1967 Toyota 2000GT

MF10-10088roadJapan

Engine: 1,988cc DOHC hemi-head inline six-cylinder, triple twin-choke side-draft carburetors, 150 bhp

Chassis MF10-10088 is one of just 62 left-hand-drive Toyota 2000GTs delivered new to the United States, out of a total production run of 351 cars. First consigned to a St. Louis Toyota dealer, it spent five years as new-old stock before passing to Bill Spencer, a Kansas Toyota dealer principal, who became its first registered owner. The Spencer family treasured the car for decades; it subsequently received a comprehensive refurbishment by noted 2000GT specialist Maine Line Exotics before passing to a Pacific Northwest collector. Showing under 47,000 miles, it is regarded as among the most authentic surviving U.S.-market examples.

Ownership

—Auction sale
Sold US$797,500
RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →
→ 2001Private sale
Bill Spencer
partial documentation
Former dealer principal of Competition Sports Cars; became the first registered private owner and kept the car for decades alongside his wife Harriet, until his death in 2001.
2001 →Inheritance
Harriet Spencer
partial documentation
Inherited the car from her husband; approximately six years after acquiring it she arranged a comprehensive restoration by Maine Line Exotics in Biddeford, Maine, then sold the car to a Pacific Northwest collector.
Date unknownFactory delivery
Don Placke Toyota
partial documentation
Original receiving dealership in St. Louis, Missouri; vehicle remained unsold in new-car inventory on MSO for approximately five years before a dealer trade transferred it onward.
Date unknownPrivate sale
Competition Sports Cars
partial documentation
Lawrence, Kansas Toyota dealership operated by Bill Spencer; received the car via a trade with Don Placke Toyota.
Date unknownPrivate sale
Pacific Northwest collector
partial documentation
Prominent collector based in the Pacific Northwest; described as the second private owner before the current consignor.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Current owner
partial documentation
Described as the third private owner of the vehicle; acquired it from the Pacific Northwest collector.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

—Restoration
Maine Line Exotics
Comprehensive refurbishment covering engine and suspension rebuilds, installation of a correct stainless-steel exhaust, Weber carburetor fitment (with original Solex units retained), fresh paint and chrome, and a full interior renewal including leather, carpeting, and detailed engine bay work.
Commissioned by Harriet Spencer approximately six years after she inherited the car; the workshop is noted as one of the leading 2000GT specialists in the United States. Biddeford, Maine.

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