Any use to anybody?

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Hi Gav.

Good find. Body & mechanicals must be shot?

Like the barn doors, has an air of Toyota FJ about it.

Simon

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Looks solid enough....

Not sure what's going on with the roof?!?

Twin doors were standard spec up to 1984 ish, single door was a cost option up to then!!

Not seen many UK spec with twin though, if it is UK spec

Although its got the "Western" Edinburgh sticker in the rear window so looks like an original UK spec

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gav.helme wrote:

Looks solid enough....

Not sure what's going on with the roof?!?

Twin doors were standard spec up to 1984 ish, single door was a cost option up to then!!

Not seen many UK spec with twin though, if it is UK spec

Although its got the "Western" Edinburgh sticker in the rear window so looks like an original UK spec

Gav

Was going to say i've seen a lot worse, but hell i've owned 4 that were surprise

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Maybe they're lights on the roof to rival John's?

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the twin rear doors are fabulous

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...

Not sure what's going on with the roof?!?

 

  maybe it had one of them over roofs that they fitted

  for hot places the G ON THE RIGHT

  not sure that the seat cloth was used in 89

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Interesting car. The roof fittings are from a tropical roof that he put up for sale on ebay a couple of months ago. He says its an 89 but the interior is very first gen 460 which was only used til about 1981. Unless the interior has been swapped. Cant see indicator stalk in any pics that would be most telling or run vin number to see build date.he also said no rust but the pass rear corner looks a bit crusty to me.
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the listing has been pulled so it looks as if someone has made an offer 4 the whole jobbie

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It would appear on authority that its a 1989 build for the Saudi market hence the odd spec interior

RHD 280GE LWB Ordered for the Saudi Government as a gift for a VIP that never happened

Sold by MB at a later date

Tropical Over Roof as discussed earlier

Might be headed to Irish shores me thinks....

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Scouse insider here, front page headlines 2mora morn, its off to weird cider/bitter wurzel land.... oooo arrr !
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It did have a safari roof on top of it and he sold it on.ebay for all of 23 quid !
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scouse g wrote:
Scouse insider here, front page headlines 2mora morn, its off to weird cider/bitter wurzel land.... oooo arrr !

Another one for Mark then.... there will be none left :(

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Think i'm going to buy a couple of 280GE's and store them...

The rate Mark and Axel are buying them and turning them to the dark side...

10 years there will be none left and mine will be worth ?

Nothing cos there will be no petrol left anyway!!!

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gav.helme wrote:

10 years there will be none left and mine will be worth ?

Nothing cos there will be no petrol left anyway!!!

 

Please don't say that!

Spider1V

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If you work It out, the wookey hole caves arn't too far away from where they live, I bet u a quid there all hidden there ? 

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scouse g wrote:

If you work It out, the wookey hole caves arn't too far away from where they live, I bet u a quid there all hidden there ? 

Are you saying inside Chewbacca there is an Axel trying to get out?cheeky