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CHASSIS NUMBER. XXXXXX
REGISTRATION
NUMBER. XXXXXX
ENGINE
TYPE. 2.5
DIESEL
GEARBOX
TYPE. 5 SPEED
VEHICLE SPEC.
THIS UNUSUAL VEHICLE WITH A SPLIT PERSONALITY
WAS PREPARED FOR THE 1994 MOTOR SHOW AT THE NEC TO ILLUSTRATE THE VERSATILITY
OF THE DISCOVERY. THE BASE VEHICLE IS A 200 SERIES MODIFIED TO LOOK LIKE
300 SERIES. A LOT OF EFFORT WENT INTO PRODUCING THE EFFECT, MOSTLY BY
CUTTING THINGS IN HALF WORTH NOTING ARE THE WINCH AND SUNROOF. LATER ON
IT WENT TO THE U.S.A. THEN AROUND THE WORLD FOR VARIOUS PROMOTIONS. AT
SOME POINT, IN CAMEL TROPHY FASHION, THE NAMES OF A BELGIAN TEAM WERE
ADDED. ALL THE LEFT OVER PARTS WERE MADE INTO A MIRROR IMAGE VEHICLE BUT
THE FATE OF THAT IS UNKNOWN.
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