Tag Archives: shinichiro sakurai

VIDEO: Listen to the wail of the Prince R380

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Ben Hsu

At the second Japan Grand Prix in 1964, Prince Motor Company pit a family sedan against a race car. And even though Shinichiro Sakurai stuffed a two extra cylinders down the nose of the Prince, the purpose-built Porsche 904 won … Continue reading →

Posted in motorsport | Tagged best motoring, fuji speedway, nissan, prince, r380, shinichiro sakurai, skyline | 1 Comment

VIDEO: See the Prince R380 on US soil for the first time at the Amelia Island Concours D’Elegance

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Ben Hsu

As far as we know, the 1966 Prince R380 has never been shown on US soil. That’s about to change this weekend when this pivotal Japanese race car makes its North American debut at the Amelia Island Concours D’Elegance.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged infiniti, japan grand prix, nissan, prince, r380, s54, shinichiro sakurai, skyline, Yoshikazu Sunako | 1 Comment

VIDEO: The Birth of the Skyline Legend

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Ben Hsu

Yesterday we wrote about the watershed events that put Datsun on the motorsports map in the USA (and by extension, the western world). Here’s how it began in Japan. We’ve written about the Prince Skyline GT-B‘s historic battle against the race-bred … Continue reading →

Posted in motorsports, nissan, Prince | Tagged 1964 Japan grand prix, datsun, japan grand prix, Kazuyoshi Hoshino, nissan, porsche 904, prince, s54, shinichiro sakurai, skyline, skyline gt-b, suzuka, Tetsu Ikuzawa, Yoshikazu Sunako | 14 Comments

Events: Nos2Days 2011, Part 02

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Nos2Days is a two-day event held by Geibunsha, publishers of the awesome Nostalgic Hero magazine. Cars on display can come from any number of places — individual owners, restoration shops, aftermarket tuners, specialty car dealers, and Nostalgic Hero covers, spanning … Continue reading →

Posted in events, minicars, nissan | Tagged 240z, 260, 280z, 30, barramundi, c10, c110, c210, cedric, clipper, common snapper, cr01, datsun, dr30, dunlop, f31, fairlady z, gc10, gloria, gt-b, Hakosuka, infiniti, japan, kenmeri, kgc110, leopard, longchamp, longchamps, m30, marchal, meister, nissan, pgc10, phantom, pit house, prince, r30, rhr30, rocky auto, s30, s50, s54, shinichiro sakurai, skyline, techno, utilitas, work, xr-4 | 12 Comments

The KPGC10 Nissan Skyline GT-R in Battle

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Our tribute to Shinichiro Sakurai, Father of the Skyline, continues with some of our favorite images of hakosuka in warpaint, ready for battle. After the S54 GT-B finished the 1964 Japan Grand Prix second to a purpose-built German race car, … Continue reading →

Posted in Legends, motorsports, nissan, Uncategorized | Tagged c10, gt-r, Hakosuka, kgc10, kpgc10, nissan, shinichiro sakurai, skyline | 5 Comments

Shinichiro Sakurai, Father of the Skyline, 1929-2011

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Ben Hsu

On January 17, 2011 in the quiet Tokyo suburb of Setagaya, Shinichiro Sakurai, the father of the Nissan Skyline, passed away due to heart failure at the age of 81. Every major newspaper and reporting agency in Japan ran a … Continue reading →

Posted in Legends, motorsports, nissan | Tagged c10, c110, c210, dr30, Hakosuka, japan, kenmeri, kgc10, kgc110, kpgc10, kpgc110, newman, nissan, prince, r30, r31, r380, s54, shinichiro sakurai, skyline | 18 Comments