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" This could be your electric-powered dream machine, or your worst classic car nightmare. Under the auspices of the Toyota Automobile Association, and officially titled &amp;quot;Crazy Car Project,&amp;quot; a group of engineers have turned a Toyota 2000GT sports car into a solar-powered and zero-emissions classic.  That sounds fine, until you remember that Toyota built only 337 examples of the 2000GT from 1967-70. A convertible version \u2013 while never officially produced \u2013 made a very memorable appearance in the James Bond film &amp;quot;You Only Live Twice.&amp;quot; Powered by an inline-6, the rear-wheel-drive 2000GT is considered the first Japanese supercar. Pristine examples have sold for more than $300,000.  Apparently, tradition took a backseat to innovation with this EV project. Not only was the vintage engine replaced by an electric motor and lithium-ion battery pack, the engineers had some fun with the car&amp;#039;s exhaust note. EVs normally operate in near total silence. However, the driver of the 2000GT SEV (Solar Electric Vehicle) can opt for an exhaust note that sounds like a rocket, airplane, or horses galloping.  While it&amp;#039;s definitely amusing, we&amp;#039;re hoping the 2000GT&amp;#039;s original parts are sitting on a shelf somewhere, ready to be refitted once the novelty wears off. . Related posts:  Toyota Motorsport Aims for N\u00FCrburgring Record....with an EV! Video: Toyota Sets New EV Record at the Ring Plug-ins Standard for 2014 Toyota Prius  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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