the Toyota Museum
Road & Track tested the 2000GT back in 1967. One of the Roadsters lives at the Toyota Museum. Its body is made of aluminum.
What Toyota was in James Bond?
Toyota 2000GT
Toyota Land Cruiser Prado One of the most beautiful Bond cars ever was the Toyota 2000GT, uniquely converted into a cabriolet to accommodate Sean Connery in 1967’s You Only Live Twice. The same can’t be said of the mid-90s Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, which mustered about 190bhp in its most powerful guise.
What car does Bond drive in You Only Live Twice?
2000GT
2000GT Open-Top, the “Bond Model” The 2000GT made its most famous screen appearance in the 1967 James Bond movie You Only Live Twice, most of which was filmed in Japan.
How fast is the Toyota 2000GT?
137mph
Toyota 2000GT
| Engine | In-line 6-cyl, 1988cc |
|---|---|
| Weight | 1120kg |
| Power-to-weight | 134bhp/ton |
| 0-60mph | 8.4sec |
| Top speed | 137mph |
What is the white car in James Bond You Only Live Twice?
Who designed Toyota 2000 GT?
The Toyota 2000GT is a limited-production front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive, two-door, two-seat sports car/grand tourer designed by Toyota in collaboration with Yamaha. First displayed to the public at the Tokyo Motor Show in 1965, the 2000GT was manufactured under contract by Yamaha between 1967 and 1970.
Did James Bond ever drive a Toyota?
Movie: You Only Live Twice (1967) It’s only right that Bond’s first film to take place in Japan should feature the country’s first supercar. The Toyota 2000 was fast, powerful, and rare.
What engine does a Toyota 2000GT have?
Toyota 2000GT
| Toyota 2000GT (MF10) | |
|---|---|
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | Gasoline: 2.0 L 3M DOHC I6 (MF10) 2.3 L 2M-B SOHC I6 (MF12) |
| Power output | 150 PS (148 hp; 110 kW) (3M) 140 PS (138 hp; 103 kW) (2M-B) |
| Transmission | 5-speed manual 3-speed automatic |
Is the 2000GT a James Bond car?
Just a little more than your mother’s Corolla. If all that wasn’t enough to pique your interest, the 2000GT is also a Bond car.
Was you only live twice the only James Bond movie Toyota made?
You Only Live Twice was the only Bond appearance for Toyota’s million-dollar sports car.
Is the Toyota 2000GT a good investment?
Funnily enough and despite Toyota’s reputation at the time for building cheap, reliable rust buckets, the Toyota 2000GT made the best financial investment by far when compared to the E-Type and 911. More than one person thought the 2000GT would make an excellent race car.
Who designed the Toyota 2000GT?
Toyota designer Satoru Nozaki created the final form of the 2000GT that would go to production, though it kept the underpinnings from Yamaha, and maintained the lightweight aluminium body construction.
