EZ-E Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 I don't know how many here are fans of Toyotas' 2000GT but I just think it is one lovely vehicle. Here is on now on CCTOL.com for 225k. Looks flawless. http://adcache.collectorcartraderonline.com/10/5/1/84428651.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nullbound Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 I was very skeptical at this car being 22k.... The ad lists it for 225K. I'm definitely a fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veritech-z Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 That kind of puts the value destroying supra swap I posted a few weeks ago into perspective.... http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=111541 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZ-E Posted June 22, 2006 Author Share Posted June 22, 2006 I did not realize that I not only did it once but twice in the post. Maybe it was wishful thinking on my part to put it at a price that I could afford. I just love that car!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest l28et Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 I love it. Imagine that car, slammed on TE-37s, 2JZ, Defi gauges, racing seats... sick. Would be nice to be loaded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
280zNHChris Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 Sheesh, after seeing that car I wonder where Nissan came up with the idea for the Z. Very few differences between the two it looks lilke. I have never even seen a 2000GT before. Thanks for the post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mason4300 Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 I always liked this car, but I never realized they were really that rare...very cool find Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaysZ Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 i read an article years back that said 2000GT's only swapped hands when billionaires died. i saw my first real 2000GT in person at a car show and i fell in love (of course it reminded me of my Z lol). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeeboost Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 I remember reading history on the Z-car, and if I remember correctly, Mr. K first introduced the Z-car concept to Nissan, but they rejected the idea. He then went to Toyota, and that's how the 2000gt began, but its production was limited. Then somehow Nissan accepted the project, and enter the Z car. I don't think this is 100% accurate, but should be the gist of it. Let me see if I can find the source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zcarnut Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 Does anyone else remember the early 1970's article in Hot Rod Magazine where they put a Chevy small block into a Toyota GT2000?. Nice hybrid. I wish I had kept that issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeeboost Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 Well, this isn't the source that I originally found, but: "After all these experiences, von Goertz became a consultant for Nissan in 1963 to work on the Silvia 1600 sports coupe (derivative of the open Fairlady 1600), which debuted at the 1964 Tokyo Motor Show. With that project under his belt von Goertz was then assigned to Katayama's pet project, the creation of a sports car for the U.S. market. In addition to von Goertz, Nissan also employed another outside resource, Yamaha, in the development process, but the project hit snags, mostly revolving around the 2-liter engine, and Nissan put it on the back burner. Almost immediately Yamaha took the prototype model to Toyota, and the Japanese auto giant revitalized the project. Eventually the car that would emerge from their combined efforts was the Toyota 2000GT. Meanwhile von Goertz left Nissan's employ, and the Nissan American sports car program was thoroughly revamped. Oddly it was the public introduction of the Toyota 2000GT that got the Nissan program back on track. The Toyota model legitimatised the sports/GT design concept, and Katayama, who had ascended to president of Nissan North America, pushed hard to move the project forward. He was the perfect man to conceptualize the car, because he was both an auto enthusiast and a marketing executive. He knew a technologically interesting car like the Toyota 2000GT might look good on paper, but its complexity and high price would doom it to low sales. " I was off just a bit Original link: http://www.modernracer.com/classics/datsun240z.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZ-E Posted June 23, 2006 Author Share Posted June 23, 2006 That was the only problem Toyota out priced the car for the time and no one was willing to pay the high dollar price for a Japanese car. Shame a car so beautiful never left the ground. Could you imagine, if this car went along like the Z did. Might have changed everything with Toyota and the supra or whatever might have or would have been theyre big hp car today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 i read an article years back that said 2000GT's only swapped hands when billionaires died. i saw my first real 2000GT in person at a car show and i fell in love (of course it reminded me of my Z lol). you saw the one i saw at the houston autoramia??? my god i drooled over that car the whole time i was there. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Juday Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 There was a Bond movie that had an open version in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 what it white dan? if so i think i remember that.. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest l28et Posted June 23, 2006 Share Posted June 23, 2006 what it white dan?if so i think i remember that.. mike Yes. 1967s You Only Live Twice' date=' took place in Japan. It was a one of two or three custom made convertibles. I have the 1:18 AutoArt version. [img']http://homepage3.nifty.com/2000gt/2000gt/007/007-55.jpg[/img] http://homepage3.nifty.com/2000gt/2000gt/007/007a.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slownrusty Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 I want that car.....BADLY! It would be interesting to see what a car like that would bring at Barrett Jackson, where people have more money than sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dscott@red3 Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 If I hit the lotto. That would be one of the first few toys I would purchase. Car drives well in GT4 also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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