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Old 05 July 2004, 07:26   #1
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Rubbadub boata goes "hard"...
With a 225 'rude engine on the drive was described as "lively" by a prominent member of the "Pwllheli Special Boat Wing".......
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Old 05 July 2004, 07:29   #2
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Born to tow
..and THIS is the ultimate road going tow vehicle 5.0 litre carbed V8 with more torque than you can shake a stick at.. diff locks all round...Winch ( an 8274 at the front.....natch!)... galvanized chassis...and.....
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Old 05 July 2004, 07:32   #3
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wait for it...
the ultimate trailering toy... a rear mounted, kevlar roped 6000lb winch... ooo eeerr...
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Old 05 July 2004, 08:35   #4
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Jono, is this yours then? feck, they'll be throwing rotton eggs at you if you go on posting stuff like this, you know how biggoted the rubber boys are

Get it on the UK's premier web site at once!

The Land Rover looks a bit of a tool!
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Old 05 July 2004, 09:06   #5
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that landrover is a beast !
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Old 05 July 2004, 09:17   #6
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Yup! The guy who owns it and built it does a lot of these off-roadie, challenge thingies....... and it's nice to find something that uses nearly as much fuel as my boat...
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Old 06 July 2004, 07:11   #7
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This thing goes like stink, its like a rib without tubes, you cant help but grin as the flutterbyes start.

It would prob' be great with a merc 90 or honda 130, but a rude 225.
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