Yamaha started life as a piano and reed organ manufacturer in 1887. It then expanded to building motorcycles during 1954. Having become known for its high performance engineering prowess…
Read MoreChassis 003 was one of three OX99-11 prototypes assembled in anticipation of a short production run for customers. 003 was painted green whereas the other two prototypes were red (001) and…
Read MoreChassis 001 was the first Yamaha OX99-11 completed. Three cars were built in total with chassis numbers 001, 003 and 007. Assembly took place at International Auto Design (IAD) with fine tuning…
Read MoreChassis 007 was numerically the last Yamaha OX99-11 prototype constructed. In total, three cars were completed, all of which were painted different colours: 007 was black, 003 was green and…
Read MoreAfter encouraging results with the 2000 GT-based 311 S at the 1966 Japanese Grand Prix and Suzuka 1000km, Toyota decided to attempt a series of high speed endurance records. The choice…
Read MoreDuring the 2000 GT development phase, Toyota decided to take their first step into the world of motor racing. At the time, Japan was still recovering from the affects of World War 2. While the…
Read MoreIn December 1964, the Toyota and Yamaha Motor Companies began a collaboration to produce a sleek high performance Coupe unlike anything yet seen from a Japanese manufacturer. Toyota…
Read MoreYou Only Live Twice was the fifth James Bond movie and was set largely in Japan. Bond was once again played by Sean Connery and the plot for this latest adventure involved the terrorist…
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