A 1958 Jaguar was found in an English farmer's chicken coop (16 photos)
Amazing things can sometimes be discovered in the countryside! For example, a rare car is a 1958 Jaguar XK150 drophead coupe. The car was bought 25 years ago with the intention of restoring it, but the owner never got around to it. All these years she stood in the barn and waited in the wings... And now she has been put up for auction! 
The car belonged to a farmer who bought it 25 years ago with the idea of restoring it. However, it continued to quietly rust in the corner of the barn in which the chickens nested. There was no other place to store the car, so in the end the owner simply fenced off part of the barn with cinder blocks, walling up the old Jaguar there for a quarter of a century. 
And then one car enthusiast found out about the existence of a rare engine. He expressed a desire to buy it. He arrived, tore down the wall in the barn and bought a car right on the spot - or rather, what was left of it. You must understand that after restoration such a car can be sold for 100 thousand pounds sterling.
This is what such a car looked like at one time (only the color is different) 
Dusty car interior. Many elements have been preserved, but are in poor condition and are unlikely to be saved 
The original documents for the car have also been preserved. They confirm the authenticity of the car 
Although the car's condition leaves much to be desired (rust, dirt, torn seats, torn fabric roof, peeling paintwork), even in this condition it costs £40,000.
This is because the two-seater sports car retains its original features, including the chassis and engine, and is highly sought after by collectors. Only 2,672 of these cars were produced, making this car a rare find.
The auction house says the car will be worth more than £100,000 once restored.
It will be sold by Humbert & Ellis Auctioneers from Daventry, Northamptonshire.
Classic car experts at Hagerty say a 1950 XK150 Drophead Coupe in concours condition, i.e. good enough to be displayed in a museum today, would fetch up to £110,000. although the new owner will have to spend almost the same amount to bring it up to a high standard.
The car body has certainly seen better days 
The steering wheel and dashboard are in good condition 
The engine is in place, but restoring it will require some effort and experience. 
The speedometer, oil gauge and rev counter are still in place, as are most of the switchgear 
The new owner of this rarity has a lot of work to do 
Here's what auctioneer Jonathan Humbert had to say:
“This is a matching numbers car that is in original, unrestored, pristine condition. There are not many such cars. Our salesman is a car enthusiast and had heard about this Jaguar. But he had no idea that the car had been hidden behind a wall in a barn for 25 years. The former owner stuffed it into the corner of a farm shed. Chickens nested in the barn until the owner decided to wall up the car behind the wall. When our salesman came, he had to ask where it was, and to get to it, he had to bulldoze the wall. He bought the car that same day. We showed great interest in it because it was already ripe for restoration. 
Even if you clean the soft roof from dust and dirt accumulated over 25 years, it is unlikely to workto save myself 
The car's engine in its current condition. Finding a replacement may be the new owner's main task 
Extant chassis and engine numbers 
The headlights and grille remain intact and can be retained 
Vehicle registration plate. Even he alone is probably worth a decent amount of money today 
“This car is reminiscent of a time when British engineering was at its peak and Jaguars dominated the shops.”
The car is equipped with a 3.4-liter gasoline engine and is capable of reaching a top speed of 240 km per hour. It was originally white with red leather seats and chrome bumpers and wheels.
