Following a redesign in 1981, the sixth-generation Skyline emerged with the Skyline RS model, a performance trim powered by a 2-litre straight-4 FJ20 engine.

About a year or so later, that car came up for sale again, and once again, I passed. As you can imagine, finding a R30 in the States, let alone a mint condition one, is damn near impossible. The previous owner also ensured the rest of the spec box was up to bar with Blitz coilovers, Cusco sway bars, R32 brake conversion and staggered Barramundi Design wheels. 5-speed Manual Typically a red flag for most project car owners, but this one just seemed too good to be true and then some. Brandon hails from Richmond, Virginia, and makes his living as a financial advisor. Following a redesign in 1981, the sixth-generation Skyline emerged with the Skyline RS model, a performance trim powered by a 2-litre straight-4 FJ20 engine.

This masterful project by Garage Saurus is breathtaking from head to toe, and it's only beginning to start its new life under the media spotlight, thanks to its new owner. In all, there were 26 variations of the R30 Skyline available. The KDR30 appears in Nissan Presents: Over Drivin' Skyline Memorial, a localised Japan release of Road & Track Presents: The Need for Speed, for PlayStation. You don't have to be a diehard Nissan fan to realize this old school, 1984 Nissan Skyline R30 is wicked cool. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat.
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More than 400,000 R30 Skylines sold in the first half of the '80s. A 36-year-old car is bound to show its age, but Brandon reassures us this car is as gorgeous in person as it looks in the photos. Unknown My current build, which is my most ambitious project ever—two and a half years in the making, with another few months to go—a 1986 Z31 300ZX which is inspired by the Datsun 'Z432' powered by a fully-built naturally-aspirated RB28." Such a rare thing for me as I love modifying cars, but I never get tired of seeing it in my garage or taking it out for spirited drives which I try to do as often as I can. DC2 Integra Type R vs. EK9 Civic Type R. Friday Night Watch Party: Join NASCAR Driver Corey LaJoie and Stream 'NASCAR ALL IN: Battle for Daytona'! They're a sister company to Japanese Classics LLC, and I had used them to import a bunch of stuff already and couldn't have been more pleased to learn they could also import cars. Once an OS Giken clutch and NISMO limited-slip were thrown into the mix, the boosted DOHC 16v engine put down 300hp managed by an A'PEXi Power FC system.
"It was exactly as I would want to build my own for the most part, but it was already fully built, which scared me. He continued to ramp up his project car portfolio with an LSX-swapped BMW 528 E39 wagon, a S62-swapped E38 7-series, and a '95 240SX with S14 SR20DET Silvia conversion. The R30 was available as a two-door hardtop coupé, a four-door sedan, a five-door hatchback (available only in the R30 generation), or a four-door station wagon. Sign Up today for our FREE Newsletter and get the latest articles and news delivered right to your inbox. Brandon shifted his search parameters to Japanese auction and dealer sites where, in his head, he was looking for a 2000 Turbo RS model with the factory red and black two-tone.

THE R30 SKYLINE AND ITS ROOTS IN FIA GROUP 5 RACING While the R30 was offered in over 20 iterations, plus various powertrains that include the L-series inline-six and even the … The names were brought into line with the home Japanese and worldwide markets with the launch of the R30 series in August 1981, which was built on a C31 Laurel platform. Between '82 and '83, the R30 won seven races, but the look of the Super Silhouette Skyline helped inspire the bosozoku movement on the streets of Japan. Unfortunately, I assumed I would hate owning a right-hand-drive car. I had never really paid any attention to R30s before, but of course, I've been far more familiar with the Hakosuka and R32-R35 GT-Rs. The Millennium Jade paint, borrowed from the R34 Skyline GT-R color palette, glistens in the sunlight while it's impossible to find flaws even in the door jambs and engine bay.

"It's kind of like taking a GT-S and swapping out the RB25 for a GT-R's RB26. It started life as a standard HR30, a base model which means it likely had an anemic L20 inline-six non-turbo engine. 1250 kg (2756 lbs)