ggzilla Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 Police said there were only 5 in the USA. A mustang t-boned the Skyline at a high rate of speed -- in a parking lot! http://www.kptv.com/story/19204905/rare-racecar-destroyed Quote Link to comment
Dat Lurka Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 I'd cry so fucking hard. Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 Did you look at the dates? I know I have seen this like 3 times... Quote Link to comment
Zeusimo Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 Been Posted On Here Before Damn Mustangs Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted November 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 I searched with the new Ratsun search, but didn't find it (except on redbanner's status). Well at least insurance will pay for it. Just think, $70,000 !!! shoulda bought that one for $15,000 that was for sale here on Ratsun. Now there's only four left! Quote Link to comment
Tristin Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 Those are a bit skewed numbers... theres quite a few R32s in the country and they are nowhere near worth $70,000. Ive seen 10+ for sale on NWN alone (not including the Canada ones on there) which is just around here. Im positive theres more in other parts of the country. Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 Did they ever find the guy? Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 Those are a bit skewed numbers... theres quite a few R32s in the country and they are nowhere near worth $70,000. Ive seen 10+ for sale on NWN alone (not including the Canada ones on there) which is just around here. Im positive theres more in other parts of the country. that particular one was a very very special skyline. Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 Like Big Bird? Who got crushed... Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted November 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 It's rare racing one, british-spec. Extremely rare racecar. seems to be nothing in the news for a followup Quote Link to comment
Tristin Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 This Skyline model had a steering wheel on the right side of the car Obviously... 1 Quote Link to comment
devilsbullet Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 they have his car, which has plates they can track and probably info in the glove box with his name on it and address...how the fuck do they need help finding him? unless the mustang was stolen which they didnt say it was. even if its a friends car or family members car, they shouldnt have any issues finding out who this guy is. Quote Link to comment
Tristin Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 Does anyone have specs on this so-called "British Spec" R32? Ive never known there to be a British only tune. Quote Link to comment
RedBanner Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 The mustang later came back stolen. They caught and released the drunk fuck by now. Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted November 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 Doesn't Oregon have "zero tolerance" for drunk driving? First drive-by shootings, now this. Portland is going downhill. 1 Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 I know Portland is Officers Discretion... Quote Link to comment
ArchetypeDatsun Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 That's fricken blows one less skyline in the world :( Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted November 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 Ah well they sold V35/G35 by the millions, so we won't run out anytime soon. Soon us Ratsuners will be buying 'em fryen 'em and trying to sell them and when no one wants em take em to the scrap yard like some unwanted 610. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 I see skylines every day up here. So common I hardly look up. Makes you wonder why your country refuses to let them in. "It's worth $70,000." I doubt that. You can import them here for way under $20K CDN. It might be a British spec (I doubt it. JDM is also right hand drive) and I doubt it's a 'race car', well other than being a fast car by simply being a Skyline. Quote Link to comment
its_karl Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 I bought my first skyline for 500 bucks, it was a R32 GTS-T... The wiring was shitaki'd going to the fuel pump, so I ran a jumper just to hear it run. Thinking back on it now, I should have disassembled it, crated it up and sent it back in pieces through the mail, or in my TMO (household shipped stuff). I always wanted to throw the drivetrain in a bulletnose truck. Instead I gave it to a friend before I came back stateside... I miss Okinawa. 1 Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted November 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 USA may not have gotten the R32, but there are thousands of V35s here. RWD,and they sound so good. Quote Link to comment
72240z Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 I see skylines every day up here. So common I hardly look up. Makes you wonder why your country refuses to let them in. It's more like why didnt Nissan just jump through the hoop of crash testing them for usa standards and sell them here legally. I think the fans have more then proven the demand over the last 30ish years. Shit a whole market came to be just to legalize them, thats saying a lot. One more year and we can begin registering r32's as classics and the dmv cant do shit. I have been waiting years for a r32 gtr, I'd sell my z and my x for one. Quote Link to comment
nismo dr Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 damn it! I was going to say something but now i forgot... LOUD NOISES Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted November 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 Nissan has finally done what you asked - I see them every day. V35 is sold in Japan as the Nissan Skyline, and sold here as Infinity G35. One reason possibly they didn't do that in the late 80s is because of import limits. They were selling all the cars they were allowed to bring in and made more profit on loaded maximas and 300ZX. Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted November 24, 2012 Report Share Posted November 24, 2012 like i said before i would rather have an r34 but an r32 would make for an epic winter driver being awd and all Quote Link to comment
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