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Year of manufacture 1980 Recorded mileage 73,997 Asking price £97,750 Vendor Graeme Hunt, Battersea, London; 020 79378487; graemehunt.com WHEN IT WAS NEW Price £53,332 (1979) Max power 220bhp (est) Ma

ASKING £16,995 PRICE ENGINE 5998cc/W12/DOHC POWER 552bhp@6100rpm TORQUE ...

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