Snapshot

  • Shelby-built Toyota 2000GT offered for auction in the US
  • The 2000GT has long been Japan’s most valuable car
  • Was one of three cars built by Shelby for Toyota’s American racing program in the late 1960s

While there’s no doubt that the values of Japanese icons like the Nissan Skyline GT-R, Toyota Supra, Mazda RX-7 and so on have recently gone through the roof, there is still one car which stands head and shoulders above the rest: the Toyota 2000GT.

The 2000GT is considered…