To R31Nismoid and others, a case regarding the legalities of driving a R33 gtst has been contested in court, and has been proven by the defendant that the r33 is in fact, legal to drive on your P plates.
HOWEVER, this case unfortunately did not create precedent for others, but was argued (and won) with some of the following points:
a) How old the car is...
b) How damn close to the power/weight border it is
c) The fact the car is tuned for 105 octane petrol in japan, so those ""FACTORY"" figures are based on higher performance petrol... where as we have 98 octane, therefore performance level of a stock r33 gts-t brand new in japan vs performance of a stock r33 gts-t 14 years later in Australia are alot lower.
d) The cars REAL weight, tested at a weighbridge
The bloke now can get pulled over wherever and whenever and is legally aloud to drive a R33 GTST on his P plates.
Cost of lawyer: $750
Buying a new tie for court: $80
Driving your pride and joy LEGALLY: $Priceless