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In actual fact there was 99 cars made of which only 44 were made available to the public , the rarest one is Champion Blue as linked to above that was for sale for approx £60,000 .

There was one yellow one also which is the first one ever made and which NISMO still own today :wassup:

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There was one yellow one also which is the first one ever made and which NISMO still own today  :wassup:

This yellow one is trotted out every Nismo festival like an geriatric at a nursing home open day :O

I fink I have an AVI video of it somewhere.

T.

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This yellow one is trotted out every Nismo festival like an geriatric at a nursing home open day :O

I fink I have an AVI video of it somewhere.

T.

THATS the one we weren't allowed within a 5m radius of at last years event...
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THATS the one we weren't allowed within a 5m radius of at last years event...

Are they scared you assorted 'gweilo' will breathe on it?

I have an alleged story about a 400r that made it to these fine shores but that'll wait for some other day...

T.

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i think i get it, only cos i'm half chinese and have heard the term used before. In my very little understanding of Japanese, i believe 'gaijin' should have be used, as a 'foreigner'??

and Justin go check your 'Rezz is back' thread, pls :(, i believe i know what pose you guys were all making at the pub was, the seal that 'some' of u guys had made with your hands.

This Silvia 270R sounds interesting, never heard of it, have to go check it out...

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Are they scared you assorted 'gweilo' will breathe on it?

I have an alleged story about a 400r that made it to these fine shores but that'll wait for some other day...

T.

Hey tony,

C'mon tell us is story.....

anything about 400R's is good 400R's

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Performance*  

0 - 60 mph [secs] 4.0  

0 - 100 mph [secs] NA  

1/4 mile [secs at mph] NA  

Top Speed [mph] 198

There is no way it does 0-100 in 4 secs and 198mph with only 400hp.

For half the price of a 400R u could build a R33 10 times better and quicker

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There is no way it does 0-100 in 4 secs and 198mph with only 400hp.

For half the price of a 400R u could build a R33 10 times better and quicker

Sure you could build a faster / better R33 for half the price, but it will never be a genuine 400R, and some people are looking for that.... Just another point of view :D

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anyone that actually owns a 400r would have it in their garage covered up and would not get driven much.

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Do you think many people would splash out and buy one if it was availabe?

At a hundred grand ,

you could buy two 33 GTR's in good nic and somebody's kidney on Ebay....

Sure, the GTR's wouldn't be a 400R and the kidney would taste like crap,but

100 grand.....

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