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Developed by Prince Motor Company, Skyline (スカイライン) is an upscale full-size sedan model family (Gloria was the non-luxury fullsize sedan). Models offered have included 2-dr and 4-dr sedans, wagons and coupes. After Prince merged with Nissan in 1966 these models were badged Nissans, first with Nissan Prince Skyline badging, then later with Nissan badging although still using P emblems for some time. For detailed information, see wikipedia:Nissan Skyline

1 1st Generation
2 Second Generation
3 Nissan
- 3.1 C10
- 3.2 C110
- 3.3 C210
- 3.4 R30
- 3.5 R31
4 Skyway

1st Generation

First Generation models were all four cylinders.

1957 ALSID-1 Prince Skyline with styling much like a 1956 Chevrolet with GA30 1.5 liter engine
1958-1962 ALSID-2 Prince Skyline updated with quad headlights and GA4 1.5 liter engine
1962-1963 S21D/S
1963 BLRA-3 Prince Skyline Sport with GB30 1.9 liter engine

1963 Prince Skyline Sport

Second Generation

Daini models were still four cylinders, but introduce a straight-six special.

1962–1965 S50E Prince Skyline/A150/A190D (G1 1.5 liter or 1.9 diesel)
1964 S54 (S54A/S54B) Prince Skyline 2000GT (GT-A, GT-B) with six-cylinder G7 engine and long nose body

1965–1966 S50E-2 Prince Skyline
1967 S50E-3 A150 Prince Skyline/Prince A150/PMC A150/Nissan A150
1967 S57 Prince Skyline with G15 engine

Nissan

Nissan-Prince models were sold by Nissan Prince dealers

Exports were sold by Datsun dealers and badged as Datsun:

* 240K (Coupe)
* 204C (Sedan)

After the Datsun name was discontinued, exports were sold by Nissan dealers:

* R30, R31, etc.

Skyline continues today as Nissan's premier sedan lineup, and includes the wikipedia:Nissan Infiniti G-series vehicles as marketed in the USA.

V35 Nissan Skyline/Infiniti G35

C10

Hakosuka

1968-1972 C10 Nissan Skyline, with four cylinder G15/G18 engines
- Skyway wagon variation
- 1971-1972 GT/GT-X with straight six L20 overhead cam engines
- 1969-1972 GT-R with straight six S20 dual-overhead cam engine
  - nickname ハコスカ ("hakosuka", shortened form of "box-skyline")

C110

Kenmeri

1972-1977 C110 Nissan Skyline, Datsun 160K/180K/240K
- Four cylinder G16/G18/L20B engines, or six cylinder L20A/L24 engines
- nickname ケンメリ (kenmeri) meaning "Ken & Mary"
- 1972-1973 GT-R with S20 straight-six DOHC engine

C210

1977-1981

R30

1981-1985 (8108-9003)

ENGINES JAPAN MARKET
PR30 Z18S I4 
FR30 CA18E I4 8210-
UR30 Z20E I4
DR30 FJ20E & FJ20ET turbo I4
HR30 L20E & L20ET turbo I4
ER30 LD28 diesel I6
SR30 LD20 diesel I6

EXPORT ENGINES
2,393 cc L24E I6
2,753 cc L28E I6 1983-1985

BODY STYLES
_ Sedan     (4-door sedan)
K Hardtop   (2-door coupe)
R Hatchback (5-door hatchback)
V Van       (5-door station wagon)

MODELS JAPAN MARKET
1800TI Z18S
1800TI CA18E
2000TI CA20E
2000TI Z20E
2000RS FJ20E
2000RS Turbo FJ20ET 
2000RS-X FJ20ET luxury 1983-1985
2000GT L20E
Passage L20E
2000GT-ES Turbo L20ET turbo
Passage Turbo L20ET turbo
2000RS "Paul Newman Version" L20ET turbo 1984-1985 (lightweight model)
280D GT LD28 diesel