Prince
Skyline GT (S54-I / S54A-I, 1964 homologation batch)

Why it matters

This batch created the Skyline GT: Prince stretched the Skyline to take the Gloria's six-cylinder engine and built 100 cars to homologate it. At the 1964 Japan Grand Prix the Skylines took second to sixth behind a Porsche 904, the start of the "Skyline legend".

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

After defeat at the first Japan Grand Prix in 1963, Prince fitted the Gloria's 1,988 cc six to the Skyline and worked round the clock to complete the 100 cars needed for GT approval. The Skyline 2000GT was launched on 1 May, two days before the race.

The road cars had a single two-barrel carburettor and 105 PS; the race cars used triple Webers and about 165 PS. A triple-carburettor GT-B followed in February 1965.

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.

The first batch carried the chassis code S54-I (later called S54A-I) and a single two-barrel carburettor; the later S54B-II GT-B (from February 1965) has triple Weber 40DCOE carburettors.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   Buyer's Guide: Prince Skyline GT-A / GT-B Level C

   • 100 cars in the first batch built for GT homologation (chassis code S54-I)

   Accessed 2026-11-12
2. 2
   Buyer's Guide: Prince Skyline GT-A / GT-B Level C Japanese Nostalgic Car

   • Prince Gloria G7 2.0L straight-six
   • Single 2-barrel ... 105PS

   Accessed 2026-11-12
3. 3
   Short Story: the Skyline 2000GT and the 2nd Japan Grand Prix Level A Nissan Motor Co. (Nissan Heritage)

   • 6-cylinder, 1,988cc

   Accessed 2026-11-12