While the R32, R33, and R34 are the most popular Skyline GT-Rs, the earlier Skyline models can be as exciting, especially when dressed neatly in aftermarket modifications, as evidenced by this classic Nissan Skyline Rocket Bunny, featured on the Nicole Johnson’s Detour YouTube channel.
US Air Force veteran Roy de Guzman owns this period-correct 1972 Nissan Skyline. He couldn’t own the relatively rare first-gen Skyline GT-R (under 2,000 units were made), so he installed aftermarket kits to make his Skyline look sporty and aggressive despite being a non-GT-R model.
The first-generation Skyline GT-R was nicknamed Hakosuka (Hako means box, and Suka means Skyline in Japanese). Roy didn’t know about Hakosukas until YouTuber and JDM enthusiast Dino Dalle Carbonare invited him to the Nismo Festival 2005 at the Fuji Speedway. Upon seeing one on the track, he instantly fell in love with the classic.
