Inter-county collection thread...hot Lexus action

[NorthernMonkey]

A very straight forward collection by any standard...apart from neither the means of transport or the collected vehicle having functional air con, but hey, first world problems, eh?!

Just returned on the fuel kindly left in the tank...more to follow post refreshments.

[hairnet]

what did you buy from snaggle?

 

[NorthernMonkey]

Nothing...he’s in this county, anyway, although technically I’ve got another MX5 that I’ve bought of him and have yet to collect from the other end of the country.

Nope, this one was over white rose way...
 

 

[hairnet]

yoksher on a weeknight fuck that :D

but then you could walk across t' border

[NorthernMonkey]

The result of my travels?
 

I know what I said on the for sale thread at the time but half a can of Magners later and I couldn’t control myself.

I mean, come on, an old school, actual coloured V8 Lexus for a monkey? 

Compared to the W140 MB, this is so much smoother and generally more refined. I can see now what all the fuss was about when they were launched.

[NorthernMonkey]

Just need to decide on keeping the clear units currently on the car or refitting the gingercators in the boot. Thoughts?

[GeordieInExile]

5 minutes ago, NorthernMonkey said:

Just need to decide on keeping the clear units currently on the car or refitting the gingercators in the boot. Thoughts?

Like you really needed to ask. It's Autoshite.

[Asimo]

Gingercators every time. Proper Lexus rear-light upgrade.

[RoadworkUK]

1 hour ago, NorthernMonkey said:

 

Oooh, bacon and email.

[big_al_granvia]

Flat4 is wondering if you fancy a trip to Scotland in it and take some other chod south

[Robson3022]

Ginger all the way + dibs please. I’ve already had two top kwality motors from you I might as well a 3rd. Butter pies too please when the time comes! 

[NorthernMonkey]

15 hours ago, big_al_granvia said:

Flat4 is wondering if you fancy a trip to Scotland in it and take some other chod south

big_al_ls400 doesn’t have quite the same ring to it...

[NorthernMonkey]

Looks like ginger is topping the poll. I’m a bit busy with proper work tomorrow but Friday is looking good at the moment for washing, gingerfication and gratuitous photos for you lot ?

[hairnet]

BE GINGER

have to do these someday

 

[big_al_granvia]

wee song from a pal of mine 

 

[NorthernMonkey]

Had a hour or two free this afternoon so I went and retrieved this from the village hall car park where I’d dumped it on Tuesday night.

Sorry to disappoint everyone but the ginger light units in the boot are spare bumper mounted ones so it’ll be keeping the clear indicators for the minute at least.

Gave it a wash though...

Initial jobs to investigate.....

Aircon not working....really could do with sorting as there’s a lot of glass in there and it was uncomfortably warm in there today.

Bonnet strut(s) are deceased...bonnet lowers slowly onto your head (I was warned but forgot...won’t forget again!)

Pixels in radio display are missing...tadts.

That’s about it, really....it’ll need a couple of tyres on the front soon but they’re old school 16s so cheap enough, oh yes, and the service book is full so need to source another one (or more likely stick a new page in the back)

[Schaefft]

Since I havent been able to drive my Celsior without so called "springs" more ore less entirely missing from the car yet it would be great to have a chance and test drive this example. Being more comfortable/refined than a W140 is quite the statement!?

[Supernaut]

If I remember correctly from my brief ownership of a similar aged LS400...

Those units you think are indicators are actually sidelights. The indicators are the orange ones down in the bumper.

 

The first photo of Mason I could find:

They're all like that. This one wasn't modified (apart from the exhaust )

 

 

Put me down on the dibs list too, wherever I end up on it at this point.

[NorthernMonkey]

11 minutes ago, Schaefft said:

Since I havent been able to drive my Celsior without so called "springs" more ore less entirely missing from the car yet it would be great to have a chance and test drive this example. Being more comfortable/refined than a W140 is quite the statement!?

If you ever find yourself in this neck of the woods, you’re more than welcome to take it for a run ?

[The Moog]

Got to be gingerness!

[NorthernMonkey]

18 hours ago, The Moog said:

Got to be gingerness!

As correctly pointed out to me by @Supernaut, it’s about as ginger as it’s likely to get I’m afraid. 

At least without resorting to drastic measures, anyway....

 

[bangernomics]

Ginger all the way + dibs please. I’ve already had two top kwality motors from you I might as well a 3rd. Butter pies too please when the time comes! 

Noooooo it’s mine as I agonised so ridiculously.

[bangernomics]

Plus leave as is looks right

[Spottedlaurel]

Nice one! I approve, obviously.

It appears that I took photos of this very car at an Ipswich toy fair in 2016:

1997 Lexus LS400 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

1997 Lexus LS400 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

1997 Lexus LS400 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

Don't know who owned it at that time, but it was certainly a smart looking thing back then.

I haven't seen many with the clear bumper indicators:

1996 Lexus LS400 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

1996 Lexus LS400 by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

The latter was mine that went onto become a bit of a forum bike.

[Jim Bell]

Great. Now I want one again. Thanks lads.  

[eddyramrod]

Me too Jim, don't worry!

[ProgRocker]

Is that the sidelight that's on a 45 degree (ish) angle?