The first of only three modified by Carroll Shelby may be the most prized Toyota of all—and it's up for grabs.
, whose stock-in-trade was turning production cars into competitive race cars, was just the man to bring Toyota to the American motorsports scene, and by natural progression, the public eye. So, after the car’s promotional tour, Shelby and Toyota engineers made mechanical and design modifications to MF10-10001—the first serial-numbered 2000 GT built and the first of only three cars that Shelby prepared for SCCA C-Production racing.
Weighing just 2,469 pounds, the car comprises an aerodynamic, semi-monocoque-design steel body on a backbone chassis. Ultimately, MF10-10001 enjoyed a brief racing career, after which it was owned by several noted collectors.
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