Vehicle exhibits

Stretching back to the mid-60s, the history of the Nissan Skyline GT-R began in earnest on 3 May 1965, when Prince, a Japanese car maker taken over by Nissan in 1967, entered a Skyline saloon in the second-ever Japanese Grand Prix. The Skyline's standard four-cylinder engine had been replaced by a potent pushrod, carburettor-fed straight-six. Much to the delight of the home crowd, the 'humble' four-door Skyline was seen to overtake a Porsche 904GTS. The legend of the Skyline had begun.

Fast forward to 1989. Nissan released the R32; a twin-turbo, all-wheel steering (computer controlled Super HICAS), all wheel drive monster utilizing the RB26DETT inline 6. The vehicle was factory-rated to produce 280hp and included a larger intercooler, larger brakes, light-weight hood and wheel arches, and wider front and rear wheel arches in comparison to the other variants.

 Its success in motor racing was formidable, particularly in the annual race at the Mount Panorama circuit in Bathurst, Australia, where the champion three years running was a GT-R. The GT-R's success at Mount Panorama in 1991 and 1992, both by New Zealand driver Jim Richards, led to a change in formula regulations, which came to exclude turbocharged and four-wheel-drive cars in subsequent years. It also had great success in the Japanese GT series where it has remained dominant up until the present day.