AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
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lifted from GTROC
i like it..... a lot
[QUOTE]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............ ).
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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[Edited on 30-05-2007 by AK]
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AK
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another of his cars :/
If you like Fairladies, you might like one of my other cars - a 1972 Fairlady 240ZG ( the Group 4 homologation model, only sold in Japan ). Only genuine ZG in Europe, as far as we know:
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liamrusuk
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love both of them gorgeous
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Eck
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
Location: Lundin Links, Fife
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Lucky cunt
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andy1868
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
Location: Burscough, Lancashire
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:faints:
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Dean B
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Location: Lincolnshire
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Oh yes
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Robin
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Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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I like
Would have been more impressed to see a nice shiny silver road car though.
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All Torque
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Registered: 17th Nov 05
Location: Milton Keynes Drives: Ford Focus TDCi
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Fairlady ZG
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AK
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i dunno which i'd choose.... love them both
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jr
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the arches on the 240
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P1CK4D
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quote: Originally posted by jr
the arches on the 240
Looks like a Proton! Quality cars!
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