usa old school nissan skyline owners

[77JAPAN]

i'm curious on how many old school nissan skyline owners are there in the usa?

[EricB]

at last count and depending on who you ask there's 6 to 12 in the USA.

4 of which are in the LA area: silver 4 door, silver 2 door, dark blue 2 door, white kenmeri coupe.

-e

[77JAPAN]

what models? i have the black 77 skyline japan.

[sakijo]

Couple of C110 Kenmeris and the rest are C10 hakosukas. Yours is the only Skyline Japan that I know of. DR30s will probably be making their way over soon, as they're getting up on the 25 year mark.

[Alfadog]

Can we do a proper list of cars and owners? I'm curious... didn't know there were TWELVE.

[akwikz]

Here is the list I have been able to compile.

White '73 KGC110 owned by Mike in San Diego

Blue KHGC110 owned by Matt in San Diego

Blue '72 KGC10 owned by Marcos in L.A.

Red '71 KGC10 owned by Koji in L.A.

Silver '71 KGC10 in L.A. (can't remember the owner)

White '72 KGC10 owned by Larry in San Francisco

White '72 KGC10 in Seattle (can't remember the owner)

White '74 KGC110 Brian from L.A. just sold this car to a guy in Denver

Silver '77 KGC110 also owned by Brian in L.A.

Silver '72 KGC10 owned by Chris in Bakersfield

White '72 KGC10 owned by Eric outside of L.A.

Black (was white) '71 KGC10 owned by Wayne in Florida

Silver '71 GC10 owned by Tom in Texas

Silver '71 GC10 owned by Paul in Central Ca.

Silver '72 GC10 (don't know the owner) in San Francisco

Red '83 DR30 owned by Vladimir in L.A.

Silver '71 KGC10 (mine) Phoenix

Black & White '74 KHGC110 (mine) still in Aus.

That is all of them that I can think of at the moment. I have personally spoken with all but 2 of these owners within the last year so this is pretty much up to date.

Brian

[sakijo]

Mine. Soon to be in Hawaii. 71 silver GC10.

[Mat Big Hat]

so, "skyline japan" is the nickname for the c210?

what about the dr30?

also, i know where the term kenmeri comes from, but what does hakosuka mean?

[sakijo]

Yes, C210 is ""Skyline Japan." I don't know for sure, but Hakosuka seems to refer to the boxy shape of the car. Hako = box. I don't think the DR30 had a nickname. In fact, I don't think any after the C210 had one until the Aussies named the R32 "Godzilla."

[Alfadog]

Ah-ha! Thank you for confirming that Miles. Hako = box and Suka = the first part of the word 'Skyline'. ie, literal translation of "Box Skyline".

The R30 had "Iron-Mask" as the facelift version... and some people call the R31 "7th Skyline". Miles, do people in Japan call the R32 "Obakemono"?

FWIW, I believe the name "Godzilla" was first used by Wheels magazine.

[77JAPAN]

you can add my 77 gc210 skyline japan on the list from las vegas, john

as or the R30 nickname... it is referred to TECHKAMEN, and the R31 is called the NEWMAN.

[HS30-H]

...as or the R30 nickname... it is referred to TECHKAMEN.....

More correctly "Tekkamen" - a contraction of 'Tetsu Kamen'.

Tetsu = Iron

Kamen = Mask