Rare 1967 Toyota 2000GT Going for $650,000 on eBay

Finding a Toyota 2000GT on eBay is like finding King Arthur’s sword at your local blacksmith. The car is seen today as the first serious collectible Japanese car and the first supercar to be made by the Land of the Rising Sun. Still, one such model with just 1 owner so far is currently up for grabs on the Internet auction website at the pricely sum of $650,000.

Peter Starr of southern Maine, who is listing this stunning example, began selling Toyotas as a dealer in 1969. After seeing a 2000GT at Watkins Glen, the upstate New York raceway, he became obsessed with the diminutive supercar. He acquired his first 2000GT in the mid-1970s.

Starr and a business partner say they have either owned or restored 50 of the 62 Toyota 2000GTs that were officially imported into the United States. As you might expect, he knows most American 2000GTs and their owners personally, which is how he came to own the car that is getting out undivided attention right now.

“This particular 2000GT was sold new by the Toyota dealer in St. Louis, MO to its only registered owner who took exceptional care of the car. After many years of storage it was recently treated to a meticulous detailing and freshening back to its original showroom condition by marque specialist Maine Line Exotics of Biddeford, Maine which included an engine rebuild, new stainless steel mufflers, recovering of the seats in the original-style  pattern and material, and refininishing of the center console and glove box wood,” the eBay auction states.

The car is completely original, with its original matching-numbers engine. It’s in pristine condition for either display or grand touring and comes with original books, manuals, tools, and documentation.