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New Nissan Skyline Coupe Revealed (JA)
Text & Photo edited by Frank de Leeuw van Weenen
Source: Nissan Motor Corporation
edited April 25, 2007
50 years of style and performance
Nissan Skyline celebrated its 50th anniversary today in grand style at an event held at Tokyo’s new Midtown development. Dating back to 1957, the Skyline is a legendary car in the Nissan line-up with a long heritage of style and performance, beloved by motoring fans all over the world.

Taking this opportunity, Nissan also showed the all-new Skyline Coupe today, making its first appearance in Japan. The new Skyline Coupe is scheduled for release this fall in Japan.

Present at the celebrations were the chief engineers that led the product development of each generation Skyline, including Shinichiro Sakurai, chief development engineer of the first Skyline model. The event featured a film presentation that reflected the evolution of the Skyline design, performance and image throughout the different eras of each generation Skyline.

A fashion show entitled “Skyline GT Collection” was held in commemoration of the anniversary, featuring twelve of today’s most popular fashion models, including Yoko Horiuchi. The models were dressed in specifically designed outfits, inspired by each generation Skyline.

Celebrity guests included musician Joe Hisaishi, actor Ken Watanabe, while major league baseball player Ichiro offered his congratulations via a video message. Each of these celebrities share in a common trait with the Skyline i.e. that they were born in Japan but have since gained fame and recognition in the global arena. Mr. Hisaishi’s latest composition, I Will Be, written for the Skyline’s new TV commercial, was performed for the first time by Mai Hisaishi, who is also featured on the commercial.

The Skyline 50th Anniversary exhibition, featuring each generation Skyline model, will be open to the public at Tokyo Midtown Garden from Tuesday, April 24th to Sunday, May 6th. The new Skyline Coupe and the Skyline GT Collection fashion line will be on exhibit at the Midtown Atrium from Wednesday, April 25th through Sunday, May 6th.

Prince Skyline 1500 Deluxe (1957)


Prince Skyline GT (1964)


Skyline 1500 Deluxe (1968)


Skyline 2000GT (1972)

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Skyline 2-door Hardtop Turbo 2000GT-E·S (1980)


Skyline 2000GT-E·X (1981)


Skyline 4-door Hardtop GT Passage Twincam 24V (1985)


Skyline 4-door Sports Sedan GTS-t Type M (1989)


Skyline GTS25t Type M (1993)


Skyline 2-door Sports Coupe 25GT Turbo (1998)


Skyline 300GT (2001)


All generations:

STIG

I had this one.

S8B

Thanks for the Article Sicklex. Interesting to see the past Skylines.

PS. It's Skyline "350GT", not "300GT".

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tuan92129

I couldn't help but notice that the middle/rear end of the skyline of this generation looks like the 97-01 camry...

Nextourer

you're talking most about the doors and that tiny black area in the rear door/window right?

Nextourer

I actually have a toy car version of this.

Lexmex

Someone on my recent trip to Jamaica with a Skyline (they are there, just look around) commented to me on the 50th, and I remembred that Prince Auto had these around for a long time.

MSMLexIS

The windows the doors and the spoiler and whole rear section look alot like the 97 camry. Weird.