Changes: Toyota 2000 GT

Revision as of 12:40, 30 June 2020

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
176/250	2013	HW Showroom - HW All Stars	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 - HW All Stars	Red	Black stripe on sides	Black / Plastic	Clear	Black	PR5	X1844	Malaysia	Rare Base code(s):
176/250	2013	HW Showroom - HW All Stars	Spectraflame Red	Black & Silver	Gloss Black Painted Metal	Clear	Black	Black (Chrome Rim) RR10SP	X2020	Malaysia	Base code(s): F02 Super Treasure Hunt
192/250	2014	HW Workshop - HW All Stars	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 Workshop - HW All Stars	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	Production run: 3000 Base code(s):
	2015	HW Road Trippin' 18/21	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
	2016	Car Culture - Japan Historics 4/5	Yellow	Green hood, green 'Toyota 2000GT' NGK, GoodYear, JCCS and Nostalgia Logos on both sides, red Hot Wheels Logo on both sides	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	Chrome & Gold RR8SP	DJF79	Malaysia	Base code(s): H52, J09
184/250	2020	Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 8/10	Burgundy	Pink and Dark Magenta stripes on hood and sides; "Tokyo 2020", "Karate" and karate illustration on both sides; Olympic rings, Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games logo, "Tokyo 2020" on hood	Burgundy / Plastic	Tinted (Smoke)	Tan	Gold Chrome Rim, Black DD8	GHC98	Malaysia	Base code(s): N11

Trivia

In 2016, the Toyota 2000GT was released in the coloring 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.

Gallery

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