a 1989 Ls400 to behold

[Malc]

Yesterday in Cranbrook Kent I hailed down and parked up and chatted with the owner of this early Ls400 .........  a guy from Benenden who assures me he's not yet on this Forum

Needless i encouraged him to now join ! 

he told me it's one of only 2 1989 cars left in the UK, he had bought it some 8 ? years back from the ( widow ) owner who had it many years prior and spent £6k on wheel mods etc ....  ( yuk )

This new owner had it part resprayed a few years back and the finish now is terrible, worn-out and clearly a bad reaction to the original paint finish and paint that he tells me is a different type of " compound " to original, older paints

A blue/ grey but mottled and cracking and lifting and well, just awful

He's probably going to have it properly resprayed .  she's done 125k ? I think he said and he's recently done the cambelt etc .  he has a few older cars and a mechanic guy himself too 

Only does a couple of thousand miles a year and loves the car to bits, been all over the north and west country in sublime comfort   ( all as we of course know ) 

So if you're that guy and read this, do tell us more about your very rare beast ....  she sounds as quiet as a mouse ( of course )

AND if my conversation hadn't revealed his imminent respraying quotes gopinmg-on I'd have probably offered him a bundle of old used £50 notes to start the process myself .......... Oh to have one of the originals eh !

Malc