1963 Nissan Prince Skyline Sport
The Nissan Skyline is a brand of automobile originally produced by the Prince Motor Company starting in 1957, and then by Nissan after the two companies merged in 1967. After the merger, the Skyline and its larger counterpart, the Nissan Gloria, were sold in Japan at dealership sales channels called Nissan Prince Shop.
It was a famous car designer Giovanni Michelotti that designed Prince Skyline Sport which was rolled out at Torino Motor Show in Italy in 1960 and released in Japan in April 1962. Manufacturing method was unheard-of; artisans were invited from Italy and body was made by hand work that was handed down from them.
Soon after the introduction of the Skyline Sport, Prince introduced the first Japanese single overhead cam (SOHC) 4-cylinder engine, which was available in the Gloria luxury sedan. The company’s management decided a racing pedigree would help further establish its performance image, and their engineers took a Skyline, extended the car a few inches from the front cowl, and installed the new, four-cylinder engine with a 1900cc, 127-horsepower.
The Prince Skyline’s interior was crafted of fine leather, the instrument panel – which housed a series of aluminum-ringed instruments – bore a two-tone effect with the addition of black accents, and the large steering wheel would have been appropriate in any Italian sports car of the day.
1963 Nissan Prince Skyline Sport was a one of the most significant vehicles in Nissan’s history and was a model that most people may not have heard of.
