{"id":499633,"date":"2022-01-24T12:30:31","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T20:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=126915"},"modified":"2024-04-06T02:48:30","modified_gmt":"2024-04-06T02:48:30","slug":"the-2000gt-the-ultimate-toyota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/the-2000gt-the-ultimate-toyota\/","title":{"rendered":"The Toyota 2000GT &#8211; The Ultimate Toyota"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p>If you had to pick the ten most beautifully designed sports cars, chances are most of the list would contain cars from Europe. Primarily Italy. This comes as no surprise to many of us who are car enthusiasts. Italy does everything with passion, artistry, and a perfect blend of balance and vitality to their designs. Especially their cars. But there is a non-European sports car that stands today as one of the most engaging and beautifully constructed examples of the Golden Age of Motorsports and Performance cars \u2013 the Toyota 2000GT.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Figure-2B.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-613364 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Figure-2B.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Figure-2B.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Figure-2B-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Figure-2B-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Figure-2B-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Figure-2B-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Figure-2B-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Figure-2B-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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