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Crunch puts key cars on ice

WHEN Wheels broke the news of Ford’s secret V8 Ranger Raptor project earlier this year, the response from our readers was significant: “Hell yeah!”

Well, we now come bearing bad news, as the highly anticipated muscle truck has been put on ice; a victim of the global financial belt-tightening in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

An industry source confirmed it’s unlikely the V8 Raptor will be the only victim, with many ‘indulgence’

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