What is Hakosuka GTR?
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The Nissan ‘Hakosuka’ Skyline GTR is powered by a double-overhead-camshaft S20 engine that produces 158bhp at 7000rpm and 131 lb-ft of torque at 5600rpm. Since the car weighs in at just around 2400lbs (around 1100kg), this engine is plenty for this vehicle, ensuring some proper fun can be had in this Japanese beauty.
How many Hakosuka GTR were made?
1,945
A popular name for the PGC and KPGC10 Skyline GT-R was Hakosuka, which combines the Japanese word for box (“hako” or ハコ) and the pronounced abbreviation of skyline (“Suka” or スカ as in スカイライン or “sukairain”). A total of 1,945 PGC and KPGC10 Skyline GT-Rs were produced.
When was the Skyline Hakosuka made?
The Nissan Skyline 2000 GT-R of 1969-1972 was nicknamed “Hakosuka,” comprising the Japanese words for Box and Skyline. As intended, the GT-R was used in Japan’s national touring car racing series, where it achieved an unprecedented 52 race victories in three years, including 49 straight wins between 1969 and 1971.
How much does an old Skyline GT-R cost?
Nissan built only 16,668 R33-generation GT-Rs, which is just over a third the number of R32s it produced between 1989 and 1994. Today both models cost about the same, averaging around $48,000, but prices continue to climb; a few years ago a great-condition R32 cost less than $30K.
Who made the Hakosuka?
the Prince Motor Company
The Skyline was actually launched by the Prince Motor Company in April 1957 and featured a 1.5-litre four-cylinder engine with a heady 59bhp.
How much is a 1970 GTR?
That makes restored examples like this one valuable, and when it goes up for auction, it is expected to get between $100,000 and $150,000. Just 3,000 of the 58,200 km on the clock are post-restoration.
What is a fair lady car?
The Datsun Sports (called Datsun Fairlady in the Japanese and Australian markets), was a series of roadsters produced by Nissan in the 1960s. The series was a predecessor to the Z-car in the Fairlady line, and offered a competitor to the European MG, Triumph, Fiat and Alfa Romeo sports cars.
What was the first Nissan Skyline?
The First-Generation Nissan Skyline The 1969 GT-R version of the Skyline was a touring car like no other. Taking cues from the Nissan Prince R380 racing prototype, it relied on a four-valve Dual Overhead Cam engine for power and four-wheel independent suspension for its remarkable handling.
What is a Datsun 510?
The Datsun 510 was a series of the Datsun Bluebird sold from 1968 to 1973, and offered outside the U.S. and Canada as the Datsun 1600.
Is a Skyline rear wheel drive?
The majority of Skyline models are rear-wheel drive, with all-wheel drive being available since the eighth-generation’s debut.
What is the rarest Nissan Skyline?
There are a few notably rare Nissan Skylines; the Z-tune, R400 and of course Brian O’Conner’s electric blue R34 from 2 Fast 2 Furious. But there’s only one truly rare-as-unicorn-plop Godzilla: the awesome R33 LM.
What does BNR34 mean?
Skyline GT-R (BNR34) made a debut in January 1999. That is the last generation of “Skyline GT-R” as of 2019. “V⋅SpecII Nür” and “M⋅Spec Nür” named after Nürburgring where GT-R cars were developed were manufactured in 2002.