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Year of manufacture 1974 Recorded mileage 68,500km Asking price €52,500 Vendor FS Automóveis, Lisbon, Portugal; 00351 918660398; fsautomoveis.com WHEN IT WAS NEW Price £1997 Max power 130bhp Max torqu

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