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Year of manufacture 2002 Recorded mileage 18,000 Asking price £275,000 Vendor The Classic Motor Hub, Gloucestershire; 01242 384092; classicmotorhub.com WHEN IT WAS NEW Price £86,000 Max power 381bhp M

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