PHOTOS: 45-year-old world's most expensive Toyota sells for $1.2MILLION

The world's most expensive Toyota has been sold for a staggering $1.2 million. For the same price - around £80,000 - car enthusiasts could pick up a sleek brand new sports car like the British Aston Martin V8 Vantage.

But one buyer was more than happy to break the record for the highest amount of money ever paid for a Toyota as this left-hand drive 2000GT was dubbed Japan's first ever supercar in the 1960s.

And, unlike the company's famous advertising slogan, it's unlikely you will spot one of these in front of you as only 62 were ever built and only a handful were ever exported out of Japan.

Ms McGrail said: 'The 2000GT was the Japanese E-Type, a car that could run against the best that Europe had to offer.

'This car is without a doubt the finest and most authentic 2000GT to come to market in recent years.'It has been credited with establishing the Toyota name as a force to be reckoned with in the automotive world.


'As its wonders have begun to achieve recognition in recent years, surviving examples have become highly sought-after.

'Today, the 2000GT is universally described as the most collectible, desirable, and valuable Japanese automobile ever produced.'

The Toyota was sold by the Texas-based Don Davis Collection, who bought the car from another Texas car collector.

Ms McGrail added: 'The car had been previously restored to high standards.