Upper Middle Petrol Head:

When it comes to Japanese performance sixes, Nissan is boss!  And, sweet as Z s are, the Skyline is Nissan's ultimate expression of that dominance, with a long, long history of performance-orientated variants dating back to the mid-1960s when they were manufactured by Japan's Prince Motor Company. For us Aussies, the performance Skyline thing didn't really begin until the seventh generation R31 in 1985.  Our first offering - the 1970s' fourth generation C110 series, which didn't even go by the Skyline moniker, being badged here as a 240K - did come in sedan and coupe form.  However, it ran a fairly benign 2.4 litre six and had no particular sporting pretensions.  The fifth and sixth versions - the C210 and R30, respectively - did wear Skyline badges but again lacked a sporty variant Down Under. That all changed with the introduction of the R31 with their 3.0 litre in-line six cylinder motors, although, to the best of my knowledge, the Australian market still missed...