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.

1971 Nissan Skyline GT-R ... Take, for example, this pristineHakosukaNissan Skyline GT-R built by Dome Padungchewit. 0:00 / 0:00. ... KPGC10 competition over-fenders.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

“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.

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 ...

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.

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.

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!