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Almost Scrapped: The Tasmanian Q5 That Was Saved Just in Time
Q5 came close to being cut up for scrap in the 1960s. The Tasmanian Transport Museum — still new at the time, short on resources, working against a deadline — moved to save it. They got it out. Tha...
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