tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4703163705690654281.post1762900731559956444..comments2024-03-07T08:20:06.839-08:00Comments on Along For The Ride: Toyota 2000 GT / A Day Japan Broke The MoldJohn Straubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10841429963939217535noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4703163705690654281.post-15085674527320340402011-03-25T08:27:27.507-07:002011-03-25T08:27:27.507-07:00Thanks Russ for the clarification...come to find o...Thanks Russ for the clarification...come to find out Goertz also designed the BMW 507 in 1955, a very cool car!John Straubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10841429963939217535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4703163705690654281.post-13452119636500864832011-03-25T07:39:52.163-07:002011-03-25T07:39:52.163-07:00Russ emailed this to clear this up: Love these car...Russ emailed this to clear this up: Love these cars, John... but AFAIK Raymond Lowey had nothing to do with the design. That story has gone around for ages because Albrecht Gortz had been at Lowey Studios, went to Japan, worked as a design consultant 1962-64 for Nissan and penned the Nissan 2000GT, which was engineered by Yamaha. He also did the 1500 Silvia which was produced in small numbers, but not the GT. That design and engineering concept was picked up by Toyota after Nissan passed on it, and Goertz' styling was discarded. Toyota revised the 2000GT extensively, the final design in-house by Satoru Nozaki (also responsible for the Sports 600 and 800) and first presented at the 1965 Tokyo Motor Show. All 351 were actually built by Yamaha. Some believe the Datsun 240Z can be attributed to Goertz, but he was long gone from Datsun/Nissan by that time. Goertz also inexplicably claimed to have worked at Porsche on the 901. Which of course is patently false... his independent 901 proposal was rejected early on.<br /> <br />Two of the Shelby prepared racers made an appearance at Laguna Seca in 2007... with a BUNCH of brethren; 19 or 20 IIRC, plus a couple of Sports 800s. <br />Always enjoy your blog, thanks for keeping at it.<br /> <br />Best regards,<br />RussJohn Straubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10841429963939217535noreply@blogger.com