[V8] Rare V8 in Tokyo, Japan

[Bastian Homburg]

That's a 'standard' "factory" V8 Lang, as much as these cars were 
'standard' as there was a large amount of hand-building involved with 
each of them. The rear seats are indeed standard equipment in the Lang 
model.To me it looks like it was not officially imported but brought 
into Japan individually from Europe, as it's LHD and has the European 
taillights and instrument cluster. And it's not a "classic line" 
package, although the leather color looks to be the same 'magnolia' that 
was used for these. Classic line leather as in the package always had 
piping. In this car, the only thing that's not either standard or 
available as a factory option for anyone is the color of the leather.
And my netting looks like that also - although mine has fifteen times 
the mileage. And I put stuff in there ;) Remember, this car has only 
15,800 miles on the clock and probably spent 99.999 percent of its life 
in a garage.
And that's a 4.2 - check the intake manifold 3.6 would be black, 4.2 is 
aluminum color.
Note the gas-powered auxiliary heater (the battery is under that cover 
at the left side of the trunk, and the control panel is in the driver's 
door. Even the lid covering the panel is intact - my hinges broke off 
about seven years ago, they tend to do that with use). And I wonder what 
's been done to the fog lights.

hm, for the $24.000 they want for it (and since it's been around for 
quite awhile , I remember seeing this on the German board awhile ago, so 
I'd guess the first $20k takes it home ), and if the tacky add-on 
electronics can be removed without leaving holes in the pristine 
interior and there'll be a nice set of the factory BBS wheels on it, I 
guess that this one will one day be a collector item that should retain 
its worth.

And Bryan, I totally second your Korean stories. Back when I was in 
college in the early 90s I had a side job at a Siemens subsidiary, and 
once there was a chinese delegation (some high-ranking officials from 
the postal administration) visiting. We drove those guys to lunch and 
dinner in our personal cars, and after they saw I had an Audi 200 they 
believed I must be the boss and treated me like I was. Very 
embarrassing. The Chinese version of the Type 44 at the time was 
reserved for government bigwigs...

regards,
Bastian