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    THE SLEEPER

    Apr 16, 2021 4 minutes
    WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHY PAUL WALTON

    IN 2019, when Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of a Lady was discovered hidden in an external wall surrounding the Italian gallery it had been stolen from 22 years previously, the art world was astonished by its condition. “It’s gone through a few ordeals,” said expert Guido Cauzzi, “but only needs some routine care, nothing particularly complicated.”

    Exactly the same could be said about this 1976 XJ-S. After spending the majority of its life locked away in storage, the car is in remarkably original condition. Currently for sale and still with a little under 30k miles on the clock, the Jaguar has needed

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