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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
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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 introduced 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
1964 Prince Skyline 2000GT
Nissan
Nissan-Prince models were sold by Nissan Prince dealers
Exports were sold by Datsun dealers and badged as Datsun:
* 280K (2.8-liter Skyline C210) * 240K (2.4-liter Coupe & Sedan) * 160K (1.6 liter G16 4 cylinder C110) * 180K (1.8 liter G18 four-cyl)
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 (boxy sky) | Hakosuka GT-R
- 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")
Sunny Truck with hakosuka-style body kit. See Main Article: Hakotora
GT-R clone
GT-R
C110
Kenmeri 1972-1977 (also marketed as Datsun 240K). Top version was the GT-R.
1972-1977 C110 Nissan Skyline * For markets with only Datsun dealers, it was marketed as 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 * 4-door Sedan & 2-door Hardtop Coupe (K models)
Datsun 240K
240K covertedble
C210
1977-1981 Marketed as Nissan Skyline or (for export markets) Datsun 180K/240K/280K depending on the engine (1.8-liter 4-cylinder, 2.4 or 2.8 six-cylinder).
R30
1981-1985 (8108-9003). Now four-cylinder and six-cylinder models used the same body (all were "long nose").
DESIRABLE part for a 1200: Stumpy 5-speed gearbox for L-series and CA-series engine swaps. FJ20 engines from DR30.
Japan - round taillights on all except Van | Australia - non-round taillights
ENGINES JAPAN MARKET PR30 Z18S I4 FR30 CA18S (single carburetor) 8210- FR30 CA18E (EGI) SOHC 8210- UR30 Z20E I4 DR30 FJ20E & FJ20ET turbo I4 HR30 L20E & L20ET turbo I6 ER30 LD28 diesel I6 SR30 LD20 diesel I6
EXPORT ENGINES 2,393 cc L24E I6 2,753 cc L28E I6 1983-1985
2000RS - Iron Mask front end
4-door Sedan | 5-door Hatch
FINAL DRIVE JAPAN MARKET HC H165B Van.CA18S+Z18S ??? HE H190 Van.CA18E+LD20 RB R180 RB R200 RB R180 LSD 8110-8210 RB R200 LSD 8210-
AUTOMISSION JAPAN MARKET 3N71B 4N71B 8210- L20T 4N71B 8308- six gasoline 4N71B 8310- FJ20
MISSION JAPAN MARKET F4W63L.Z18S -8307 F4W71B.Z18S 8308- F4W71B.LD20 -8307 F4W71B.CA18S 8210- FS5W71B
BODY STYLES _ Sedan (4-door sedan) K Hardtop (2-door coupe) R Hatchback (5-door hatchback) V Van (5-door station wagon)
Coupe - 2-door Hardtop
MODELS JAPAN MARKET 1800TI Z18S 1800TI CA18E 2000TI CA20E 2000TI Z20E 2000RS FJ20E 2000RS Turbo FJ20ET 2000RS-X FJ20ET luxury 1983-1985 2000GT L20E
Front Brakes 40207-01L50 except FJ20ET integral hub 4-lug <> 40207-01S50 40207-03P02 FJ20ET bolt-behind-hub
DR30 - FJ20 powered. Ex-Bo Seton car
R31
1985-1989
R32
R32 is 1989-1994 Nissan Skyline (8905-9411). No wagon, no hatch.
R32 GT-R "Godzilla"
GXi CA18I 4-cylinder, 14" wheels GTE RB20E GTS RB20DE GTS-25 RB25DE GTS-t & GTS-4 RB20DET turbo GT-R RB26DETT twin turbo
R33
1993-1998 | RB engines
R34
1998-2002 | RB engines | iconic round taillights (big & little)
V35
2001-2007 | VQ six-cylinder engines
* Skyline * Infiniti G35
Valuable for Datsun 1200: FS6R31A 6-speed gearbox new $1800
V36
2006-2014 | VQ engines
* Skyline * Infiniti G (G25/G35/G37) * Infiniti Q (Q40/Q50/Q60)
R35
The 2007-up GT-R is not badged as a Skyline | VR38DETT twin-turbo V6
Skyway
- 1957-1959 ALVG Prince Skyway commercial delivery van (wagon), based on ALSID-1
- 1960-1962 ALVG-2 Prince Skyway
- 1962-1963 BLVG-2 Prince Skyway
- 1963-1968 S50 V51A-I Prince Skyway (Skyline Van after 1966)
- replaced by 1968 Nissan Skyline C10 Van
Skyway 1500
