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As I drove into town, it was going in the opposite direction. When I strolled up to the local shop for supplies later, it was parking up by a bar. I have seen it several times since. It is a Phase 1 Renault 5 GT Turbo from about 1986. At some point the plastic bumpers and side skirts have been painted to match the rest of the bodywork. It wears the badge of the ultra-rare, limited-numbers Copa edition, although I am insufficiently qualified to know if it

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