Jay Leno's Skyline GTR

[Mike]

Ran across this today, a great little snipet with mention of Mr K and the early Datsun's...

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[HS30-H]

Ran across this today, a great little snipet with mention of Mr K and the early Datsun's...

CAUTION, this vid is old, and contains Katayama lore.....

When the 240Z turned up in the USA ( and Canada.... ) it was called............ '240Z'. The stories about Katayama physically 'changing the emblems' / name are just stories.

And Katayama had nothing to do with the naming of the 'GT-R' either.

[Walter Moore]

I didn't know that Jay had any Japanese cars in his collection.

CAUTION, this vid is old, and contains Katayama lore.....

Jay is a comedian, not a historian. I don't trust a lot of his running commentary. He just repeats what he has read or been told. But I love to see the cool cars he features. (Where else would I get to see old Lambos?) The cars are the stars of his garage, and so long as you take it in that spirit all is OK.

Edited June 28, 2011 by Arne
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[cygnusx1]

He is just telling us what everyone else has heard for 40 years...not his fault. Don't shoot the messenger.

[JPx187]

"It just becomes infectious it pulls SO hard"