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This is the '89 Nissan Skyline GT-R, often known in automotive parlance as the E-BNR32 (often shortened to R32). 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 and all GT-Rs in general are now referred to by the name. Powered by the equally iconic 2.6L RB26DETT twin-turbocharged inline-6, the R32 was truly without equal... well, until the R33 came about. Early prototypes ran a 2.4L engine instead. 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. Many R32s are still around and are a common sight at car meets, drift events and historic motorsports events; in the eyes of car enthusiasts the R32 and its younger brothers, the R33 and R34, have gained legendary status.
Now this casting was designed by Jun Imai and introduced in 2019 in the Nissan series of the mainline. This casting depicts a stock R32 as opposed to the drift car designed by Alec Tam. This casting has seen nine releases, the last two being in a 2-Pack themed after Larry Chen. The above casting is from the Open Track series; you can tell because of the base code.
