At the entrance of the Toyota Museum, "Toyota 2000GT ROADSTER" donated by Toshiaki Karasawa

■ From October 30, 2021 (Saturday) to April 17, 2022 (Sun), a special exhibition of domestic WRC participation cars is also being held

There are many celebrities who are known for car lovers, but one of the real "Ensu" is probably Karasawa Toshiaki.

He seems to have a deep love for old cars, such as participating in a classic car rally with his wife Tomoko Yamaguchi.She seems to have spent many cars, including the first Roadster, Nissan BE-1, Maserati Quattroporte, and Porsche 356 Speed Star.

One of the most famous is Toyota 2000GT, which may only be produced by only 337 units, which is sometimes described as domestic sports cars.

On September 8, 1965, a technical tie -up contract for sports car development was signed between Toyota and Yamaha, and the average age of the development team was around 30 years old.Yamaha Motor engine is 2.0L in -line 6 cylinders.It is stored in a beautiful bonnet hood of a long nose reminiscent of the Jaguar E -type, which was referred to during development of the "3M" engine using the DOHC method.

In the past, 200GT, which has been traded at a price exceeding 100 million yen in the past, has also appeared as the "Bond Car" in the movie "007" series.Moreover, a special model designed as an open model.

Karasawa Toshiaki has a re -tailoring the 2000GT of his car into an open car in Toyota, and has given the first time among celebrities who like cars.

At the Toyota Museum, from October 26, 2021 to the end of March 2022, this "Toyota 2000GT ROADSTER" donated by Karasawa Toshiaki will be exhibited at the Karakan entrance.

Karasawa Toshiaki said that he wanted everyone to watch this car would be pleased, so this 2000GT Roadster without compromising one line while respecting the original design of 2000GT., It seems that the design suitable for an open body was repeated many times and was tailored.

In addition, it seems that the running worthy of the name of "2000GT" has been reborn as an open sport that is worthy of "Roadster" by bringing it to the circuit and tuning many times.

At the Toyota Museum, "Running! 2.A special exhibition of 5 -dimensional Vuo On !! - WRC Japan Car Challenge "" October 30, 2021 (Saturday) to April 17, 2022 (Sun), where domestic WRC tanks are in line.Since it will be held, why not go out for Toyota 2000GT Roadster donated by Toshiaki Karasawa and a domestic WRC participation in the WRC?

(Katsuhiro Tsukada)

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