The simpliest way to find it out is to contact Les and ask him self. The answer is more trustful than any story of the jungle drums.
If it is so, I feel sorry because I know that the Banana was his everdream. I saw the car at the bodyworker when I picked up his blue one in London. On the other side I know that he was thinking to sell his car if the price was right. And who knows what happends in future.