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Two original tyres are included in the sale.<br />
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One small step for a bidder, one giant leap for his mechanic...<br />
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In the 60's it would have been a top secret part of NASA's $25 billion Apollo space program - but today this prototype Lunar Rover has been discovered languishing in a scrap yard in deepest Alabama. <br />
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The vehicle was part of the development program for the Lunar Rover that eventually reached the moon on Apollo 15 in 1972,<br />
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But despite becomindg a rusty footnote to space history the spartan vehicle still retains an astronomical &pound;110,000 auction estimate.<br />
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RR Auctions - 21st April - &pound;110,000 est