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Topic #24834 10 posts Started by YellowTwo
Never heard of this car until I saw it posted on the mr2 forums... Holy crap it's awesome.

1967 Toyota 2000GT

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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 >smile.gif>
not diggin the interior but dannggg i love the exterior >smile.gif>

the 1/4 doesnt have patience for a ST.... so we make them ST-T's so atleast we'll sound good going slow.
Kinda looks like my dads 76 Jensen GT.. but the jensen looks cooler. >wink.gif>
that car reminds me of my dads 67 jag xke and it was a inline 6 as well.
man you guys did not know about teh 2000gt? that is a car that I would give my celi for thats right you heard me >tongue.gif> j/k. but really that car is a beast it has an inline 6 2.0 liter all wheel disc brakes and the body lines of a FD(RX-7) 3gen. That car is truly a beast but they are very and I mean very rare. as far as I know on one or two people have them here in the states and one of them is the person who help make that car, Carol Shelby





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I think I first heard of it when Gran Turismo 2 came out, can't remeber though.
Never heard of the 2000GT!! that was the car in the James Bond film, "you only live twice"

This post has been edited by orvillescelica: May 13, 2005 - 5:04 PM

Its Orville's Celica, i just drive it...
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)...

Car #3: 98 Accord LX- purchased 5/06, totaled 8/06Car #2: 95 Celica GT- purchased 8/03, current daily driverCar #1: 01 Focus ZX3- purchased 5/01, sold 8/03
Didn't they make a 3000 GT Supra, using the TRD body kit?