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My KPGC10 Skyline GT-R has just arrived in the UK.
After many years sitting unused and forlorn in Kyoto, a full restoration ( by 'NP35' of Nagano, Japan ) was finally completed in November 2005, and the car's first post-resto shakedown was at the 2005 NISMO Festival at Fuji Speedway. Some members here might recall seeing it there ( we were right down at the far end of the pits ).
The car was featured in a four page article in the February 2006 issue of 'Nostalgic Hero' magazine. It then took part in the Neko Publishing 'Time Machine Festival' - held at Fuji Speedway in late March.
In late June it was taken to Yokohama and loaded into a single 20ft container to be sent to Southampton. All went smoothly, and I'm pleased to say that the car is now sitting in my garage in north London ( probably wondering what the hell is going on............
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The car was built as a club race / track day machine with a nod to period-correct detail and the Works race cars ( although it was not intended to be an accurate Works replica ) and it does have some quite rare original Nissan sports and race option parts on it. Hopefully it won't be too difficult to legalise it for road use here in the UK ( I'm already working on the lighting ) but it is fairly uncivilised on the road and bloody loud inside.
There was a very early PGC10 GT-R ( 4 door ) in South Africa, but I believe that might now have gone back to Japan. So as far as I know, this one is the only genuine C10-series GT-R outside Japan at present.
Hopefully I will be taking it to a few events in the near future, so that people can have a good look at it.
Cheers,
Alan T.
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After many years sitting unused and forlorn in Kyoto, a full restoration ( by 'NP35' of Nagano, Japan ) was finally completed in November 2005, and the car's first post-resto shakedown was at the 2005 NISMO Festival at Fuji Speedway. Some members here might recall seeing it there ( we were right down at the far end of the pits ).
The car was featured in a four page article in the February 2006 issue of 'Nostalgic Hero' magazine. It then took part in the Neko Publishing 'Time Machine Festival' - held at Fuji Speedway in late March.
In late June it was taken to Yokohama and loaded into a single 20ft container to be sent to Southampton. All went smoothly, and I'm pleased to say that the car is now sitting in my garage in north London ( probably wondering what the hell is going on............
).The car was built as a club race / track day machine with a nod to period-correct detail and the Works race cars ( although it was not intended to be an accurate Works replica ) and it does have some quite rare original Nissan sports and race option parts on it. Hopefully it won't be too difficult to legalise it for road use here in the UK ( I'm already working on the lighting ) but it is fairly uncivilised on the road and bloody loud inside.
There was a very early PGC10 GT-R ( 4 door ) in South Africa, but I believe that might now have gone back to Japan. So as far as I know, this one is the only genuine C10-series GT-R outside Japan at present.
Hopefully I will be taking it to a few events in the near future, so that people can have a good look at it.
Cheers,
Alan T.
