May 13, 2005 - 12:48 PM
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Never heard of this car until I saw it posted on the mr2 forums... Holy crap it's awesome.
1967 Toyota 2000GT ![]() ![]() ![]() 2470 lbs, 150hp, RWD, 130 lb-ft, inline 6. Apparently there will be one at the NA2005 MR2/Celica All-Trac/Lotus meet in Kansas this summer |
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May 14, 2005 - 12:48 PM
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I cant belive most people havent heard of this car... for people who dont know, the car originaly started life out as a NISSAN project with yamaha... Nissan ditched the idea early on, so yamaha turned to toyota with the idea, and they liked it, and picked up where nissan left off. The engine was co-developed with yamaha, and the styling has been only rumored to have been designed by Albrecht Goertz (designer of, most famosly, the BMW 507). He himself has denied involvement, and Toyota refuses to tell who did... The car is considered by many classic auto historians to be the only true classic japanese sportscar ever produced, with a production total of only 337 units in its entire life span. Also, the car used in "you only live twice" was a one off convertible (they made 2 for the movie)...
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YellowTwo What an awesome car. May 13, 2005 - 12:48 PM
Blakout16 not diggin the interior but dannggg i love the ext... May 13, 2005 - 1:00 PM
Digndoug Kinda looks like my dads 76 Jensen GT.. but the ... May 13, 2005 - 1:01 PM
Crzybakerdog that car reminds me of my dads 67 jag xke and it w... May 13, 2005 - 1:34 PM
25thcelica man you guys did not know about teh 2000gt? that i... May 13, 2005 - 1:35 PM
darksecret I think I first heard of it when Gran Turismo 2 ca... May 13, 2005 - 1:37 PM
orvillescelica Never heard of the 2000GT!! that was the c... May 13, 2005 - 5:04 PM
dustin15brown That car is INSANELY nice.. I want one May 13, 2005 - 5:17 PM
darksecret Didn't they make a 3000 GT Supra, using the TR... May 14, 2005 - 2:13 PM![]() ![]() |
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