The results were hurtling timbers such as the Mercedes-Benz 540K, the Duesenberg SJ and the Bentley S3.

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The original full-size Cherokee, sold from 1974 to 1983 and known to insiders as the SJ series, was one of the very first sport utility vehicles.

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What began as a platinum-mine focused strike, which also involved Anglo American Platinum Ltd. (SJ:AMS), the global leader in platinum production, has now spilled over into the gold mining industry in South Africa.

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