Toyota 2000GT sold for $1.15 million in auction

[Panoz]

A rare U.S. spec Toyota 2000GT was been sold for a price of $1.15 million in auction, the highest for a Japanese production car. Out of the 351 2000GTs ever made, only 62 were built in left-hand drive.

Story by Automobile Magazine on Yahoo: http://autos.yahoo.com/news/1967-toyota-2000gt-fetches--1-15-million-at-auction-195522544.html

 

[Anathema]

Only dislike is the color, but on something this amazing...

 

[DeathSmiles]

Timeless car. This and the Jag E-Type are some of my favorite designs of all time. Not surprised it sold for that much.

 

[JacoJa]

Beautiful car. It's a shame I'm too tall to fit into one.

 

[Turtle]

^ Agreed, it's very beautiful. Too bad not many people know what it is. A lot of people know what an E-Type is, not so much this beauty.

Actually, it feels like before much longer not many people will remember or care about cars like these. I feel like not many people give a damn about cars anymore.
But I digress, the point is the 2000GT is one of the most stunning cars of that time period and I'm sure both buyer and seller (especially the seller ) are very happy.
Too bad it won't get driven.

~Turtle

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[RDF97]

Beautiful car. It's a shame I'm too tall to fit into one.

Are you Sean Connery by any chance?http://cache.gtpla.net/forum/images/smilies/lol.gif

 

[Jay]

I have always loved the 2000GT, a few years a go I spotted a red one pass me by, I had no idea there was a 2000GT in my city so I followed the guy into a near by carpark and he let me have a look through it. He told me he has had a lot of collectors from the US try to buy it off him.

 

[Leonidae@MFT]

I saw one of these about a week and half ago at ToyotaFest. It was, no, is so beautiful and sleek that I got weak knees. After all, it is one of my hero cars. And if you think that BRZ is low, you're wrong. 2000GT requires Lotus Elise-levels of flexibility to get in. It's that small and low.

 

[Dennisch]

Out of the 351 2000GTs ever made, only 62 were built in left-hand drive.

That makes it quite special that I worked on one of them, and of course drove it. I did not know that they were so rare. Incredible.

 

[Encyclopedia]

That's such an amazing car.

That makes it quite special that I worked on one of them, and of course drove it. I did not know that they were so rare. Incredible.

I'm not jealous. Nope, not at all.

 

[Dennisch]

I'm not jealous. Nope, not at all.

You know what sucks about all of this? This was all before camera phones became standard. I've driven so much classic awesomeness. So much.

 

[Encyclopedia]

I hate you.







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