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The 1967 Toyota Sports 800--Rare Sports Car

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Toyota Sport 800 For Sale (1967) on Car And Classic UK [C577274]





Little-known in the United States due its low export numbers, the Sports 800 is a true “hero car” in Japan, where it is one of only two cars ever to be inducted into the Japanese Automotive Hall of Fame (an institution that honors the people behind cars more than the cars themselves). The car earned this honor both for its innovative design (which owes much to engineer Tetsuo Hasegawa’s aerospace background) and for its immediate success on the race track, where it went head-to-head with Honda’s high-revving S800s in the great Japanese endurance races of the day.
 
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Yep, the 2000GT is rare, although I did see one on an early episode of the original Hawaii 50. There was a custom built 2000GT convertible made for the movie "You Only Live Twice". The reason? Sean Connery was too tall for the regular 2000GT.

But the Sport 800 is even more rare--I had never heard of it before.
 
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