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This is the 1989 Nissan Skyline GT-R, often known in automotive parlance as the R32 (or BNR32). The GT-R name hadn't been present for sixteen years since 1973, and this was the car that revived it. Designed by Naganori Itō, the R32 was designed as a replacement for the older R31 GTS-R which Nissan wanted to retire for a more competitive vehicle. The R32 dominated Group A racing, and was given the name "Godzilla" by an Australian motoring publication titled Wheels in 1989, due to its "monster" track performance and country of origin; the name stuck. Powered by the equally iconic 2.6L RB26DETT twin-turbocharged inline-6, the R32 was truly without equal... well, until the R33 came about. Production began in 1989 and ended in 1994; a total of 43,937 were produced, making this the most common of the Skyline GT-Rs.
Now, about the casting. This casting was designed by Alec Tam and was introduced into the 2002 mainline. This casting is quite notable for being the first JDM tuner to be immortalized as a Hot Wheels casting. This version of the R32 is fitted with an M's Factory MEGA wide-arch body kit, has a roll cage and all the fixings for a drift machine. This casting has had thirty releases, the last being a retooled release in the 2016 Night Burnerz 5-Pack alongside the Volkswagen New Beetle Cup, Audacious, Pony-Up and Chrysler 300C HEMI; the casting was retooled to have a metal spoiler. A stock version of the R32 would come some 3 years later, designed by Jun Imai.
