benefit from the additional 43 ft-lbs of torque of the 4.2 engine versus the earlier 3.8, but still have the Series 1 nose and toggle switch dash. You can see in this somewhat clearer view that the car has visited a garage, presumably for evaluation, or perhaps the proprietor was the purchaser? Regardless, it appears little effort has been made to clean the car up, and given the way folks pay for chances like this, I can’t say I blame the seller, although I’d like to know things like will the engine turn over myself.

Obviously, not much of the interior will be kept; I’m sure this cat is destined for a complete restoration. I started to worry a little when I saw this picture as the floors looked challenged by the rust bug, and I wasn’t sure if there even was a floor on the driver’s side. It was nice to see that pretty much everything was complete, though, down to the ignition key in the switch!

More than likely, the lack of air cleaners represent some past attempt at starting the car. I can’t tell you how many times I have come across finds where the air cleaners are just left off after someone quits in disgust after trying to start a car. Oftentimes, the only thing preventing a car like this from starting (after the proper steps have been taken to avoid engine damage) is a decent fuel supply, usually caused by a gummed up tank, pump or lines. I hope that’s all that is keeping this wonderful six cylinder XK engine from roaring back into life.

Unfortunately, I was correct, and not only is a portion of the floor missing, there’s some rust repair needed in the belly pan area as well. I applaud the seller for showing it to us, though! Is this find for you, or would you wait for a better condition or less expensive later model E-Type? Based on the ad, the seller is expecting to sell the car to an overseas buyer–we know Barn Finds has a lot of international readers–could that buyer be you?