Toyota 2000 GT
The Toyota 2000GT was a sports car by the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota.
History
The model was presented in 1965 at the Tokyo Motor Show. The production time was between 1967 and 1970. 2000GT With the advanced Toyota despite the resemblance to the Jaguar E from a Western brands imitating an independent manufacturer of competitive cars. The model treats of today's automotive collectors at very high prices, as only 351 units of the vehicle were produced.
The exterior of the Toyota 2000GT is determined by its flowing lines, the magnesium wheels and its pop-up headlights. Eye also covers two unusual side flaps behind the front wheel arches, which served to facilitate maintenance.
Backbone of the products manufactured by Yamaha 2000GT was a stable central tube frame. Under the long hood of a six-cylinder worked with two overhead camshafts and 1,988 cc. The 150 hp at 6,600 min -1 were transmitted through a 5 - speed manual transmission to the rear wheels. Disc brakes all round the optimal delay served; the front and rear independent suspension with wishbones and coil springs at the front and rear axle ensured the comfort desired by the Americans. With the streamlined body, it brought the Toyota 2000GT at a top speed of 220 km / h
The last copies of 1969/70 produced had enlarged front indicators and rear side marker lights.
Since 2009, the Toyota 2000GT is mounted by the Japanese car manufacturer Duesen Bavaria as a replica. They are manufactured car parts and engines of local automotive parts suppliers in Nagoya, which also supply the nearby Toyota plant.
World records and racing successes
Toyota launched the 2000GT with a third place in the Japanese Grand Prix in 1966. In June 1966, the first long- distance race over 1000 km of Japan was held at Suzuka. The first two places respectively went to a 2000GT. In 1967, he was the winning vehicle at Fuji 24 - hour race. Moreover, achieved some of the cars three FIA world records and 13 international records for speed and endurance on the high-speed test track Yatabe in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo.
The record car was destroyed at a different pace test and eventually scrapped. The achieved FIA World Records did not last long, because Porsche specially designed with a prepare 911R, this broke records.
The Texas racing legend Carroll Shelby wanted to prepare a few 2000GTs in the SCCA ( Sports Car Club of America ) in the C category (production cars) to the race. Initially Shelby built three cars, including one to the reserve. In the race, particularly pilot Scooter Patrick did show who saw the goal regularly and the last race at Laguna Seca in California could even win. Despite good performance in 1968 was the only season in which the 2000GT were riding in the U.S. race. Toyota took one of the vehicles back to Japan and converted it into a replica of the destroyed vehicle record. The two remaining Shelby cars have survived in the United States.
The 2000 GT in the film
In the James Bond film You Only Live Twice played an open copy of the 2000GT, the role of Bond Cars. The convertible version was built specifically for the film in two copies prototype and was never produced in series.
Gallery
Toyota 2000GT Coupe
Toyota 2000GT James Bond Convertible
Toyota 2000GT dashboard
3M DOHC 2.0 liter inline 6- cylinder
Swell
- James T. Crowe (ed): Toyota 2000 GT. In: Road & Track Road Test Annual. 1968, p 110-113.
- Chauvin, Xavier: voitures Japonaises 1960-1975. ETAI, Boulogne- Billancourt, 2006. ISBN 978-2-7268-8662-5
- Press kit: Toyota 2000GT of 2004, 20