Sold

[39buss]

I've now sold my Ls after nearly 3 weeks in Autotrader.I bought it,on a whim, locally, last October without doing my home work except for a couple of weeks on here. What did I like. The refinement,smoothness, quietness, comfort and ease of driving such a big car and not forgetting the sound system. The DHP 17" wheels set it off so much better than the standard ones.Dislikes.It could have done with a better options list,ie, mfsw,comms pack,some of the switch gear positioned better. Would I have another one? Yes, I've learnt a lot from this one and I'll know better next time.

[sir john]

You need to get ourself another Lexus 39bus.

[39buss]

I've got another one!!. Well,it will be be much warmer as a total rebuild is required over the winter. When its finished it'll go in my collection of personal transport I've used since taking a ride on the Low Fell tramcar to trolley buses,buses, steam trains,bikes,planes and my cars I've owned. I also like innovative engineering ie: Tyrell P34, Mazda 787B, Norton Featherbed frame, wan kel Rotary engine etc.

[sir john]

That wouldnt be Jimmy Clarks Lotus 23 raming the rear wheel of a 6 wheel Tyrell would it.

And where did the model Lexus come from.. I want one.

[Bluesman]

That wouldnt be Jimmy Clarks Lotus 23 raming the rear wheel of a 6 wheel Tyrell would it.

And where did the model Lexus come from.. I want one.

One recently went for £25 on good old eBay

Could be a good winter project.

Mike

[39buss]

It's a Lotus 49 and there's the Jim Clark Museum in Duns near Coldstream in the Scottish borders, well worth a visit and for me a wonderful drive through the Northumberland country side.Tyrell P34 6 wheeler with Partic Depailler. Both these models are Exoto 1/18th scale with tremendous detail and probably cost over £100 now.The P34 was done in kit form by Tamiya in 1/9th scale, quite rare now. The Tamiya kit is 1/24th scale wwith far better detail than others and its the Celsior because that one comes in R/H/D form where as the Lexus kit is L/H/D. I have the wwheels and decals from another kit because they are 'chrome' and the decals are Lexus to replace the Celsior ones. It's great being 14 again.There was a programme on TV the other day showing the 6 wheel Tyrell from a rear wing mounted camera looking down at the cockpit and 6 wheels. Marvelous site. eBay under Toys & Games and model kits.