Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe NEW YORK, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- California Highway Patrol recovered a classic XKE Jaguar at the Long Beach Port Authority stolen in 1968. The car belongs to 82-year-old trial lawyer Ivan Schneider who called the recovery a "miracle" and plans to restore it. In fair condition, it could be sold for $100,000. Advertisement U.S. Customs and Border Patrol was running a routine check of a ship to the Netherlands for stolen vehicles when they found the car. The car was in possession of a California man who was exporting it to the Netherlands. He said he recently bought it and authorities are still searching for the person who stole it 46 years ago. Read More Florida man pets cats in middle of police chase Stolen Mustang crashes into Greyhound bus in Indiana, killing alleged thief Driver uses truck to save chidren by stopping high-speed police chase California man arrested after driving stolen car to court appearance