Toyota
2000GT

Why it matters

The 2000GT is widely acclaimed as Japan's first supercar and was Toyota's range-topping grand tourer of the late 1960s. Built in small, hand-finished batches by Yamaha rather than on Toyota's own lines, it showed that a Japanese maker could produce a world-class sports car.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

Yamaha completed the first prototype under contract to Toyota in August 1965, and it was shown at the 12th Tokyo Motor Show that autumn. In 1966 a Tosco-prepared car set several records in the 72-hour Yatabe speed trials, averaging 128.76 mph. The road car went on sale in Japan in May 1967 under chassis code MF10, gaining revised driving lights, optional air conditioning and an automatic gearbox in 1969. Production ended in 1970 after 351 cars, 337 of them road cars; two prototypes were converted to open cars for the film You Only Live Twice.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Identification guide

How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.

The 2000GT is an ultra-low two-seat coupe with an X-shaped backbone frame carrying a 2.0 litre DOHC straight six with three twin-choke Mikuni-Solex side-draught carburettors and 75 x 75 mm bore and stroke. It has independent double-wishbone suspension, four-wheel disc brakes and four magnesium-alloy wheels, a rosewood-trimmed interior, fender access panels housing the battery and air filter, and pop-up headlights. The four-speed gearbox is a truck unit with a fifth gear and reverse extension added.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   Toyota UK Magazine: Toyota 2000GT – history of a Japanese icon Level A

   • 351 total units built, of which 337 sold as road cars

   Accessed 2026-11-11
2. 2
   Toyota 2000GT, Vehicle Lineage (75 Years of Toyota) Level A Toyota Motor Corporation

   • A total of 337 units were made before production ended in 1970
   • four magnesium alloy wheels

   Accessed 2026-11-13
3. 3
   Toyota 2000GT – history of a Japanese icon Level A Joe Clifford · Toyota UK Magazine · 2015-06-03

   • 3M engine, derived from the Crown's SOHC unit
   • 2.0-litre DOHC straight six
   • 150bhp
   • five-speed manual; three-speed automatic available from 1969
   • X-shape backbone frame
   • top speed 136mph

   Accessed 2026-11-12
4. 4
   Toyota 2000GT profile Level C Japanese Nostalgic Car (archived) · 2007-07-04

   • perfect 75 by 75mm
   • duplex chain drove twin overhead cams
   • three dual-throat Mikuni-Solex sidedraft carbs
   • 130lb-ft of torque at 5000
   • capable of spinning the engine at 7000rpm
   • synchronized 5-speed transmission
   • light, quick rack and pinion steering
   • steel skin ... savagely hammered over wooden bucks

   Accessed 2026-11-13
5. 5
   Toyota 2000GT, Vehicle Lineage (75 Years of Toyota) Level A Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Global website

   • Max. output 150 PS at 6600 rpm (net)
   • 4-wheel independent suspension with a double wishbone and coil spring layout
   • 4-wheel disc brakes
   • Wheelbase(mm) 2330
   • Length(mm) 4175
   • Width(mm) 1600
   • Height(mm) 1160
   • Curb mass(kg) 1120
   • 0-100 km/h acceleration of 8.6 seconds
   • 0-400 m acceleration of 15.9 seconds

   Accessed 2026-11-12