5 Speed SC300 Manufactured in 1997 (Last Year of the Manual Trans) : Who has them ?
03-12-15, 02:06 PM
#528
You guys are probably right. I threw that question to the Lexus Corporate Customer Service . Let's see what they say.
For me it is even better if the Aug-Dec 1996 are included on the 120 number
.
If they are, then those that were really produced from January - December 1997 are a lot less than 120 . Which means , they are even more rare
and should even be more valuable IF EVER they will hold their value in the future. Unfortunately, right now our SCs don't mean sh?t to the real car guys who build, restore,modify and preserve cars in pristine condition.
We will see what Lexus Corporate Customer Service comment will be.
For me it is even better if the Aug-Dec 1996 are included on the 120 number
.If they are, then those that were really produced from January - December 1997 are a lot less than 120 . Which means , they are even more rare
and should even be more valuable IF EVER they will hold their value in the future. Unfortunately, right now our SCs don't mean sh?t to the real car guys who build, restore,modify and preserve cars in pristine condition.We will see what Lexus Corporate Customer Service comment will be.
Last edited by gerrb; 03-12-15 at 02:19 PM.
03-12-15, 08:33 PM
#529
Driver School Candidate
I've got one
black/black, and with heated seats (because Minnesota). I bought it used in 1999 as a Lexus Certified used car, I'm pretty sure the other guy was the original owner. Just rolled over to 100K miles. I took her to the dealership to get service, and the service manager indicated that a couple of the techs wanted to know if I wanted to sell the car. Nope. :-)
Last edited by pdclark; 03-12-15 at 08:34 PM. Reason: note about how purchased
03-13-15, 04:29 AM
#530
black/black, and with heated seats (because Minnesota). I bought it used in 1999 as a Lexus Certified used car, I'm pretty sure the other guy was the original owner. Just rolled over to 100K miles. I took her to the dealership to get service, and the service manager indicated that a couple of the techs wanted to know if I wanted to sell the car. Nope. :-)
a) Number on the Bottom
b) Month of Production
c) Last 7 digits of VIN
03-15-15, 11:53 AM
#531
After more research and talking to people who knew about SC / Soarer Production.... the production figures Lexus brought out is based on actual calendar dates.
They actually tracked down even 1991 productions month by month except that they declared that body style to have been produced from 1992-2002.
In short , when they say 1997 production, they refer to Jan - Dec 1997 manufactured cars. Lexus would never have access or be able to keep track of the USA DMV records , that is, they will not know when a car was actually registered in the USA. So their production numbers / info are based on the info on the door tags they put in every car and NOT when it was REGISTERED. I hope that clear things up.
On the chart below , you will see that they really recorded even 1991 production of SC300 and SC400
SC300
SC400
They actually tracked down even 1991 productions month by month except that they declared that body style to have been produced from 1992-2002.
In short , when they say 1997 production, they refer to Jan - Dec 1997 manufactured cars. Lexus would never have access or be able to keep track of the USA DMV records , that is, they will not know when a car was actually registered in the USA. So their production numbers / info are based on the info on the door tags they put in every car and NOT when it was REGISTERED. I hope that clear things up.
On the chart below , you will see that they really recorded even 1991 production of SC300 and SC400
SC300
SC400
03-16-15, 09:03 PM
#532
Driver School Candidate
Number on bottom: No. 907
Last four of VIN: 0374
Date of production: 06/97
03-17-15, 05:40 AM
#534
Added yours pdclark
UPDATED List of Original 5 Speed Lexus SC300 Manufactured in 1997 which was the Last Year for 5 speeds
# on the bottom of Door Tag - Prod Month - VIN last 7 - CL Member - Location - Verified
289- JAN - 0039770 - 187 - NY-Y
097 - FEB - 0040209 - gerrb - GA-Y
051 - MAR - 0040546 - soarrabun - GA-Y
223 - MAY - 1000069 - myLEXsc400 - IL -Y
907 - JUN - 1000374 - pdclark - MN - Y
030 - JUL - 1000877 - Shayy - MO-Y
812 - JUL - 1001158 - 1of120 - CA-Y
072 - FEB - 0037798 - bznhornets - WA - N ( manufactured Aug 1996 based on the Lexus Production Chart)
855 - AUG - 0037616 - ashtray - TX -N (manufactured Aug 1996 based on the Lexus Production Chart)
043 - ??? - ??????? - SaintLexus - CA
??? - ??? - ??????? - GS Fonzy - CA
??? - ??? - ??????? - pass1914 - FL
??? - ??? - ??????? - jabbajt -LA
??? - ??? - ??????? - ProperD - HI
??? - ??? - ??????? - atxishome - CA
??? - ??? - ??????? - WoRKeDiT - VA
??? - ??? - ??????? - StiCk3 - IN
??? - ??? - ??????? - chitoe - GA
??? - ??? - ??????? - gee3749 - NE
??? - ??? - ??????? - IonFeright - CA
??? - ??? - ??????? - ISFFUN - CA
??? - ??? - ??????? - platinumJZZ31 - MD
??? - ??? - ??????? - Slade - CA
??? - ??? - ??????? - stevenh766 - TX
??? - ??? - ??????? - 9N3 - FL
??? - ??? - ??????? - careet - IL
??? - ??? - ??????? - SoarerJzz3 - AR
??? - ??? - ??????? - Aristoman - BC
??? - ??? - ??????? - 6N1SC - TN
Last edited by gerrb; 03-17-15 at 05:51 AM.
03-17-15, 04:30 PM
#535
ThIs is getting way more academic than it needs to be. If you have an SC that looks like a 97 SC, was originally titled by Lexus with a 1997 manufacturers statement of origin, then you have a 97 SC. Even though Lexus may have only produced 120 manual transmission SC's in 1997, they may well have produced some number of 1997 model year SC's in late 1996. At some point in the production, undoubtably in 1996, they stopped producing 1996 body styles and began producing the newer version with its various subtle differences. Actually you could argue that a 1997 built in late 96 would be more rare than a 97 built in 97 as there would be fewer of them. If it matters I'm sure that someone with Lexus could find out exactly when the production line began turning out 1997's. Model year changes are fairly significant events at production facilities.
03-18-15, 07:53 AM
#536
^^^ You are right, a 97 look 5 speed manufactured late of 1996, technically is a 1997. No question about that. It's all nomenclature I guess.. does the thread refer to manufacturing date 1997 or all 1997 model 5speed which evidently includes some of 1996 which should be more than 120. The 120 number seems to be based on Jan-Dec 1997 production according to Lexus Production Chart.
For me, it doesn't really matter much at this point I guess until people outside the SC community really value our cars. At this point, no offense meant to anyone who owns an SC since I have 4 of them, they don't seem to mean anything outside the SC community.
For me, it doesn't really matter much at this point I guess until people outside the SC community really value our cars. At this point, no offense meant to anyone who owns an SC since I have 4 of them, they don't seem to mean anything outside the SC community.
03-18-15, 08:12 PM
#538
Driver School Candidate
@ems - I'm mostly in St. Paul and Nordeast. Look forward to seeing your lovely ride on the road as well! :-)
03-19-15, 04:52 PM
#540
Driver School Candidate
97 SC300 for sale in Washington. All stock accept for wheels, looks really nice.
*** URL removed *** Washington DC craigs
Someone on Club Lexus should pick it up, if the quality checks out.
*** URL removed *** Washington DC craigs
Someone on Club Lexus should pick it up, if the quality checks out.
Last edited by gerrb; 03-19-15 at 06:22 PM. Reason: no links to external For Sale website please
