Equipment
Centerlock wheels, dual mirrors.
Condition
Beautiful paint with only a few minor chips on the underside of the nose. Very good brightwork. The headlight cover has some hazing on the inside, which appears to be dust. The underbody has been fully restored, although the gearbox does have a light oily film. The interior presents very well. A well performed restoration with few flaws to dwell in. Desirable LHD car owned by racer Otto Linton and in several collections since.
Market commentary
An auction veteran that sums up the past few years of 2000GT prices pretty well. It sold at Mecum Monterey in 2015 for $1,017,500 at the peak then hammered not sold there the next year at a $700,000 high bid after a $750,000 no-sale at Kissimmee in between. It failed to sell at Kissimmee last year at a $725,000 high bid and then finally sold again for $825,000 at Mecum Indy last year. The million-dollar Toyota was a short-lived trend, but this result is way under market and it could have brought a lot closer to 700 grand without being expensive. Once upon a time the 2000GT experts at Maine Line Exotics maintained, "The 2000GT tracks the 300SL Gullwing in value," a relationship that is now firmly decoupled.