Anyone with $100,000 can walk into a Nissan dealer and drive away in a brand new GT-R, but securing the pink slip to an iconic Skyline GT-R is a little more tricky. The Skyline GT-R was never sold on these shores, and the feds frown upon any gray market imports.
However, federal rules lax after 25 years, meaning a vehicle from the 1989 model year can now be brought into the country, provided all the necessary paperwork and fees are in order.
It just so happens that 1989 was the first year for the third-generation Skyline GT-R, and one enthusiasts has already managed to get the 276 horsepower turbocharged coupe into the United States. Fan site GTRUSABlog.com reported on January 1 that a man named Trevor brought the first street-legal Skyline GT-R into the U.S. Via Canada.
Not much else is know about the first legal Skyline GT-R to land on these shores, but we’re sure it won’t be the last.
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