Autotrader drives Top Gear's Toyota Hilux

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Thu 4 Oct 2007 14:14
Autotrader drives Top Gear's Toyota Hilux - Chris White
Stuart Milne visits Toyota's HQ to drive the Hilux that took Top Gear to the North Pole,

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What I like from the article is,

Shockingly, it's almost road legal. With numberplates and a tax disc, all which would be required to get it through its MOT would be tyres free from studs and the dark tints removed from the front side windows ? important to avoid snow glare......
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Thu 4 Oct 2007 16:49
Autotrader drives Top Gear's Toyota Hilux - billy25
>>moved the front axle and suspension forward 40mm to allow the front doors to open.

Didn't they open before then? ;-) maybe Clarksons "Duke of Hazzard" style driving included leaping in through the side windows!.

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