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Old 03-06-2003, 05:03 PM
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2406325984&cat egory=6055

why are they having to sell this and part it out?
what a waste of a good car
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maybe it's stolen, or maybe there is alot more wrong with it than you see there
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Looks like it has been vandalized.
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but is that a reason from takign all parts off and crushing the whole shell of the body?
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Perhaps he sold it to TNN for some redneck TV show.
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Because it's pre-production and probably isn't insurable/crash-test approved,etc. ???
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something smells weird about that auction
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check out the clock on the tach...weird
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Default All the 99's had the cluster layout like that, also had the early center console, old fenders,

door pulls, 2 piece headlights..
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Default Probably due to import regulations

When cars are brought in as a demo or test model, they either have to be taken back out of country in a certain period of time, or demolished.
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