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Old 02-11-09 | 12:02 AM
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Default Spotted an HS look alike in Torrance with 2 Toyota Escorts

They tried cutting my GS off and driving uber slow but I still got footage..
So if I'm not here after tonight you guys know I'm in Toyota Land

Make that 4 Escorts..A Tundra then an Avalon Followed by the camo car and a Camo'd Prado.

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Yes that's a land cruiser prado to my left
Old 02-11-09 | 12:08 AM
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http://tinypic.com/player.php?v=2cz3ozt&s=5
First Video

Video 2
http://tinypic.com/player.php?v=wir2hk&s=5
Old 02-11-09 | 12:29 AM
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Good catch. I wonder if the camoflauge caught the eyes of any others.

At the risk of sounding like a complete idiot, what's a Land Cruiser Prado?
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Its what the rest of the world gets instead of a GX470.
I did spot an ISF in 2006.(But We-Todd-did-racing is down).sounded like a v8 when it started up. (that was in 1/06 right after the 2IS came)... In Torrance as well.
Old 02-11-09 | 02:23 AM
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That definitely looks like an HS 250h. It also has the pop-up center NAVI display. Nice find and thx for sharing the vid!
Old 02-11-09 | 03:56 AM
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great catch
Old 02-11-09 | 10:33 AM
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wow, cool find.. funny to see a prado-- i think someone in FL did a prado conversion..
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Good job
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Well I'm still here so far, No Jack Bauers sent out by TMC
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Wow, nice work by the eagle-eye car spy.
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Nice video, I wonder why still have a camo on it everyone knows what a HS looks like already.
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Dare I say that in black and with that style rim, the HS actually looks like a decent car. Yeah, the camo covers up the front and rear but the body doesn't look half as ugly in real life as I thought it would.
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Originally Posted by LexusChris
Nice video, I wonder why still have a camo on it everyone knows what a HS looks like already.
Its something else..I spotted an ISF in 2006 after the IS350 had been released.
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undercover brother. lol


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