1967 Toyota 2000GT

MF10-10083roadJapan

Engine: 2.0L DOHC inline-six with aluminum hemi head and three carburetors, 150 bhp

Chassis 10083 is the first purpose-built left-hand-drive, U.S.-specification Toyota 2000GT produced, bearing production code 20 denoting American delivery and shipped new to Toyota of San Francisco. One of just 351 examples built, the twin-cam straight-six sports car has never been fully restored or involved in a recorded accident, retaining largely original condition aside from an early repaint. With documented Bay Area origins, traceable subsequent ownership, and approximately 68,953 kilometres believed to be original, it ranks among the most historically significant 2000GTs extant.

Ownership

—Auction sale
Sold US$825,000
RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →
Date unknownPrivate sale
Scott Pfefer
partial documentation
Bay Area sports car enthusiast who ordered the car through Toyota of San Francisco; kept it for approximately a decade and put roughly 66,000 km on it with regular dealer servicing.
Date unknownPrivate sale
Oggie Davis
partial documentation
An authorized Toyota dealer based in California who acquired the car in the late 1970s.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Alex Sokoloff
partial documentation
Palo Alto-based owner who held the car for an unspecified period following Davis.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Jim Thelen
partial documentation
Collector who also owned a second 2000GT; eventually sold this example on.
Date unknownPrivate sale
Japanese enthusiast
partial documentation
Unnamed owner based in Japan who held the car for approximately two decades before the current custodian acquired it.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Current owner
partial documentation
Present custodian who refreshed the tires, replaced wheel bearings, and rebuilt the carburetors, but undertook no full restoration.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

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Bodywork
The car received a full repaint at some early point in its life; all other bodywork is reported to be essentially original.
Described as occurring early in the car's life; no further detail given.
—Service
Toyota of San Francisco
Regular servicing carried out during the first owner's tenure.
Performed routinely over approximately ten years of ownership by Scott Pfefer.
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Mechanical
Following acquisition by the current custodian, new tyres were fitted to the original wheels, wheel bearings were renewed, and the three Solex carburettors were rebuilt.
Work carried out after the most recent ownership transfer; no workshop named.

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