In the world of collectable vintage sports cars, well-known names come to mind: Ferrari, Porsche, Jaguar, and many others originating from the European continent, plus a few American sports cars in the mix, like the Corvette and Cobra, but rarely any cars from the Island of Japan. The 1950s and 1960s were the golden age of sports cars, capturing the imagination of automotive enthusiasts around the world, and especially in the U.S. where most of the world’s sports cars were sold. One such enthusiast was Dan Egan. Born and raised in Southern California, Dan was living in the largest hotbed of automotive activity on the planet in the late 1960s when he first saw the car that would start a life-long love affair. While attending a SCCA regional event at Riverside in 1968, he saw Carroll Shelby’s team ringing out two new cars that he had never seen before. No, not Cobras, and not Mustangs. What are those things he wondered? They were Toyota 2000GTs.
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