Okay, it must be the traffic and people have too much time on their hands, but we just got back from our trip to the D.C. area. We went to see Wings of Fancy at Brookside Garden in MD and it was very nice (live butterfly show in the conservatory).

Anyway, while there, we were stopped twice at stop lights by other drivers (LS400 and another LS430) who asked "what is your car? What is a Celsior?" each time, I just replied "it's the Japanese LS430." I hope none of them think that I actually imported the thing from Japan.

Oh yeah, to explain above, I rebadged my LS430 with a Celsior badge.

Another time, I was stopped and a LS430 on the cross street was driving by and just stared at the car. I presume it was the tint, but it could have been they were not use to seeing Asians in an LS430 in the D.C. area...

Anyway, it was fun down there, although coming home, 95N was totally a parking lot and I ended up diverting on route 83 North, to 81, then 78 back home. Taking the LOOOOOONG way home.

 

so what is a celsior? It's a Toyota because they didn't have Lexus in Japan until recently.

 

the toyota celsior is the lexus LS series.

 

I know my post was posed as a question, but it wasn't really a question. I know the Celsior is the LS series in Japan, before they released the "Lexus" brand in Japan. I have the badge on my LS430 so I'm well aware of what it is... hee hee. My question was the question that the two other LS drivers had asked, I presume not knowing what the Celsior was. My wife has been asked a few times about it too, from curious people. Interesting conversation starters, except when you're stopped at a stop light...

Here is my LS in "Celsior" trim... although I didn't go all out on the Toyota badging.

 

lmao

i know u weren't asking a question lol

just having fun with ya

It woulda been hotter if you swapped the L for the T imo

then ppl would really be like WTF izzat ????????????

 

Or swap it out for a Chrysler emblem, that would really screw up people's brains...

 

do a UFC30 badging. now that'll mess people.