“I feel like I’m in charge of a world heritage”

But Mr H’s good fortune continued. A short time after the two cars had been assembled, he spotted an unbelievable tip on Carsensor: a shop in Tokyo was selling an early 2000GT. A shop in Tokyo had listed an early model 2000GT for a negotiated price. Mr H rarely visits used car search websites, but that day, for some reason, he was searching for a 2000GT. It was later discovered that the shop had intended to list the car for a few days only.

Not wanting to stay put, Mr H called the shop. She asked them to let her go and have a look. The shop seemed to be in a hurry. In the case of this type of model, many cold callers and enthusiasts are trying to identify the individual pieces, and we can’t afford to deal with them every time. Besides, it is an expensive model that has become a global collector’s item. It is not always possible to guarantee that individual information such as VIN and location will not be misused. The shop also needs to determine whether the customer is ready to buy the car before showing it to them. But Mr H lived 500 km away from Tokyo. There are limited ways to check. The shop told him intending to get him to give up.

“If you are willing to buy it, please put in the deposit immediately. Come and see it and if you don’t like it, we will refund your money.”

Mr H immediately wired the amount as he was told. The shop was surprised and arranged to have a look at it. What he found there was the very car he had seen at Rocky Auto before. It had been finished more beautifully, but some of the characteristic points were still there. Feeling a sense of destiny, Mr H decided to buy the earlier model as well.

All this has happened over the past two years or so, Mr H himself replies in front of the garage with the three cars.

“I still feel like I’m dreaming.”

Of course, since he bought all these models at once, he must have a lot of assets, and I didn’t ask him how he financed the purchase, nor do I need to. The only thing I can say is that good cars marry people who have strong feelings for them.

“You know, a world heritage, I feel like I’m in charge of it now. So I feel like I have to treat it with as much care as possible and enjoy the preparations for passing it on to the next person. It’s more of a responsibility than happiness.”

Mr H smiled like a boy as he said this.

translated by DeepL