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CHASSIS NUMBER. 7AA100001
REGISTRATION NUMBER. CWK 30Y
ENGINE TYPE. PETROL 2286cc
GEARBOX TYPE. 4 SPEED MANUAL
VEHICLE SPEC.
THIS VEHICLE STARTED LIFE AS A LAUNCH STOCK 110” UNTIL ENGINEERING CUT
IT DOWN TO A TRUE 90” WHEELBASE. PRODUCTION VEHICLES HAVE HAD A 92.9”
WHEELBASE SINCE LAUNCHED IN JUNE 1984. THE REAR BODY IS A SER3 TYPE WITH
HIGH FUEL FILLER. THE EYEBROWS WERE NEVER FITTED ON THIS VEHICLE. THE
FRONT END IS NORMAL 110 UP TO THE FRONT DOORS. RUMOUR HAS IT THE WHEEL
ARCHES WERE CUT OUT TO DISGUISE THE BODY STYLE AND A BLACK STRIP STUCK
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSCREEN TO HELP WITH CAMOUFLAGE WHILE OUT OF THE
FACTORY. ALL THE 90 PROTOTYPES WERE HAND PAINTED ALL OVER IN DRAB GREEN
AND GIVEN CODE NUMBERS WD1 - WD10. THERE WERE PETROL, DIESEL AND 1 V8
PROTOTYPES. AT LEAST 5 PROTOTYPES ARE KNOWN TO SURVIVE. NUMBERS 1,2, AND
3 ARE IN THE DUNSFOLD COLLECTION. THIS 90 HAS BEEN ALL OVER EUROPE IN
THE LAST FEW YEARS. A LITTLE COSMETIC PRESERVATION IS NOW REQUIRED TO
KEEP IT UP TO SCRATCH.
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