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5 Speed SC300 Manufactured in 1997 (Last Year of the Manual Trans) : Who has them ?

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75 1997 SC300 original 5 speed (1 of 120) on the list (2 inaccurate VINs not included)
32 owned by known clublexus members
43 owners unknown

out of the 75 , 13 have been issued SALVAGE / TOTAL LOSS Titles
out of the 75 , 4 that have been previously issued SALVAGE Titles have been repaired then got REBUILT TITLES

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I have a 97 White/White with ~160k. I'll post a shot of the vin this week.
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I've got 153k miles on it
Picked it up for 6700
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Originally Posted by rcmike1234
I've got 153k miles on it
Picked it up for 6700
Looks like we'll have to update above, your car was accounted for and was owned by Sorrabun.
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UPDATED LIST

# on the bottom of Door Tag - Prod Month - VIN - CL Member - Location (Current Location , Title Status , Mileage as of)

1997 Production - Model 1997 (LAST YEAR THE 5speed SC300 was manufactured)

??? - JAN - 0039571 - Naiwst - FL
046 - JAN - 0039598 - VInStarz - NY
289 - JAN - 0039770 - 187 - NY
097 - FEB - JT8CD32Z9V0040209 - gerrb - GA -> as of 03/31/18 Duluth GA Clean Title 116k miles
485 - FEB - JT8CD32Z7V0040273 - GoCarSC300 - CA
051 - MAR -JT8CD32Z5V0040546 - rcmile1234 - GA

288 - MAR - 0040550 - BigBang - TX
471 - MAR - JT8CD32Z1V0040561
- ThomasGS4
231 - MAR - 0040608 - Bramos24 - FL
927 - MAR - 0040661 - One120 - NY
245 - MAR - 0040814 - Chitoe - DE

223 - MAY - 1000069 - myLEXsc400 - IL
446 - MAY - 1000166 - jabbajt -LA
453 - MAY - 1000168 - xshurikx -NY
582 - MAY - 1000260 - ar3 - CA

907 - JUN - 1000374 - pdclark - MN
370 - JUN - 1000579 - My97sc300 - SC

??? - JUN - 1000677- UniqSC - SC
??? - JUL - 1000814 - Careet - IL

921 - JUL - 1000834 - jmorando05 - NJ
940 - JUL - 1000843 - OurSC120 - NH
030 - JUL - 1000877 - Shayy - MO
046 - JUL - 1000883 - Evans4g63 - NY
282 - JUL - JT8CD32Z6V1000969 - gerrb - GA -> as of 03/31/18 Duluth GA Clean Title 147k miles
812 - JUL - 1001158 - 1of120 - CA
169 - AUG - 1001324 - Brucelee28 - CA
218 - AUG - JT8CD32Z6V1001345 - GoCarSC300 - CA


1996 Production - Model 1997

??? - AUG - JT8CD32Z2V0037541 GS Fonzy - CA
855 - AUG - 0037616 - ashtray - TX
793 - AUG - 0037701 - regulate - VA

072 - AUG - 0037798 - Ezroni - CA
328 - OCT - JT8CD32Z9V0038170 - crypto79 - MD


NOTE :

* The list above mentions the last known owner. If the new owner doesn't claim the VIN then it is still under the old owner. There are a few on the list which I know have already been sold.


List of cars whose VIN seems to indicate that they are part of this list

VIN Number - Known INFO about car from Posts on this thread and Carfax

1997 Production - Model 97
JT8CD32ZXV0040025 #588 07/20/15 wrecked and totalled - Carfax 4/20/15 Waldorf MD TOTAL LOSS
JT8CD32ZXV0040056 #182 10/28/09, Blk/T 165kmi Houston, Tx - Carfax 09/01/17 Houston TX Clean title 195k miles
JT8CD32Z6V0040071 #146 08/30/09, Wht/T 120kmi Milford, Ct - Carfax 10/18/17 San Mateo CA Clean Title 216k miles
JT8CD32Z6V0040152 Blk/Blk 100kmi New Orleans, La Lex Dealer - Carfax 08/10/17 Marreo LA no mileage update
JT8CD32Z3V0040240 #42 Wht/T 114kmi Bellevue,WA - Carfax 12/02/14 Aiea HI no mileage update
JT8CD32Z8V0040251 #481 12/08.14 Wht/T 127kmi Orlando,FL - Carfax 11/28/17 Ft. Lauerdale FL Clean Title 141k miles
JT8CD32Z8V0040430 #103 07/17/09 , wrecked ,260kmi Fremont, Ca auction IAAI - Carfax 10/06/09 Rancho Cordova CA TOTAL LOSS
JT8CD32Z8V0040475 #355 11/16//12 wrecked totalled - Carfax 08/18/10 154k miles Springfield VA - 11/16/12 TOTAL LOSS
JT8CD32Z7V0040581 Wht/T 95kmi LAUREL, MD Clean stock CL Member Karwan - Carfax 03/02/18 Chesterfield VA Clean Title 181k miles
JT8CD32Z2V0040598 Blk 94kmi Columbus,Oh prv seller james riley $8.2k - Carfax 07/25/13 Cincinnati Ohio Clean Title 156k miles
JT8CD32Z5V0040661 #38 of this thread 07/08/09 , PltMt 75kmi Pompano Be, FL - Carfax 04/08/17 Forest Hills NY Clean Title 101k miles
JT8CD32Z3V0040710 RRd 195kmi Arlington,Tx Carfax 04/06/17 Spring TX Clean Title 215k miles
JT8CD32Z5V0040725 Found at Cargurus (mableton, ga) Carfax 04/04/15 231k miles
JT8CD32Z7V0040726 Wht/T 134kmi Hollywood, Fl Dealer clean Greenfield Auto Sold 06/09 Carfax 04/14/14 No new reports
JT8CD32Z6V0040927 #67 07/10/09, Blk/Blk 92kmi So, Ca Carfax 05/30/13 Pflugerville TX
JT8CD32Z6V0040958 #45 07/08/09, Blk/Blk unk SF/Bay, Ca Carfax 02/07/17 San Jose Ca Clean Title 230k miles
JT8CD32Z2V1000001 #44 07/08/09 , Red/T 179K FRANKLIN, TN Trenton Wright Carfax 05/20/13 Yukon OK TOTAL LOSS
JT8CD32Z7V1000026 #37 07/08/09 Carfax 09/29/16 Gardena CA Clean Title 188k miles
JT8CD32Z1V1000071 #152 09/27/09, CGrp/T 114kmi Princeton,NJ Clean title Carfax 09/27/14 Brooklyn NY Clean Title 162k miles
JT8CD32Z7V1000088 #40 07/08/09, Blk/T 69kmi Greatneck NY Carfax 02/08/17 Newhall CA Clean Title 128k miles
JT8CD32Z4V1000100 #108 of this thread 07/21/09 , CGrp/T 131kmi Davie, Fl Salvage Carfax 03/5/18 Miami FL REBUILT TITLE 215k miles
JT8CD32Z3V1000122 #191 of this thread 12/04/09, RRed/T 135kmi Dulles, Va Carfax 03/09/18 Palm Harbor FL 204k miles (mfr buyback lemon in 1999 but seems clean title now)
JT8CD32Z3V1000153 Red 130kmi Stockton,Ca Beat salvage Carfax 11/12/10 Oakland CA 163k miles TOTAL LOSS
JT8CD32Z3V1000226 #304 03/26/11 wrecked Carfax 03/28/11 Grand Prairie TX TOTAL LOSS Salvage Title
JT8CD32Z3V1000337 #304 current project o dAng_bAy INNACURATE VIN
JT8CD32Z7V1000382 #762 07/29/17 Carfax 07/09/11 Moreno Valley CA Clean Title 123k miles
JT8CD32Z8V1000438 #41 07/08/09, Red/T 123kmi Ft. Lauderdale, Fl Mint modded 2jzgte Carfax 09/05/14 Wellington FL SALVAGE TITLE
JT8CD32Z8V1000469 #141 08/14/09, Blk/T 160kmi Lynn, Ma Mint clean title Carfax 05/29/12 Worcester MA 182k miles TOTAL LOSS
JT8CD32Z7V1000625 #139 08/10/09, 148k miles Carfax 10/21/17 Carmel NY TOTAL LOSS
JT8CD32Z7V1000656 #177 10/26/09, Wht/T 84kmi Felton, De Clean title Carfax 02/20/15 College Park MD SALVAGE TITLE
JT8CD32Z2V1000693 #43 07/08/09, Red/T 125kmi Miami, Fl Salvage rear end damage Carfax 01/17/17 Hollywood FL SALVAGE TITLE
JT8CD32Z2V1000818 For Sale on Craigslist 04/13/17 in AZ INNACURATE VIN
JT8CD32Z7V1000950 #39 07/08/09 , Red/T 123kmi Coral Springs, Fl Carfax - 06/26/15 Windsor Mill MD Clean Title 169k miles
JT8CD32Z4V1001246 #343 09/12/12 Blk / Beige salvage title Carfax 01/04/17 Fort Lauderdale FL TOTAL LOSS


1996 Production - Model 1997
JT8CD32Z9V0037522 #673 10/01/16, 14,974 original miles. 3K7 rose quartz, San Diego Carfax 04/03/17 Redmond WA Clean Title
JT8CD32Z3V0037547 #785 12/30/17 Sil/Blk with 225k miles Los Altos, CA Carfax 12/08/17 Palo Alto CA Clean Title
JT8CD32Z4V0037556 #143 08/15/09, Bur/Iv 99kmi Chandler,Az Mint clean title Carfax 02/10/18 Peoria AZ Clean Title 177k milles
JT8CD32Z5V0037565 #286 12/17/10 Carfax 11/14/17 Mount Pleasant SC
JT8CD32Z5V0037596 #347 10/30/12 White Carfax 03/01/13 Depew NY TOTAL LOSS JUNK TITLE
JT8CD32Z8V0037639 #467 11/16/14 1Red / Ivory 5spd Carfax 10/27/17 Napervill IL 112k miles REBUILT TITLE
JT8CD32Z2V0037717 #46 07/08/09 , BlkO 126kmi Atl, Ga clean Carfax 01/29/18 Tinley Park IL 193k miles REBUILT TITLE
JT8CD32Z0V0038106 #48 07/08/09 , BlkO 140kmi LB, Ca clean Carfax 03/19/18 Lakewood WA TOTAL LOSS REBUILT TITLE ISSUED
JT8CD32Z6V0038157 #138 08/10/09, Blk/T 102kmi ,Al Clean title Carfax 07/05/17 Jacksonville NC Clean Title 175k miles
JT8CD32Z5V0038795 #271 05/25/10 Carfax 02/11/17 Indianapolis IN Clean Title
JT8CD32Z4V0039176 RRed/T 168kmi Santa Monica, Az Clean Title Carfax 02/17/16 San Diego CA Clean Title


SUMMARY :


75 1997 SC300 original 5 speed (1 of 120) on the list (2 inaccurate VINs not included)
32 owned by known clublexus members
43 owners unknown

out of the 75 , 13 have been issued SALVAGE / TOTAL LOSS Titles
out of the 75 , 4 that have been previously issued SALVAGE Titles have been repaired then got REBUILT TITLES


History Table for the Soarer Model: JZZ31 3.0ltr -> month and year a car rolled out of the factory by their VIN (serial #)


Here is a table I lifted from Wikipedia that can be informative . Looks like this info is based on Calendar Year. The annotations in blue are references from which the editors lifted the numbers. Looks like they have lumped the 1991 production with the 1992 that is why the number of production is a lot bigger than sales and technically the Lexus SC model started in 1992. So is the 120 number only for the 1997 calendar year manufactured vehicles ? I still don't know ! Hope one day we will find a more credible source and will find out .

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Thanks Ezroni ... added that low mileage you found at Phoenix Craigslist JT8CD32Z9V1001274


UPDATED LIST

# on the bottom of Door Tag - Prod Month - VIN - CL Member - Location (Current Location , Title Status , Mileage as of)

1997 Production - Model 1997 (LAST YEAR THE 5speed SC300 was manufactured)

??? - JAN - 0039571 - Naiwst - FL
046 - JAN - 0039598 - VInStarz - NY
289 - JAN - 0039770 - 187 - NY
097 - FEB - JT8CD32Z9V0040209 - gerrb - GA -> as of 03/31/18 Duluth GA Clean Title 116k miles
485 - FEB - JT8CD32Z7V0040273 - GoCarSC300 - CA
051 - MAR -JT8CD32Z5V0040546 - rcmile1234 - GA

288 - MAR - 0040550 - BigBang - TX
471 - MAR - JT8CD32Z1V0040561
- ThomasGS4
231 - MAR - 0040608 - Bramos24 - FL
927 - MAR - 0040661 - One120 - NY
245 - MAR - 0040814 - Chitoe - DE

223 - MAY - 1000069 - myLEXsc400 - IL
446 - MAY - 1000166 - jabbajt -LA
453 - MAY - 1000168 - xshurikx -NY
582 - MAY - 1000260 - ar3 - CA

907 - JUN - 1000374 - pdclark - MN
370 - JUN - 1000579 - My97sc300 - SC

??? - JUN - 1000677- UniqSC - SC
??? - JUL - 1000814 - Careet - IL

921 - JUL - 1000834 - jmorando05 - NJ
940 - JUL - 1000843 - OurSC120 - NH
030 - JUL - 1000877 - Shayy - MO
046 - JUL - 1000883 - Evans4g63 - NY
282 - JUL - JT8CD32Z6V1000969 - gerrb - GA -> as of 03/31/18 Duluth GA Clean Title 147k miles
812 - JUL - 1001158 - 1of120 - CA
169 - AUG - 1001324 - Brucelee28 - CA
218 - AUG - JT8CD32Z6V1001345 - GoCarSC300 - CA


1996 Production - Model 1997

??? - AUG - JT8CD32Z2V0037541 GS Fonzy - CA
855 - AUG - 0037616 - ashtray - TX
793 - AUG - 0037701 - regulate - VA

072 - AUG - 0037798 - Ezroni - CA
328 - OCT - JT8CD32Z9V0038170 - crypto79 - MD


NOTE :

* The list above mentions the last known owner. If the new owner doesn't claim the VIN then it is still under the old owner. There are a few on the list which I know have already been sold.


List of cars whose VIN seems to indicate that they are part of this list

VIN Number - Known INFO about car from Posts on this thread and Carfax

1997 Production - Model 97
JT8CD32ZXV0040025 #588 07/20/15 wrecked and totalled - Carfax 4/20/15 Waldorf MD TOTAL LOSS
JT8CD32ZXV0040056 #182 10/28/09, Blk/T 165kmi Houston, Tx - Carfax 09/01/17 Houston TX Clean title 195k miles
JT8CD32Z6V0040071 #146 08/30/09, Wht/T 120kmi Milford, Ct - Carfax 10/18/17 San Mateo CA Clean Title 216k miles
JT8CD32Z6V0040152 Blk/Blk 100kmi New Orleans, La Lex Dealer - Carfax 08/10/17 Marreo LA no mileage update
JT8CD32Z3V0040240 #42 Wht/T 114kmi Bellevue,WA - Carfax 12/02/14 Aiea HI no mileage update
JT8CD32Z8V0040251 #481 12/08.14 Wht/T 127kmi Orlando,FL - Carfax 11/28/17 Ft. Lauerdale FL Clean Title 141k miles
JT8CD32Z8V0040430 #103 07/17/09 , wrecked ,260kmi Fremont, Ca auction IAAI - Carfax 10/06/09 Rancho Cordova CA TOTAL LOSS
JT8CD32Z8V0040475 #355 11/16//12 wrecked totalled - Carfax 08/18/10 154k miles Springfield VA - 11/16/12 TOTAL LOSS
JT8CD32Z7V0040581 Wht/T 95kmi LAUREL, MD Clean stock CL Member Karwan - Carfax 03/02/18 Chesterfield VA Clean Title 181k miles
JT8CD32Z2V0040598 Blk 94kmi Columbus,Oh prv seller james riley $8.2k - Carfax 07/25/13 Cincinnati Ohio Clean Title 156k miles
JT8CD32Z5V0040661 #38 of this thread 07/08/09 , PltMt 75kmi Pompano Be, FL - Carfax 04/08/17 Forest Hills NY Clean Title 101k miles
JT8CD32Z3V0040710 RRd 195kmi Arlington,Tx Carfax 04/06/17 Spring TX Clean Title 215k miles
JT8CD32Z5V0040725 Found at Cargurus (mableton, ga) Carfax 04/04/15 231k miles
JT8CD32Z7V0040726 Wht/T 134kmi Hollywood, Fl Dealer clean Greenfield Auto Sold 06/09 Carfax 04/14/14 No new reports
JT8CD32Z6V0040927 #67 07/10/09, Blk/Blk 92kmi So, Ca Carfax 05/30/13 Pflugerville TX
JT8CD32Z6V0040958 #45 07/08/09, Blk/Blk unk SF/Bay, Ca Carfax 02/07/17 San Jose Ca Clean Title 230k miles
JT8CD32Z2V1000001 #44 07/08/09 , Red/T 179K FRANKLIN, TN Trenton Wright Carfax 05/20/13 Yukon OK TOTAL LOSS
JT8CD32Z7V1000026 #37 07/08/09 Carfax 09/29/16 Gardena CA Clean Title 188k miles
JT8CD32Z1V1000071 #152 09/27/09, CGrp/T 114kmi Princeton,NJ Clean title Carfax 09/27/14 Brooklyn NY Clean Title 162k miles
JT8CD32Z7V1000088 #40 07/08/09, Blk/T 69kmi Greatneck NY Carfax 02/08/17 Newhall CA Clean Title 128k miles
JT8CD32Z4V1000100 #108 of this thread 07/21/09 , CGrp/T 131kmi Davie, Fl Salvage Carfax 03/5/18 Miami FL REBUILT TITLE 215k miles
JT8CD32Z3V1000122 #191 of this thread 12/04/09, RRed/T 135kmi Dulles, Va Carfax 03/09/18 Palm Harbor FL 204k miles (mfr buyback lemon in 1999 but seems clean title now)
JT8CD32Z3V1000153 Red 130kmi Stockton,Ca Beat salvage Carfax 11/12/10 Oakland CA 163k miles TOTAL LOSS
JT8CD32Z3V1000226 #304 03/26/11 wrecked Carfax 03/28/11 Grand Prairie TX TOTAL LOSS Salvage Title
JT8CD32Z3V1000337 #304 current project o dAng_bAy INNACURATE VIN
JT8CD32Z8V1000438 #41 07/08/09, Red/T 123kmi Ft. Lauderdale, Fl Mint modded 2jzgte Carfax 09/05/14 Wellington FL SALVAGE TITLE
JT8CD32Z8V1000469 #141 08/14/09, Blk/T 160kmi Lynn, Ma Mint clean title Carfax 05/29/12 Worcester MA 182k miles TOTAL LOSS
JT8CD32Z7V1000625 #139 08/10/09, 148k miles Carfax 10/21/17 Carmel NY TOTAL LOSS
JT8CD32Z7V1000656 #177 10/26/09, Wht/T 84kmi Felton, De Clean title Carfax 02/20/15 College Park MD SALVAGE TITLE
JT8CD32Z2V1000693 #43 07/08/09, Red/T 125kmi Miami, Fl Salvage rear end damage Carfax 01/17/17 Hollywood FL SALVAGE TITLE
JT8CD32Z2V1000818 For Sale on Craigslist 04/13/17 in AZ INNACURATE VIN
JT8CD32Z7V1000950 #39 07/08/09 , Red/T 123kmi Coral Springs, Fl Carfax - 06/26/15 Windsor Mill MD Clean Title 169k miles
JT8CD32Z4V1001246 #343 09/12/12 Blk / Beige salvage title Carfax 01/04/17 Fort Lauderdale FL TOTAL LOSS
JT8CD32Z9V1001274
Phoenix Craigslist Production date is 08/1997 Black exterior/black interior. Per the ad it has a clean title and 59,500 miles.

1996 Production - Model 1997
JT8CD32Z9V0037522 #673 10/01/16, 14,974 original miles. 3K7 rose quartz, San Diego Carfax 04/03/17 Redmond WA Clean Title
JT8CD32Z3V0037547 #785 12/30/17 Sil/Blk with 225k miles Los Altos, CA Carfax 12/08/17 Palo Alto CA Clean Title
JT8CD32Z4V0037556 #143 08/15/09, Bur/Iv 99kmi Chandler,Az Mint clean title Carfax 02/10/18 Peoria AZ Clean Title 177k milles
JT8CD32Z5V0037565 #286 12/17/10 Carfax 11/14/17 Mount Pleasant SC
JT8CD32Z5V0037596 #347 10/30/12 White Carfax 03/01/13 Depew NY TOTAL LOSS JUNK TITLE
JT8CD32Z8V0037639 #467 11/16/14 1Red / Ivory 5spd Carfax 10/27/17 Napervill IL 112k miles REBUILT TITLE
JT8CD32Z2V0037717 #46 07/08/09 , BlkO 126kmi Atl, Ga clean Carfax 01/29/18 Tinley Park IL 193k miles REBUILT TITLE
JT8CD32Z0V0038106 #48 07/08/09 , BlkO 140kmi LB, Ca clean Carfax 03/19/18 Lakewood WA TOTAL LOSS REBUILT TITLE ISSUED
JT8CD32Z6V0038157 #138 08/10/09, Blk/T 102kmi ,Al Clean title Carfax 07/05/17 Jacksonville NC Clean Title 175k miles
JT8CD32Z5V0038795 #271 05/25/10 Carfax 02/11/17 Indianapolis IN Clean Title
JT8CD32Z4V0039176 RRed/T 168kmi Santa Monica, Az Clean Title Carfax 02/17/16 San Diego CA Clean Title


SUMMARY :


75 1997 SC300 original 5 speed (1 of 120) on the list (2 inaccurate VINs not included)
32 owned by known clublexus members
43 owners unknown

out of the 75 , 13 have been issued SALVAGE / TOTAL LOSS Titles
out of the 75 , 4 that have been previously issued SALVAGE Titles have been repaired then got REBUILT TITLES
out of the 75 , 1 has not been checked on carfax


History Table for the Soarer Model: JZZ31 3.0ltr -> month and year a car rolled out of the factory by their VIN (serial #)


Here is a table I lifted from Wikipedia that can be informative . Looks like this info is based on Calendar Year. The annotations in blue are references from which the editors lifted the numbers. Looks like they have lumped the 1991 production with the 1992 that is why the number of production is a lot bigger than sales and technically the Lexus SC model started in 1992. So is the 120 number only for the 1997 calendar year manufactured vehicles ? I still don't know ! Hope one day we will find a more credible source and will find out .


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Originally Posted by gerrb
I wonder if that brochure page from the Lexus Knowledge Center was made when they started selling the 1997 models in 1996 which means that they knew only 120 manual SC300 will be manufactured . That means, the 120 includes the model 1997 produced in 1996.

OR ... was it produced in 1997 and they knew that they were only producing that much 5 speed in 1997 .

OR ... was it after the fact brochure ? Still curious ... though the production table indicates Calendar Year Production.

Having 79 Model 1997 SC300 5 speed accounted for seems like a pretty good percentage already. Hopefully one day , we get nearer the actual production number.
i'm almost absolutely certain at this point that 120 models include those made in '96. Look at the brochure here...


the model pictured still has pre-97 bumpers, tails, and spoiler.. seems to have 97+ skirts and rear fender lip tho. not a mistake i think they'd make 5 months into production

also, when looking up JT8CD32Z7V1000382, the site listing the shell for sale lists "Manual Conversion $1,000 pedals (clutch, brake)" on its listing... so it's not really a 1/120 then, is it?

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Originally Posted by Ezroni
also, when looking up JT8CD32Z7V1000382, the site listing the shell for sale lists "Manual Conversion $1,000 pedals (clutch, brake)" on its listing... so it's not really a 1/120 then, is it?
Correct, confirmed with my database that it was originally an automatic car.

Also, my database confirmed that the Phoenix Craigslist example is indeed a 1/120.
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thanks guys ... updated the list in my previous post

i believe too that the 120 includes those of the 1996 production
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JT8CD32Z6V1001314 TOTAL LOSS # 149 Wht/Tan Carfax 4/17/18 Total Loss Virginia Beach, VA 459k miles Currently on Copart

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Originally Posted by ThomasGS4
JT8CD32Z6V1001314 TOTAL LOSS # 149 Wht/Tan Carfax 4/17/18 Total Loss Virginia Beach, VA 459k miles Currently on Copart
what a beast, 459K... and what a shame about the loss

and by the looks of the VIN/door tag listed on Copart's website, it seems like one of, if not the last of the 120 5-spd SC300s produced

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Originally Posted by gerrb
Originally Posted by rcmike1234
I've got 153k miles on it
Picked it up for 6700
C/TR: 051/LD21

C/TR: 051/LD07
WHY oh why are the trim codes different for these two? they are both DWP (051), I have seen many ivory trim interiors labeled as LD07 but what is LD21? also, does anyone know the trim code for black and two-tone interiors?
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Originally Posted by Ezroni
C/TR: 051/LD21

C/TR: 051/LD07
WHY oh why are the trim codes different for these two? they are both DWP (051), I have seen many ivory trim interiors labeled as LD07 but what is LD21? also, does anyone know the trim code for black and two-tone interiors?
Hint hint, any Lexus interior code where the first numerical is a 0, it has tan interior. Any interior where the first numerical is a 2, it has black interior. That was my VIN plate you posted; I have factory black interior.
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For reference, here is an RSP with a factory tan/black interior:

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Originally Posted by ThomasGS4
Hint hint, any Lexus interior code where the first numerical is a 0, it has tan interior. Any interior where the first numerical is a 2, it has black interior. That was my VIN plate you posted; I have factory black interior.
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For reference, here is an RSP with a factory tan/black interior:

awesome.. thanks for the info, hard to find VIN sticker photos for two-tone interiors

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