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Submitted: May 17, 2012
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Digital Art / 3-Dimensional Art / Vehicles / Terrestrial (for land)

As suggested by fellow auto artist Jon Sibal, (note the rear window decal) here is an early 70's (71 to be exact) Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R,

Fondly known as the Hakosuka (“box Skyline,” chassis code KPGC10), the 1971 Skyline was the first to wear the world-renowned GT-R badge—for gran turismo racer—signifying that this was no run-of-the-mill Skyline GT. The inspiration for the GT-R was an early race special based on a regular, previous-generation S50 Skyline 2000GT that credibly competed with a specially-constructed Porsche 904 GTS in the 1964 Japanese Grand Prix, finishing second, amazing everyone involved and giving Porsche a scare. Now, a bit of history: the Skyline originated not as a Nissan at all, but rather as the flagship of the Prince Motor Company. They developed the predecessor inline-six engines that powered the GT-R’s ancestors, and former Prince engineers ultimately designed the Hako’s S20 motor. In fact, the Hako itself started life as a Prince design, but Nissan purchased the company in 1966 and finished work on the Skyline. Nissan rightly realized the brilliance of the Skyline concept, kept the “Skyline” moniker around for successive cars, and continued to develop the engine—and that engine is magnificent. Displacing 2 liters and capable of revving to 10,000 RPM (virtually unbelievable in the era, when only Formula 1 engines could come close), the triple-carbureted engine produces 160 horsepower stock. The Hako’s lithe 2,400 lbs. weight and advanced rear semi-trailing arm independent suspension mean that it is a fast, sweet-handling car by any standard. Original 2000GT-Rs are extremely rare and highly prized, commanding six-figure prices in good condition.

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~ales-kotnik May 18, 2012 Student Digital Artist

Best Nissan ever made

~Ritsan115 May 18, 2012 Digital Artist

How epic

~tomanymonster May 18, 2012

very cool machine

~SpiderWebFX May 18, 2012

Pure f*cking car porn!!! That thing is awesome.

Personal preference thinks the car needs older school wheels on it though.

~Z3n1th May 18, 2012

Great work! I like the final result, and the car itself

~Sphinx1 May 17, 2012

Duuuude. So nice. Love your work as always. And loving the rims sir.

~Aplos May 17, 2012

awwwsoooomeee!!

~M2M-design May 17, 2012 Professional Digital Artist

Russel, I love this work!! Amazing details, as always!

*Rujero May 17, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

I really like the details, like the chin spoiler and flares on the rear fenders personally I would have liked to have seen more vintage / OEM sized wheels and tires on the car but the color scheme is awesome either way. Great work, as always!

`Bobby-Sandhu May 17, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Thanks for the piece of History there. Never knew this about this about the Skyline GTR

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