Motor Australia – September 2019

R33CAMEOS IN

FAST& FURIOUS

SHOCK FIRST

GLIMPSE OF

THE R35

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JUNE2001.HavingconqueredPikesPeak,oneofthefew

GT-RsintheUSstarsintheoriginalFastandtheFurious.

Thoughonlya bitpart,it is hugelyimportantasit’stheUnited

States’firstmainstreamexposuretothemodel.Strictimport

lawspreventmorethana handfulmakingit toAmericaand

theFATFcaris eventuallycrushedfornothavinga VIN.

OCTOBER2001.Nissanshockstheautomotiveworldby

unexpectedlyrevealingtheR35GT-RConceptatthe 2001

TokyoMotorShow.Thedesignis polarisingandconcrete

detailsarescarce,butit’scleartheR35willbea very

differentGT-R,withV6power,anautomaticgearbox,left-

hookcompatibilityandthedumpingoftheSkylinename!

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VEILSIDE R34 HITS

346.2KM/H ON NEW

ZEALAND ROADS

(^2) OCTOBER2001.Itsdragracingproficiencyis a largepartofthe
GT-R’scultfollowingandtuninggiantHKSis kingofthehill,itsstock
bodyR33pushingthelimitsofwhat’spossiblebysettinga 7.671sec
worldrecord.HKS’smonsterwouldcompeteatWillowbankin2002,
runningnumerousseven-secondpasseswitha bestof7.803.
FEBRUARY2002.ThefinalR34GT-Ris the‘Nur’,shortfor
Nurburgring.While 1000 areplanned, 1003 eventuate, 718 V-SpecII
modelsand 285 M-Specs,with 156 and 144 carsrespectivelypainted
intheheroMillenniumJade.AllNursusethestrongerN1engine.
NOVEMBER1999.A transporteris unloadingsomeofJapan’s
fastestcars,readytoattempt300km/honNewZealand’s
NorthIsland.Veilside’s970kWR34monsterdoesbest,clocking
346.2km/hona wet,bumpytwo-lanecountryroad.
HKSSETS A 7.671
SECOND RECORD
QUARTER MILE
'NUR'SWANSONG
FAREWELLS
MUCH-LOVED R34
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