1971 Nissan Skyline 2000 GT-R First Drive. Driving Godzilla's Granddaddy. Peter Lyon Writer Wolfgang Groeger-Meier Photographer Apr 03, 2014. See All 19 Photos. See All 19 Photos.

The series’ reputation was firmly established two decades before its reinvention when the first generation KPGC10 ... it could be more than enough, as the 1971 Nissan Skyline GT-R/R35 GT-R mix ...

Read about this 1971 Nissan Skyline GT-X classic, ... it's a Hakosuka HT2000 Skyline GT-X KPGC10, ... there isn't a single authentic Skyline HT2000 GT-R in the US, ...

This is the 1971 Skyline GT-R. Also known as a KPGC10 or, for many, simply Hakosuka (‘hako’ for box-shaped, ‘suka’ as an abbreviation of Skyline in Japanese).

The original GT-R was the Nissan Skyline 2000 GT-R (KPGC10) which debuted in 1969. Powered by a 2.0-liter DOHC inline-six engine, it produced 160 horsepower, impressive for its time.

1972 Nissan Skyline 2000 GT-R coupe, Nissan Heritage ... The first-generation GT-R was known internally as code KPGC10 and carried the "Hakosuka ... The car became available as a coupe in 1971.

“Kenmeri” 1973 Nissan Skyline GT-R Takes a Crack ... code PGC10 as a four-door performance sedan way back in 1969 and its feistier-looking coupe sibling took on the KPGC10 mantle from 1971.

Nissan built just 1113 of these KPGC10 GT-R coupes and they rarely come up for sale. At the time of writing, bidding on this car had already reached £30,250 ($42,115) with five days of the ...

It was the first two-door Skyline GT-R and used a 2.0-liter engine that made 169-ish horsepower when new. That isn’t much today (though it is more than a brand new Nissan Sentra) but back then ...

1969 Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R (KPGC10) Based on the freshly minted C10 Skyline, the 1969 Skyline 2000GT-R made its debut at the Tokyo Motor Show in the fall of 1969.

Incidentally, the GT-R pre-dates Nissan. The first GT-R was indeed a Skyline model. However, it was before the Skyline was a Nissan product. In 1964, Japanese automaker Prince stretched their ...

1971 Nissan Skyline GT-R. This GT-R is in largely original condition right down to its light-blue air cleaner feeding three carburetors. And check out that exhaust header!