Untouched Teslas from 2010 found in shipping crate to be auctioned from £600,000
The three cars were discovered after a buyer seemingly never turned up to collect them from way back in 2010.
Three untouched 2010 Tesla Roadsters have been discovered in a shipping crate - and are now up for auction with a huge bid already being made for the collection.
The cars made by Elon Musk's motor electric vehicle company are described as being in "almost perfect condition".
The much sought-after Sport Models were seemingly delivered to a port in China, but the buyer mysteriously never turned up to collect them.
Now, Arizona-based Tesla Roadster broker Gruber Motor Company has listed the three cars for sale, with a bid of huge bid of £601,297 ($750,000) for all three cars appearing on the firm's auction page.
Gruber has explained how a "time capsule has just been opened" while telling the extraordinary story behind how the three Tesla cars were discovered.
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The company wrote: "Each Roadster for sale has a story, and we encourage sellers to share. This one is going to blow your mind.
"So, what if you could go back in time, Tesla time that is, and buy a brand new Roadster from Tesla? Would you do it?
"Here is your chance, since a time capsule has just been opened, and here is the interesting tale: In 2010, a customer in China bought three brand new US spec LHD Roadsters from Tesla.
"They got shipped to a dock in China, but were abandoned by the buyer.
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"They have been sitting in sea containers, at a port, since 2010, untouched, accruing storage charges. Storage charges are being paid for by the seller."
The three cars in question are listed as a "Radiant Red" Sport Roadster, and two "Very Orange" Sport Roadsters.
When the Sport editions of the car were released in 2010, they were sold for around $128,500.
Gruber has so far not been able to check the motors in person and will be shipping them to the US over the coming days.
They don't even know at the moment if the car trio will start, as each of their battery packs have been dormant in the crates for 13 years.
But each Roadster has unopened boxes in their boots, which could be brand new charge cables, as well as a large box external to the car which is thought to be a hard top with carrying case.
Gruber said: "What we do not yet know is if the ESS pack Service Plugs were pulled before shipment, and even more intriguing, if they were, is there any life left in the packs after 13 years of storage. We will not know until they are retrieved and fired up.
"We also do not know how many, if any, miles were on odometers from testing/delivery of new Roadsters.
"Once, or if, the Roadsters come back to the US, they will be shipped to Gruber Motors for a full technical review."
The company concluded: "Due to the bizarre nature of this set of brand new Roadsters and collectible status, this owner is accepting bids at this time only, and is trying to sell them as a set, but would entertain splitting them up."
The last bid displayed on the Gruber auction page for all three Teslas was a huge $750,000 (£600,000).
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