Thank you halcro.
The following is the first paragraph of the Wikipedia article about the Toyota 2000GT:
"The Toyota 2000GT is a limited-production, front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, two-seat, hardtop
coupé 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. A
halo car for the automaker, in Japan it was exclusive to Toyota's Japanese retail sales channel called
Toyota Store."
The motor on the GT 2000X does differ to the motor in the 2000 and 2000L. In the 2000X motor motor/ spindle shaft is of a larger diameter plus the phosphor bronze well is commensurately larger. This increase in diameter has NOTHING to do with the heavier 18 Kg platter. It was just a refinement made to the motor in conjunction with the introduction of the premium X model. All GT 2000 series( GT 2000 and GT 2000L and GT 2000X) turntables were designed to be used with the optional 18 Kg gunmetal platter. All of them were standard with the 6.5 Kg aluminium platter (ie despite the uprated bearing in the motor of the 2000X, it came standard with a 6.5 Kg platter).
Since so little is known in English about the GT 2000 series turntables it is imperative that what is published is accurate. The Vintage Knob entries have and continue to cause a measure of confusion since many people reference them. People who repeat what they see on TVK add to the dilemma. Others then see the repeat referencing of the TVK mistakes and erroneously conclude that TVK has been corroborated by the 'additional' information.
I have seen these falsehoods innocently stated by lew over the years and have repeatedly politely set the story straight. I should not have to do this every time that lew contributes to a GT 2000 thread. I am exasperated that I need to do this again.
Enough is enough.
