Year of manufacture 1981 Recorded mileage 16,800 Asking price £26,995 Vendor Kim Cairns, Snettisham, Norfolk; 01485 541526; kimcairnsclassics.co.uk WHEN IT WAS NEW Price £15,039 Max power 205bhp Max t

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Year of manufacture 1980 Recorded mileage 21,239 Asking price £69,950 Vendor DD Classics, Kew, Surrey; 020 8878 3355; ddclassics.com WHEN IT WAS NEW Price $10,843 (1980) Max power 160bhp Max torque 28

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