autoevolution 24 May 2021, 8:24 UTC · by Never judge a book by its cover, they say. Sometimes, you shouldn’t judge even if the book has been hidden from view for more than two decades after being involved in a serious head-on collision against a tree—like this once-gorgeous Jaguar. 14 photos Not that it still needed to be said, but a car’s value is not always directly dependent on the car’s condition. As far as project cars go, or historically relevant pieces that have somehow escaped through the cracks and have suffered neglect, the real value is in these cars’ potential. Someone saw plenty of that with this 1960 Jaguar XK150 S Drophead Coupe.