Toyota 2000GT - Bond Car or Kawaii Shockwave | Tyrrell's Classic Workshop

Struggling to break into the US market in the 1960s, Toyota knew they needed a car that would make people sit up and take notice. And boy did this collaboration with Yamaha do just that! The Toyota 2000GT, arguably Japan's first supercar, was good enough to rival the top European manufacturers, and even joined the pantheon of icons as a Bond Car in "You Only Live Twice". This combination of performance and charm explains why it's so sought after, with good examples fetching up to $1.2 Million. Iain delves further into the history of how the car came to be before introducing some of it's lovely touches. It's then time to take it for a run, assuming he can actually get in it... Thank you once again to everyone for the overwhelming reception of these videos and for all the support of likes, subscribes and wonderful comments. This video was brought to you by Aston Lark - https://www.astonlark.com/tyrrellsworkshop Filmed and edited by Whipp3dCream - https://whipp3dcream.com/ Interested in purchasing a classic car? Check out Iain's guides with Supercars Monaco - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEuvc72CwG8dJ-Fr6nH4jUw Follow Iain on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iain_tyrrell/ Follow Iain on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Personal-Blog/Iain-Tyrrell-Moments-2241519122747338/ --- IMAGE ATTRIBUTION: Mic from Reading - Berkshire, United Kingdom (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mondial_de_l'Automobile_2010,_Paris_-_France_(5058929956).jpg), „Mondial de l'Automobile 2010, Paris - France (5058929956)“, crop by TCW, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode Mic from Reading - Berkshire, United Kingdom (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mondial_de_l'Automobile_2012,_Paris_-_France_(8676508786).jpg), „Mondial de l'Automobile 2012, Paris - France (8676508786)“, crop by TCW, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode Brian Snelson (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1967Toyota2000GTRoadster.jpg), „1967Toyota2000GTRoadster“, crop by TCW, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode