thanks all for the great pictures and comments so far. i bought the car direct from the seller. I had been looking for either a road car or GTR for quite some time. I was intending to buy the park lane car from RM Auctions in London before it went for very serious money (i know, its all serious money but that was double what was expected!). I was very disappointed to not get that car and figured that i had probably missed by chance. When the Lark car (13R) and 16R came on the market i looked into both and decided that i preferred the Le Mans history of 16R because Le Mans is a pilgrimage i have been making for around 20 years. I know Andy who owns 13R and i'm actually pretty jealous of how much he's been using it. We've been off the road a lot of the last year getting the car tip top.
What has been done...i dont have the invoices to hand but from the top of my head
New Tyres
Remount passenger seatbelt fittings
New fire extinguisher
New anniversary commemorative chassis plate
New drivers Seat covering (Orange leather inner, Black leather outer, daytona stripes)
Replace missing grills
Replace missing brake ducting
New fuel tanks
Major Service
ECU recalibration
Maclaren high speed aero and handling sign off
new fuel pumps
new fuel sender unit connectors
Road car battery installed
new windscreen (old one was delaminating)
new radiator
thats enough to be going on with!
So am i keeping it in its existing colours or "putting it back". for the moment i am enjoying it as it is. bizarrely the thing i really love about the current colour scheme is the orange cam covers...i dont want to lose that...and i think i've spent enough in the last 12 months without going looking for a little more expense right now...
that said, yes i would like to buy the original Le Mans transporter...(But not if its as big as the one in that picture, i would need to move house!!!!)
thanks again all!