1962 Prince Skyline Sport




Châssis: BLRA-3

Mk: 1

Catégorie: Coupé

Origine: JP Japon

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Contributeur: Noko Tau

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US GroupB photo_librarymode_comment

2016-05-12 18:49
Just saw that Nissan themselves state that the engine and chassis were actually from the Gloria. Between the language barrier and the 5 decades gone by, information on this car is largely speculation at this point.

www.nissan-global.com/EN/HERITAGE/princeskylinesports.html


Noko Tau photo_librarymode_comment

2016-05-12 03:38
GroupB a écrit


Yeah I meant it wasn't simply an S21 coupe running down the same assembly line as the sedans. It was a coachbuilt car that was largely hand-made in Italy.


Hand built bodies, certainly. However I doubt they were made in Italy. Designed by the Italian Giovanni Michelotti, but built in Mitaka, Japan just like the chassis & engine. Japan has an extortionately high import tax¹ on cars and car parts so for a car that would be primarily sold in Japan I don't see them paying more for importing bodywork from halfway around the world than they could possibly get for the completed car itself.


¹ This is why Mercedes are more of a status symbol in Japan than say Astons or Bentleys. An RHD Aston or Bentley in Japan could be mistaken for a clone kit car however an LHD Mercedes would be more obviously imported leaving little doubt as to the owners wealth.


US GroupB photo_librarymode_comment

2016-05-11 01:56
Noko Tau a écrit


Agreed it was different, but not totally different. It was based on the S21 after all.


Yeah I meant it wasn't simply an S21 coupe running down the same assembly line as the sedans. It was a coachbuilt car that was largely hand-made in Italy.


Noko Tau photo_librarymode_comment

2016-05-11 01:11
GroupB a écrit
Here's where I differ on the site thinking for a change. Mk. I isn't needed for the Skyline Sport because there was only one generation. It's redundant. Show me a Mk. II Skyline Sport and I'll shut up.

Edit: I see the problem. We've been listing it as an ordinary Skyline. It should really be listed as Skyline Sport. It was a totally different car line from the mass-produced Skylines.


Agreed it was different, but not totally different. It was based on the S21 after all.


US GroupB photo_librarymode_comment

2016-05-10 16:47
Desscythe17 a écrit

It's true that the Skyline Sports is actually a seperate series. So Mk. could be removed, but then the full name has to be Skyline Sports instead of Skyline.


Exactly the conclusion I just came to. I'll update the listings once I figure out if it's Sport or Sports.

Edit: Sport appears to be correct. Listings updated.

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2016-05-10 16:53:25


VC Desscythe17 photo_librarymode_comment

2016-05-10 16:45
GroupB a écrit
Here's where I differ on the site thinking for a change. Mk. I isn't needed for the Skyline Sport because there was only one generation. It's redundant. Show me a Mk. II Skyline Sport and I'll shut up.

It's true that the Skyline Sports is actually a seperate series. So Mk. could be removed, but then the full name has to be Skyline Sports instead of Skyline.


US GroupB photo_librarymode_comment

2016-05-10 16:43
Here's where I differ on the site thinking for a change. Mk. I isn't needed for the Skyline Sport because there was only one generation. It's redundant. Show me a Mk. II Skyline Sport and I'll shut up.

Edit: I see the problem. We've been listing it as an ordinary Skyline. It should really be listed as Skyline Sport. It was a totally different car line from the mass-produced Skylines.

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2016-05-10 16:46:22


VC Desscythe17 photo_librarymode_comment

2016-05-10 15:02
Noko Tau a écrit
Wasn't sure about naming this MK I since this certainly isn't the first Prince Skyline. There were six variations before it. Giovanni Michelotti's¹ BLRA-3 might be based on Takuya Himura#s S21s but obviously significantly different enough to warrant a new chassis/ body code.

¹ Of Ferrari, Maserati & Triumph fame.

Mark I is correct.


Noko Tau photo_librarymode_comment

2016-05-10 14:18
Wasn't sure about naming this MK I since this certainly isn't the first Prince Skyline. There were six variations before it. Giovanni Michelotti's¹ BLRA-3 might be based on Takuya Himura#s S21s but obviously significantly different enough to warrant a new chassis/ body code.

¹ Of Ferrari, Maserati & Triumph fame.

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