Jay Leno Drives Bond's Toyota 2000GT Convertible and LFA Spyder

ToyotaToyotaJapan, 1937 > present155 models
4570 photos
10 videos
appears to enjoy building extremely limited convertible versions of its top models. In 1967, it made two 2000GTToyota 2000GTJapan, 1967 > 19702 photos
convertibles for the James Bond film You Only Live Twice. Now, it has created an equally cool one-off LFALexus LFAJapan, 2010 > 20129 photos
1 video
Spyder, and Jay Leno has been able to drive both of them. 

Leno only gets to drive the 2000GT convertible around a parking lot, but that is understandable given the car's rarity. He is not a big guy, but he barely fits in the car. His head is poking above windshield. 

To be honest, the 2000GT is kind of a lackluster car. If Toyota had produced more than 351, they probably would have not been so well considered. The engineering is certainly impressive. Yamaha produced the heads for the 2.0-liter inline-six that produces 150hp. Other than the special head, the engine came from the top of the line Toyota CrownToyota CrownJapan, 1955 > 200813 series
28 versions
7 photos
. 

In 1969, the Datsun 240zDatsun 240ZJapan, 1969 > present12 photos
hit the Japanese market with 151hp and a 2.4-liter inline-six at a fraction of the price. 

The second video showing Leno driving the LFA Spyder is far more impressive. Leno goes behind the scenes to see the giant weaving machine that creates the carbon fiber for the LFA and watches the car be assembled. It takes three days for Toyota to assemble a LFA, but each one undergoes ten days of inspections. All of the workers wear white gloves during the entire production process, and the wheels and tires are covered in plastic to keep them from getting dirty. 

At the end, Leno gets to drive the only LFA Spyder around the Fuji Speedway. He is quite impressed.