This 1995 Nissan Skyline R33 GTR VSpec in white with just 34,048 km was inspected for a client at HAA Kobe auction on 9 December 2017.
Investigations revealed a previous sale at auction in Tokyo on 20 July 2017 where it was graded 4.5 B.
It was also listed for sale as a one owner car on “Goo-net”, a website where many Japanese dealers list their stock. List price was 4.48 million Yen (including 8% Japanese consumption tax), through a dealer associated with the HAA auction. So we assume they had bought it from Tokyo back in July and decided to re-auction it when it hadn’t sold through their dealer outlet.
The most recent auction report stated scratches, dents, rust, paint, and the first noted one owner, Brembo brakes, factory audio and 17″ alloys. Driver’s seat cigarette burns, small scratches and dents underneath. Rust underneath.
On inspection there was some surface rust underneath in the rear, but this was only minor and had been painted over more as a preventative measure. The body of the car, boot, engine bay and all seams were completely free of rust and it appeared to be very well cared for and most likely garaged for a good portion of its life.
The kms looked genuine from the overall condition, and the factory wheel balance weights were still on the wheels.
Cig burns were noticeably on the seats, plus one tiny singe on the driver’s door card. Ash tray had been used but there was no smell of smoke at all inside.
Dash and interior were otherwise very nice and clean, and our agent described it as one of the best R33 GTR’s he had seen for a long time.
Body had a few scratches on the roof and rear spoiler and the bottom lip of the front spoiler looked like it had been resprayed as was
slightly off colour. No pin dents were found at all on the body.
It sold for 3,615,000 Yen FOB, which at the time would have been approx. $54,700 complied in Australia, plus tyres and on road costs (calculated at 84.8 Yen to the dollar).
We only source the best vehicles with clean and tidy interiors, and only vehicles we would be pleased to own ourselves. This is why we are constantly told by clients that the vehicles we source are well above the condition of most others on the local market.
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Whether you’re looking for a 1995 Nissan Skyline R33 GTR VSpec like this, or another year, make or model, we can find it for you in nice condition.
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I’ve always loved the R32 Nissan Skyline GTR…. since the Bathurst days. I finally decided that i wanted one as a collectible as good ones are hard to come by. After exhausting myself looking for one in mint stock condition locally, I decided to import one from Japan.
I called a few importers and Geoff @ Prestige Motorsport seemed to me someone who genuinely was interested in helping me find the GTR I was after. After signing up, Geoff kept me informed with cars I may be interested in and which auctions to look out for.
I eventually found the right car and Geoff kept me updated about the details of the car and sent lots of photos before the auction so I knew what I was paying for.
I’m very happy with the car and the service I received from Geoff at Prestige Motorsport to source my 1993 R32 GTR. I would happily recommend him to whoever is interested to source a car from Japan.