1993 Lexus LS 400 [UCF10]
1993 Lexus LS 400 [UCF10] in トヨタを創った男 豊田喜一郎 (Toyota wo tsukutta otoko Toyoda Kiichiro), Documentary, 2002
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◊ 2021-10-09 16:48 |
@jnglmpera where was this scene filmed? The elongated plate does not for a JDM Celsior. Those alloys were 1993-1994 for export markets. |
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◊ 2021-10-09 16:55 |
This scene is at the old Platt Bros factory* in England. (btw, I couldn't get a shot of the license plate which is why I don't have DVLA info posted) *I remembered as factory, but on further checking it was rather the Platt HQ at Werneth, aka Booth House... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Booth_House,_Werneth.jpg -- Last edit: 2021-10-09 17:03:01 |
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◊ 2021-10-09 16:56 |
Thank you! 1993-1994 export alloys the and made for EU by the repeaters, Lexus name, and elongated trunklid. |
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◊ 2021-10-09 16:57 |
You're welcome!  |
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◊ 2021-10-09 17:12 |
Platt Brothers, also known as Platt Bros & Co Ltd, was a British company based at Werneth in Oldham, North West England. "A link between Platt Brothers and the Toyota company of Japan was made in 1929 when the company paid £100,000 for the patent rights for an innovative automatic weaving loom designed by Sakichi Toyoda. The Toyoda Model G loom had mechanical sensors that automatically shut down the loom if a warp thread snapped. The thinking behind this feature was jidoka which translates as automation with a human touch. Workers were freed from monitoring automatic looms and mill owners achieved a dramatic increase in labour productivity with one worker able to operate up to 30 machines. Money from the sale of rights provided the start-up capital for the Toyota automobile endeavour. The name change was done for phonetic reasons so although Toyota is now best known as an automotive company, it began as Toyoda the textile machinery manufacturer." from wiki.  I've never realised before how significant Oldham's history really is ..... maybe now it can become truly appreciated by a wider audience. |
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◊ 2021-10-09 17:16 |
[quote=dsl I've never realised before how significant Oldham's history really is ..... maybe now it can become truly appreciated by a wider audience.[/quote] There must be a battery of reasons to appreciate Oldham. |
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◊ 2021-10-09 17:34 |
I'm ever ready to find more reasons .... |
