Nissan
Skyline 2000GT-R (PGC10 sedan / KPGC10 hardtop 'Hakosuka')

Why it matters

The 'Hakosuka' was the first Skyline GT-R, a homologation saloon that put a racing-derived twin-cam six into the C10 Skyline and dominated Japanese touring-car racing with 50 overall victories. It established the GT-R name that Nissan has used ever since.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

Conceived by Prince and later sold as a Nissan, the C10 Skyline arrived in 1968. The first GT-R, the four-door PGC10 sedan, was launched in February 1969, and the two-door KPGC10 hardtop followed in October 1970. Both used the 1,989 cc S20 DOHC 24-valve six with three Mikuni-Solex carburettors, rated at 160 hp, driving through a five-speed manual gearbox. Only 832 GT-R sedans were produced.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Identification guide

How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.

Sedans carry the PGC10 chassis prefix (example: PGC10-000917) and hardtops KPGC10. Correct cars have the S20 1,989 cc DOHC engine with three Mikuni-Solex N40PHH carburettors, front struts with semi-trailing-arm independent rear suspension, and front disc/rear drum brakes; late-production cars have the revised 'dog bone' grille and headlight surrounds.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   RM Sotheby's Arizona 2015, lot 181: 1970 Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R 'Hakosuka' Level B

   • 832 PGC10 four-door GT-R sedans only; the KPGC10 hardtop count (c. 1,115–1,197 cited) is unresolved

   Accessed 2026-11-11
2. 2
   1970 Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R 'Hakosuka' (Arizona 2015) Level C RM Sotheby's

   • race-derived S20 inline-six
   • 1,989 cc, DOHC, 24-valve inline-six
   • 1,989 cc
   • dual overhead camshafts, a cross-flow head with four valves per cylinder
   • three Mikuni-Solex N40PHH side-draft carburetors
   • 160 hp
   • Five-speed manual
   • front strut suspension
   • independent semi-trailing-arm rear suspension
   • front disc and rear drum brakes
   • Wheelbase 103.9 in.

   Accessed 2026-11-12
3. 3
   1971 Nissan Skyline H/T 2000GT-R 'Hakosuka' Level C Gooding & Company

   • 160 BHP at 7,000 RPM

   Accessed 2026-11-12