GR86

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Toyota
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Coupe

Here's a lovely tale of the American Dream coming true in the most gearhead-friendly way. It starts with Siggi Wilzig, who survived the infamous German concentration camps during World War II. Wilzig came to the States in 1947 and built a financial empire, which he left to his son when he died in 2003. Instead of spending a lifetime working, Alan Wilzig cashed out at 57 and is living his best life in cars like the McLaren 650S Spider, Ariel Atom, and Toyota GR86 in the video.

Wilzig owns a 275-acre estate in New York state on which he built Wilzig Racing Manor. It's like your usual manor, but with a sprawling private race track. Private race tracks are usually owned by corporate entities like Porsche. Not by one man.

It's literally the ultimate gearhead fantasy.

The Wilzig track is relatively small but can be run in multiple configurations. It's 1.15 miles long, 40 feet wide, and there's an 80-foot elevation between the lowest and the highest point. The longest configuration is 2.75 miles.

Wilzig first had to pay $500,000 in legal fees to build the track as his neighbors weren't as enthusiastic about having a track in their region. The track itself cost $7.5 million to construct.

Next to the track, Wilzig built a three-story building to house all of his toys. There are several track toys and 110 motorcycles. There are some cars not allowed on Wilzig's track, though. Given his father's history, Wilzig does not allow Mercs, Bimmers, or Porsches on his property.

"I don't need to see that three-pointed star when I know it was the last thing my grandparents saw before they were murdered by the Nazis," said Wilzig in an interview with Johnchow.com.

While this track might never see a 911 GT3, we spotted dozens of race-ready motorcycles and a nice Nissan 370Z that appears to be heavily modified for the track.

Wilzig says he's done more than 20,000 laps and he loves having friends over to enjoy it with him. He also opens the track one day per year to the public as part of a charity campaign.