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Esprit
•July 3, 2013 • 4 CommentsEspader on the Route Napoleon
•July 2, 2013 • 5 CommentsDoesn’t get much better than that— a gorgeous red example, too. And that sound…
Guest contributor: Skorj on the Toyota 2000GT MF
•June 28, 2013 • 5 Comments
Before the Lexus LFA and before its famous collaboration with Subaru, Toyota collaborated with Yamaha some 45 or so years ago to produce this, the Toyota 2000GT— considered by many to be the first Japanese supercar. With only 337 ever produced from 1967–1970 and top of the market examples fetching upwards of $1.2m at auction, it certainly has the exclusivity worthy of that lofty title. MCB Japan correspondent Skorj provides a closer look at the sublime red example shown here.
While much has been written recently about the record price of $1.2m paid for a Toyota 2000GT in the US, they can still be had in Japan for much more reasonable sums. There are even a number available in daily driver status, one or two available for restoration, and they regularly appear in car shows and display events, and can been seen driven on the occasional touge run, too. I’ve been passed by a number like that…
Essence
•June 27, 2013 • 6 CommentsIf owning one of these cars could be distilled down to its absolute essence, we suspect this very short but powerful film has done it.
Hat tip to stipistop
Cripes
•June 26, 2013 • 3 CommentsWe want one. And we can only hope that these don’t follow, say, the E30 M3’s price trajectory by the time we’re ready to purchase— how maddening that would be.
It is the anti-modern car – which packs on the weight and the power – and that appeals to us tremendously. Quoth the Editor-in-Chief of Road & Track magazine (and an erstwhile Mk1 Golf GTI owner), “I can’t tell you how often I feel like I’m driving my ass off only to look down and see I’m going 40 mph. It’s charming” (source).
Toyota 2000GT MF10
•June 25, 2013 • 11 Comments
This should keep folks entertained for awhile
•June 19, 2013 • 3 CommentsRalph Lauren is known for having an incredible museum-quality car collection; that’s not anything new. But now, not only can you see the cars online, you can hear them, too. Hop on over to his dedicated website, click on “The Cars” (let the graphic load first), then go through the collection one by one, drinking in the pure engine sounds— the cars are given proper workouts (by Lauren’s staff, presumably) and the sound quality is quite good. The cars, of course, speak for themselves.
Thanks to reader Stephen J. for the excellent tip!
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