someone stole his precious Skyline GT-R R32 from the very Nissan collection

Steal a classic car directly to its manufacturer is an incredibly bold and stupid act. It is not something you see every day, and although it has happened on rare occasions that cars disappear from the fields of a factory, no one would steal a car from a museum or the headquarters of a brand.

However, in Australia someone has had the audacity to steal from Nissan in their noses Skyline GT-R R32the original model, the one that gave rise to the nickname Godzilla.

Godzilla has disappeared

More than 30 years after its debut in 1989, what can we tell about the iconic R32 Skyline GT-R that hasn’t already been told? Just in case, let’s remember that this all-wheel drive coupe was initially developed to be able to compete internationally in the Group Awhere the BMW M3 (E30) and Ford Sierra RS Cosworth fought to the death to dominate the track.

In Australia, the 1989 Nissan Skyline GT-R was the cover car of the July 1989 issue of Australian magazine Wheels. The writing team dubbed it a “Godzilla on wheels.”

Starting in 1990, he began to participate in all possible competitions. And to win practically all of them that same year. The GT-R won all races in the Japanese Touring Car Championship in which they participated (a total of 29 races). In addition, he won the 1991 24 Hours of Spa.

In Australia, the GT-R decimated the racing competition. The victories of the GT-Rs in Australia, with three consecutive Group A championships from 1990 to 1992 and first place in the legendary Bathurst 1000 In 1991 and 1992, they led the local press to also use Godzilla in their headlines. The image of the monster from Japan that destroys everything suited the GT-R.

Later, the generation that played PlayStation Gran Turismo and leafed throughMaxPower’, ‘Auto Option’ (the Japanese one) y ‘Option Auto’ (the Frenchwoman in her best era), finished elevating the legendary car as an icon thanks to the increasingly crazy preparations based on the GT-R R32. The 600 HP that the competition car produced paled compared to the 900 HP or 1,000 HP that the Japanese tuners extracted from the 6-cylinder.

Until recently, Nissan Australia had one in its possession, but News.com.au reports that it has been stolen and Victoria Police are searching for it.

The legendary car, valued at more than $250,000 Australians, was stolen this morning from Nissan Corporation. A Nissan Australia spokeswoman confirmed that “unfortunately, our original R32 GT-R has been stolen and is now the subject of a police investigation.”

The stolen model is not just any GT-R, it is the pearl red GT-R R32 with the license plate “GTR 091” and that appears in numerous press photos.

The car was stolen directly from Nissan Australia, it’s not like a truck taking it to an event was robbed, for example. No, it was stolen from Nissan Australia headquarters. On the other hand, the question remains who would steal a car like that. And it is practically impossible to sell it without cutting it up as it is a well-known model.