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The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Automotive Industries page on 22 July 2016, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
The Nissan Skyline (Japanese: 日産・スカイライン Nissan Sukairain) is a line of compact cars, sports cars and compact executive cars originally produced by the Prince Motor Company starting in 1957, and then by Nissan after the two companies merged in 1966. After the merger, the Skyline and its larger counterpart, the Nissan Gloria, were sold in Japan at dealership sales channels called Nissan Prince Shop.
The Skyline was largely designed and engineered by Shinichiro Sakurai from inception, and he remained a chief influence of the car until his death in 2011.
Skylines are available in either coupé, or sedan body styles, plus station wagon, crossover, convertible and pickup/sedan delivery body styles. The later models are most commonly known by their trademark round brake and tail lights (as of 1972). While not distributed in the United States until its importation as the Infiniti G, the Skyline's prominence in video games, movies and magazines resulted in many such cars being imported there from 1989 to late 2005 via Motorex. The majority of Skyline models are rear-wheel drive, with four-wheel drive being available since the eighth-generation's debut.
The 11th-generation Skyline (V35) was another major turning point for the nameplate, as it dropped some of the previous generation Skyline's trademark characteristics such as the straight-6 engine (replaced with a V6) and turbocharging, and eventually separated the GT-R into its own line. Nissan decided to retain the Skyline for the luxury-sport market, while its platform-mate, the 350Z, revived the Z line of pure sports cars. The V35 was the first Skyline made for export to North America, being sold under Nissan's luxury marque Infiniti as the G35. The Skyline (V36/J50) is sold in Europe, North America, South Korea, Taiwan, and the Middle East as the Infiniti G37.
On April 11, 2010 a Guinness Book of Records event took place with 225 Skylines taking part in a parade lap at the ISTS at Silverstone UK which produced two world records: the most recorded Nissan Skylines at one meet at one time, and Most Nissan Skylines on a track at the same time.
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Photo by "Spinnanz" Port Hills, Christchurch, New Zealand View photo of Nissan Skyline - 152KB |
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2000GT-X Photo by "Ypy31" View photo of Nissan Skyline 2000GT-X - 198KB |
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R30 Photo by "Spinnanz" November 20, 2005 View photo of R30 Nissan Skyline - 62KB |
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R30 Paul Newman Version Photo by "Decypher" View photo of R30 Nissan Skyline Paul Newman Version - 35KB Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License". |
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1983 DR30 RS-X Photo by "Decypher" Underneath Harbour Bridge, Auckland View photo of 1983 DR30 Nissan Skyline RS-X - 316KB Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License". |
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R31 Photo by "RB30DE" Skyline meet Melbourne, Australia April 23, 2006 View photo of R31 Nissan Skyline - 119KB |
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R32 Photo by "Spinnanz" View photo of R32 Nissan Skyline - 160KB Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License". |
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R32 Photo by "Spinnanz" View photo of R32 Nissan Skyline - 117KB |
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1993 Photo by Adrian Pingstone View photo of 1993 Nissan Skyline - 336KB |
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Photo by "Aloba"
View photo of Nissan Skyline - 1,217KB Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License". |
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Photo by "Aloba"
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R32 Photo by "Drdisque" View photo of R32 Nissan Skyline - 160KB Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License". |
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R32 Photo by "Spinnanz" View photo of R32 Nissan Skyline - 160KB Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License". |
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R33 Photo by "Spinnanz" View photo of R33 Nissan Skyline - 128KB Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License". |
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R33 Photo by "Spinnanz" View photo of R33 Nissan Skyline - 480KB Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License". |
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R34 25GT-t Photo by "Bandjelek" View photo of R34 Nissan Skyline 25GT-t - 1,468KB |
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R34 GT-R Vspec Photo by "Superautobacs" View photo of R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R Vspec - 45KB Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License". |
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Photo by "Superautobacs"
View photo of Nissan Skyline - 57KB Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License". |
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Photo by "PRiMENON" September 18, 2006 Saitama Prefecture View photo of Nissan Skyline Saitama Prefecture Police Car - 4,170KB Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License". |
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R34 GT-R M Spec Nur Photo by "Preveen" Colombo, Sri Lanka August 14, 2005 View photo of R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R M Spec Nur - 147KB Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License". |
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The Crittenden Automotive Library @CarsAndRacingStuff.com 1999 Nissan Skyline GT-R in Car Town
View photo of The Crittenden Automotive Library @CarsAndRacingStuff.com 1999 Nissan Skyline GT-R on Car Town - 22KB Download Template - 55KB |
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V35 350GT Photo by "RB30DE" March 4, 2007 View photo of V35 Nissan Skyline 350GT - 91KB |
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Photo by "PRiMENON" April 17, 2004 Saitama Prefecture View photo of Nissan Skyline Saitama Prefecture Police Car - 1,957KB Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License". |
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VQ35HR Photo by "Dgjon" View photo of VQ35HR Nissan Skyline - 390KB |
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VQ35HR Photo by "Dgjon" View photo of VQ35HR Nissan Skyline - 459KB |
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V36 Photo by "Ypy31" View photo of V36 Nissan Skyline - 215KB |
| Type & Item # | Name | Details |
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| Model Kit - Arii 41021-600 | '63 Prince Skyline | Owner's Club, 1:32 scale |
| Model Kit - Arii 41020-600 | '65 Nissan Skyline | Owner's Club, 1:32 scale |
| Model Kit - Tamiya 41020-600 | Nissan Skyline 2000RS | Sports Car Series, 1:24 scale, 1981, 1/24 Suzuki Gemma 50cc Scooter Included |
| Die Cast - Hot Wheels 52920-E910 | Nissan Skyline | 2002 First Editions, small scale, blue "APT" #2, Race & Win! Online |
| Die Cast - Hot Wheels P2476-0919E G1 | Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 | Dream Garage, small scale, gold & black |
| Die Cast - Hot Wheels M6983-0918A | Nissan Skyline | Web Trading Cars, small scale, black w/gold |
| Die Cast - Hot Wheels M6983-0918B | Nissan Skyline | Web Trading Cars, small scale, black w/gold |
| Die Cast - Hot Wheels M6983-0918E | Nissan Skyline | Web Trading Cars, small scale, gold w/black |
| Die Cast - Hot Wheels K7613-0917F | Nissan Skyline | Treasure Hunt, small scale, dark orange & silver & black #7 |
| Die Cast - Hot Wheels J3286-0916 | Nissan Skyline | Dropstars, small scale, teal & black |
| Die Cast - Hot Wheels J3286-0916 | Nissan Skyline | Dropstars, small scale, dark blue |
| Die Cast - NewRay 52563 | Nissan Skyline GTR | 1:32 scale, blue |
| Die Cast - Motorworks 73200 | Nissan Skyline GT-R | 1:24 scale, purple w/"GT-Racing" |
| Die Cast Model Kit - Testors 440118 | Nissan Skyline GT-R | Easy Builder Silver Series, 1:24 scale, prepainted blue |
| Die Cast - Motor Max 73601 (6028) | Nissan Skyline GT-R | Super Wheels, small scale, silver |
| Die Cast - Muscle Machines 71181 | '00 Nissan Skyline GTR | Import Tuner, 1:64 scale, yellow custom |
| Die Cast - Muscle Machines 71181 | '00 Nissan Skyline GTR | Import Tuner, 1:64 scale, dark blue custom |
| Model Kit - Tamiya 24268 | Xanavi NISMO GT-R (R-34) | 1/24 Sports Car Series, 1:24 scale, Car #23 (Xanavi) driven by Satoshi Motoyama & Michael Krumm Car #22 (Motul/Pitwork) driven by Masami Kageyama & Richard Lyons JGTC Race Car |
| Die Cast - Tomy 8 | Nissan Skyline | 1:62 scale, V-35, silver |
