Toyota 2000 GT

Toyota 2000 GT
Debut series	HW Showroom - All Stars
Produced	2013 - Present
Designer	Jun Imai
Number	X1844

Description

The Toyota 2000 GT (officially named Toyota 2000GT, note the lack of the space; トヨタ 二千GT in Japanese) is a 2-seat sports car produced from 1967 to 1970. Born out of a joint venture between Yamaha and Toyota, the 2000GT was the single car that rewrote how Western car makers thought of Japanese cars. The Toyota 2000GT was Japan's first supercar and the first seriously collectable Japanese car. Only 351 were made, with 60 being exported to the US. the rest being thinly spread across the globe. The 2000GT served as a design inspiration for Nissan when they were designing their Fairlady Z to phase out the Fairlady Roadsters.

The Hot Wheels Toyota 2000 GT was originally slated for the final series of Hot Wheels Racing in 2012, but the series was cancelled before it came to fruition. It debuted in the mainline the following year without being labelled a 'New Model'.

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	Photo
176 / 250	2013	HW Showroom All Stars 6/10	Red	Black stripe on sides	Black / Plastic	Clear	Black	Black (Chrome Rim) MC5	X1844	Malaysia	Base code(s): F05, F06, F07, F09, F10
176 / 250	2013	HW Showroom All Stars 6/10	Red	Black stripe on sides	Black / Plastic	Clear	Black	PR5	X1844	Malaysia	Rare Base code(s):
176 / 250	2013	HW Showroom All Stars 6/10	Spectraflame Red	Black & Silver	Gloss Black Painted Metal	Clear	Black	Black (Chrome Rim) RR10SP	X2020	Malaysia	Base code(s): Super Treasure Hunt
192 / 250	2014	HW Showroom All Stars 02/10	Metalflake Black	Red and White stripes on sides and across top	Black / Plastic	Clear	Gray	Black (Gold Rim)  MC5	BFD66	Malaysia	Base code(s): F32,F36, F40
192 / 250	2014	HW Showroom All Stars 02/10	Yellow	Black and Blue Stripes	Yellow / Plastic	Smoke	Black	Gray MC5	BFF53	Malaysia	Base code(s): F49, G03
?	2015	RLC Exclusive	White w/ Red Hood	'Toyota' and '33' Livery	White / Metal	Clear	Black	Neo-Classic RL		Malaysia	Base code(s): Only 3,000 made
18 / 21	2015	HW Road Trippin'	Metalflake Grey	'Mount Fuji Drift Night', '22' & Blue & White stripes on sides	Black / Plastic	Clear	Black	Black (Gold Rim)  MC5	DFL51	Malaysia	Base code(s): H36
4 / 5	2016	Car Culture - Japan Historics	Yellow	Green hood, 'Toyota 2000GT' & sponsor logos on sides	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	Chrome & Gold RR8SP	DJF79	Malaysia	Base code(s): H52, J09

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 Trial, which broke the time's speed and performance records, stunning western carmakers into taking Japanese cars very seriously.
• The 2015 RLC Version is based on the real-life race car campaigned by Carroll Shelby for the 1968 SCCA Series.

See also

• Toyota 2000GT Roadster

Gallery

2014 Hot Wheels Workshop Toyota 2000GT

Toyota 2000GT

Toyota 2000 GT, Japan Historics