What’s being sold on Craigslist in Minneapolis is “a nice rust-free 1974 Jaguar XJ6L.” The asking price is $9,000 for this 45,000-mile un-restored survivor.

This car lived in California until earlier this year—otherwise the Minnesota location would be a red flag for rust. It does not appear to have been restored, but maybe with the low miles and a record of good maintenance it doesn’t need that.

The Jaguar has been in one-family ownership since new, and reportedly “runs and drives with no major issues.” The vendor admits to “some cosmetic blemishes on the interior.” The car “is not perfect but overall is a very nice, original car.”

A trade for another car, truck or Harley-Davidson motorcycle or enclosed car trailer would be considered. The car wears Minnesota collector plates and its title is clean.

There are no warning signs that jump out (is the carpet missing?), but any potential buyer should consider that this car has been sitting quite a lot, and while that helps preserve the appearance it’s no help to mechanical components. This elegant motor car needs to be gone through completely before recommissioning.

The 1974 Jaguar XJ6 is the long-wheelbase version. This is the second series of the XJ6 sedan, the first having been produced from 1968 to 1973. Although the XJ6′ styling was a major move into the 1970s, the mechanicals were largely carried over from previous sedans. Some 82,126 cars were produced in the second series, including 12-cylinder XJ12 variants.

The XJ Series II appeared later in 1973 and was in the inventory through 1979, with 91,227 produced. A few more trickled out of South Africa until 1981. The long-wheelbase version added another four inches to the wheelbase. This, along with the Series II Coupe, were the last cars produced under the direction of Sir William Lyons before he retired. Under the hood, still, was the 4.2-liter straight six that had been in Jaguars since the early E-Types (succeeding the 3.8 version). It connected to a Borg-Warner automatic. Dual carbs stood in for fuel injection.

This car is advertised as an XJ6L but Jaguar withdrew the standard wheelbase version at the London Motor Show in 1974, and after that they all had the extra four inches. The refresh included raised front bumpers, a smaller grille, a better heater and AC system.

So that’s the car you’d be bidding on. These vehicles are elegant transportation if they’re running right. But reliability was not generally their strong suit. How lucky do you feel?