{"id":1192,"date":"2013-05-15T19:58:59","date_gmt":"2013-05-15T23:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ardmoretoyota.com\/?p=1192"},"modified":"2013-05-15T19:58:59","modified_gmt":"2013-05-15T23:58:59","slug":"after-auction-the-1967-2000-gt-is-now-the-most-expensive-toyota-in-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ardmoretoyota.com\/blogs\/97\/after-auction-the-1967-2000-gt-is-now-the-most-expensive-toyota-in-history\/","title":{"rendered":"After Auction, the 1967 2000 GT Is Now the Most Expensive Toyota in History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.ardmoretoyota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/screenshot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1193\" title=\"screenshot\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.ardmoretoyota.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/screenshot-300x166.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ardmoretoyota.com\/blogs\/97\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/screenshot-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ardmoretoyota.com\/blogs\/97\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/screenshot.jpg 490w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>It received little more than passing mention in the Lavishly Expensive Roadster Edition of Wheelies, but something significant happened a couple of weekends ago. It wasn\u2019t earth shattering, but it was noteworthy: RM Auctions sold a 1967 Toyota 2000 GT for nearly $1.2 million. It ended up being one of the higher priced cars in a batch that included Ferraris, Porsches and one-off concept cars like a 1954 Chrysler GS-1 Special that sold for $616,000.<\/p>\n<p>According to the figures David Kinney \u2013 publisher of Hagerty\u2019s Price Guide \u2013 came up with, the yellow \u201967 is not only the most expensive production Toyota in history, but also the highest-priced Asian production car ever.<\/p>\n<p>But 2000 GTs were never cheap cars. An article in the February 2009 issue of Automobile magazine puts the list price of one when new at $7,230, which is more than $50,000 in today\u2019s dollars. By comparison, a Chevrolet Corvette sold for $4,663 and a Jaguar E-Type for $5,559. Even a Porsche 911 was only $6,190.<\/p>\n<p>The 2000 GT saw only limited production. Although the exact number of cars built varies from source to source, RM Auctions claims Toyota built 351 of the curvaceous little sports cars from 1967 to 1970.<\/p>\n<p>Although the 2000 GT was a short-lived nameplate, it left a lasting legacy. It was the car that showed Japanese car manufacturers that they were capable of building more than just stodgy family cars that many considered knock-offs of European designs. Toyota, and later other Japanese automakers, knew they could do sporty, and they knew they could do beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>For full Story in the New York Times, Click <a href=\"http:\/\/wheels.blogs.nytimes.com\/2013\/05\/07\/after-auction-the-1967-2000-gt-is-now-the-most-expensive-toyota-in-history\/   \">Here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It received little more than passing mention in the Lavishly Expensive Roadster Edition of Wheelies, but something significant happened a couple of weekends ago. It wasn\u2019t earth shattering, but it was noteworthy: RM Auctions sold a 1967 Toyota 2000 GT for nearly $1.2 million. 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