Changes: Toyota 2000 GT

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Description

The Toyota 2000 GT (officially named Toyota 2000GT, note the lack of the space; トヨタ二千GT in Japanese) was a 2-door sports coupe produced by Toyota motor corporation from 1967 to 1970. Designed originally by Yamaha, the Toyota 2000GT was proposed originally to Nissan, whom rejected the offer. Nissan later would use the 2000GT as a design inspiration on it's Fairlady Z (exported as the Datsun 240Z) which replaced the Fairlady Roadster in 1970.

Versions

The Toyota 2000 GT has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:

Col #	Year	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes / Variations
176 / 250	2013	HW Showroom - All Stars	Red	Black stripe on sides	Black / Plastic	Clear	Black	Chrome rim MC5	X1844	Malaysia	Base code(s): F05, F06, F09, F10
176 / 250	2013	HW Showroom - All Stars	Spectraflame Red	Black & Silver	Gloss Black Painted Metal	Clear	Black	Chrome Rims, Black RRC	X2020	Malaysia	Base code(s): Super Treasure Hunt
192 / 250	2014	HW Workshop - All Stars	Metalflake Black	Red and White stripes on sides and across top	Black / Plastic	Clear	Gray	Gold Chrome rim MC5	BFD66	Malaysia	Base code(s): F32,F36
192 / 250	2014	HW Workshop - All Stars	Yellow	Black and Blue Stripes	Yellow / Plastic	Smoke	Black	MC5	BFF53	Malaysia	Base code(s): F49, G03
?	2015	RLC	Gold Afflair White w/Red hood	Authentic 1968 SCCA "33" livery w/hand-spray-painted detail	White / Metal	Clear	Black	Neo-Classic RL		Malaysia	Base code(s): Only 3,000 made
18 / 21	2015	HW Road Trippin' Series	Metalflake Grey	'Mount Fuji Drift Night', '22' & Blue & White stripes on sides	Black / Plastic	Clear	Black	Gold MC5	DFL51	Malaysia	Base code(s):
4 / 5	2016	Car Culture Series - Japan Historics	Yellow	Green hood, 'Toyota 2000GT' & sponsor logos on sides	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	Chrome & Gold RR8SP	DJF79	Malaysia	Base code(s): H52

Trivia

In 2016, the Toyota 2000GT was released in the colouring used on the real Toyota 2000GT that was used in the 1966 Yatabe Speed Trail, which broke the time's speed and performance records, stunning western carmakers into taking Japanese cars very seriously.

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 ==Description==
 The '''Toyota 2000 GT''' (officially named ''Toyota 2000GT'', note the lack of the space; トヨタ 二千GT in Japanese) was a 2-door sports coupe produced by Toyota motor corporation from 1967 to 1970. Designed originally by Yamaha, the Toyota 2000GT was proposed originally to Nissan, whom rejected the offer. Nissan later would use the 2000GT as a design inspiration on it's [[Nissan Fairlady Z| Fairlady Z]] (exported as the [[Datsun 240Z]]) which replaced the [[Fairlady 2000|Fairlady Roadster]] in 1970.
-The impact of the Toyota 2000GT would be one that would cause western car makers to change their thinking of the Japanese car makers practically overnight. in 1966 at the Yatabe Speed Trial in Japan, the 2000GT broke several existing speed and performance records. The 2000GT was Japan's first supercar and is considered to be their first collectable car.
-The engine of the 2000GT was mounted in the front, longitudinally. The engine was a the 2.0 Litre straight-six based off the one used with the luxury car, the Toyota Crown.(hot Wheels released in 2016 a Hong Kong [[Time Attaxi|Taxi]] resembling a 1990s version of the Toyota Crown) Yamaha fitted in a dual overhead camshaft into an engine producing 150 horsepower.
-In production, the 2000GT only saw 351 units roll off the assembly lines, making the car very rare. 60 units made their way to American shores and the rest were spread throughout the globe in similar numbers.
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