SKYLINE – Focusing on R32, R33 and R34 models

The Skyline, boasting high performance, can be considered a representative masterpiece of Nissan. This book specifically focuses on the highly popular ‘new generation’ models, the R32, R33, and R34, detailing their history extensively.

With the cooperation of Nissan/NISMO, the book includes 28 additional pages covering the motorsport achievements of these three generations, along with the latest information on the Skyline/GT-R. It also features a comprehensive collection of valuable historic catalogs in color, along with detailed data on key specifications and production numbers, enhancing its value as a reference material.

Table of Contents:
‘Reviving the Racing Skyline’ with the R32 – Osamu Ito
R33 and R34: ‘Performance and Practicality’ – Kozo Watanabe
The Individuality that Preserved the Skyline – Ryuji Nakayama

The History of the Skyline
Chapter 1: The Prehistory of the Skyline
Chapter 2: The Birth of the Skyline to the Seventh Generation
Chapter 3: R32, R33, R34 Skyline Models
Chapter 4: Eleventh to Thirteenth Generations and NISSAN GT-R

Tracing the History of the Skyline through Catalogs
–Focusing on R32, R33, R34–

●SI Series (First Generation, April 1957 – November 1963)
●BLRA-3 (Skyline Sport, November 1962 – Production Discontinued in 1963)
●S50 Series (Second Generation, November 1963 – August 1968)
●S54 Series (Skyline GT, May 1964 – August 1968)
●C10/GC10 (Third Generation, August 1968 – September 1972)
●PGC10/KPGC10 2000GT-R (First Generation GT-R, February 1969 – September 1972)
●C110/GC110 (Fourth Generation, September 1972 – August 1977)
●KPGC110 2000GT-R (Second Generation GT-R, January – April 1973)
●C210/GC210 (Fifth Generation, August 1977 – August 1981)
●R30 (Sixth Generation, August 1981 – August 1985)
●R31 (Seventh Generation, August 1985 – May 1989)
●R32 (Eighth Generation, May 1989 – August 1993)
●R32 GT-R (Third Generation GT-R, August 1989 – January 1995)
Racing Scene of R32 GT-R
●R33 (Ninth Generation, August 1993 – May 1998)
●R33 GT-R (Fourth Generation GT-R, January 1995 – January 1999)
Racing Scene of R33 GT-R
●R34 (Tenth Generation, May 1998 – June 2001)
●R34 GT-R (Fifth Generation GT-R, January 1999 – August 2002)
Racing Scene of R34 GT-R
●V35 (Eleventh Generation, June 2001 – November 2006 [Coupe until October 2007])
●V36 (Twelfth Generation, November 2006 – February 2014
[Coupe until January 2016, Crossover until June 2016])
●V37 (Thirteenth Generation, February 2014 – Present)
●R35 NISSAN GT-R (December 2007 – Present)
●R35 GT-R International Catalogs
Racing Scene of R32, R33, R34 GT-R
●R32 GT-R
Challenge of R32 GT-R at SPA Francorchamps
●R33 GT-R
Challenge of R33 GT-R at Le Mans
●R34 GT-R

■Timeline
■Specifications of Skyline and NISSAN GT-R
■Production, Registration, and Export Numbers of Skyline
■Production, Registration, and Export Numbers of NISSAN GT-R
■Japanese Touring Car Championship – 29 Consecutive Victories of Skyline GT-R
■References
■Afterword