Tekknikal
05-17-2007, 01:27 PM
This year Nissan's Skyline celebrates its 50th anniversary- a feat achieved by very few cars on the market today.
<img src="http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/streetseen/Skyline/skylinecoupe_01.jpg" />
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To commemorate the Skyline turning 50 on April 24, Nissan held an exhibition in midtown Tokyo called <em>Grand Touring - The Legend and the Future:</em>
<img src="http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/streetseen/Skyline/main-1.jpg" />
<img src="http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/streetseen/Skyline/main.jpg" />
Note that most people <a href="http://streetseen.vi/forums/showpost.php?p=299&postcount=2">falsely</a> equate Skyline with GT-R. Although it is true that the GT-R is a high end variant of the Skyline- and is what popularized the Skyline in many locations including the USA, the Skyline itself has been around for many years as a practical driver's oriented car. Introduced in the United States market as the Infiniti G35 in 2002, the Skyline tradition continues through today, with the current generation being the V36 series.
See below for images from each generation Skyline:
1957-1963 ALSI-1/ALSI-2/BLRA-3:
<img src="http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/streetseen/Skyline/1962_skyline_sport_coupe_blra-31.jpg" />
1963-1968 S50/S54/S57:
<img src="http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/streetseen/Skyline/1964_2000gt_s542.jpg" />
1968-1972 C10:
<img src="http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/streetseen/Skyline/1970_2ht_2000gt-r_kpgc103.jpg" />
1972-1977 C110:
<img src="http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/streetseen/Skyline/1972_2000gt-x_kgc1104.jpg" />
1977-1981 C211:
<img src="http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/streetseen/Skyline/1977_2000gt_khgc210_rear5.jpg" />
1981-1985 R30:
<img src="http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/streetseen/Skyline/1983-08_2ht_2000gt-es_paul_newman_k.jpg" />
1985-1992 R31:
<img src="http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/streetseen/Skyline/1987_2000gts-r_krr317.jpg" />
1989-1994 R32:
<img src="http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/streetseen/Skyline/1990_gt-r_nismo_bnr328.jpg" />
1993-1998 R33:
<img src="http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/streetseen/Skyline/1997_sedangt-r_autechversion_bcnr33.jpg" />
1998-2002 R34:
<img src="http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/streetseen/Skyline/1999_gt-r_vspec_bnr3410.jpg" />
2002-2007 V35:
<img src="http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/streetseen/Skyline/2005_coupe_premium_cpv35_0111.jpg" />
2007- V36:
<img src="http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/streetseen/Skyline/2007_sedan.jpg" />
<img src="http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/streetseen/Skyline/skylinecoupe_01.jpg" />
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To commemorate the Skyline turning 50 on April 24, Nissan held an exhibition in midtown Tokyo called <em>Grand Touring - The Legend and the Future:</em>
<img src="http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/streetseen/Skyline/main-1.jpg" />
<img src="http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/streetseen/Skyline/main.jpg" />
Note that most people <a href="http://streetseen.vi/forums/showpost.php?p=299&postcount=2">falsely</a> equate Skyline with GT-R. Although it is true that the GT-R is a high end variant of the Skyline- and is what popularized the Skyline in many locations including the USA, the Skyline itself has been around for many years as a practical driver's oriented car. Introduced in the United States market as the Infiniti G35 in 2002, the Skyline tradition continues through today, with the current generation being the V36 series.
See below for images from each generation Skyline:
1957-1963 ALSI-1/ALSI-2/BLRA-3:
<img src="http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/streetseen/Skyline/1962_skyline_sport_coupe_blra-31.jpg" />
1963-1968 S50/S54/S57:
<img src="http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/streetseen/Skyline/1964_2000gt_s542.jpg" />
1968-1972 C10:
<img src="http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/streetseen/Skyline/1970_2ht_2000gt-r_kpgc103.jpg" />
1972-1977 C110:
<img src="http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/streetseen/Skyline/1972_2000gt-x_kgc1104.jpg" />
1977-1981 C211:
<img src="http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/streetseen/Skyline/1977_2000gt_khgc210_rear5.jpg" />
1981-1985 R30:
<img src="http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/streetseen/Skyline/1983-08_2ht_2000gt-es_paul_newman_k.jpg" />
1985-1992 R31:
<img src="http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/streetseen/Skyline/1987_2000gts-r_krr317.jpg" />
1989-1994 R32:
<img src="http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/streetseen/Skyline/1990_gt-r_nismo_bnr328.jpg" />
1993-1998 R33:
<img src="http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/streetseen/Skyline/1997_sedangt-r_autechversion_bcnr33.jpg" />
1998-2002 R34:
<img src="http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/streetseen/Skyline/1999_gt-r_vspec_bnr3410.jpg" />
2002-2007 V35:
<img src="http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/streetseen/Skyline/2005_coupe_premium_cpv35_0111.jpg" />
2007- V36:
<img src="http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t193/streetseen/Skyline/2007_sedan.jpg" />