For many, discovering the Skyline is a 50-year-old nameplate is likely less surprising than finding Nissan even existed back then. The company itself goes back to the early 1900s, but that’s another story for another time. While Elvis was dancin’ the Jailhouse Rock, the original Skyline rolled off assembly lines with a 60 horsepower 1.5-liter four-cylinder engine and styling that looked for all the world like a shrunken Ford sedan. It approximates the performance of today’s GT-R no more than a ’53 Corvette with a Blue Flame six-cylinder does a new Corvette, but everything has its beginnings, so show some respect.
.jpg)
