This here, this 1972 Skyline, oh, it’s a thing, I tell ya. Seen a lot of cars in my day, but this one, it’s got a story. They don’t make ’em like this no more, that’s for sure. Strong, like a good mule, this one is.
Back in ’72, I reckon this 1972 Skyline was somethin’ else. Shiny and new, probably turned heads wherever it went. Now, you take a good look, you can still see it. Good bones, ya know? Like an old house that’s seen some years but still stands tall.
- 1972, that was a year.
- Skyline, what a name.
- Nissan, they made this one.
This fella, says he got it from Japan. Japan! Can you imagine? Across the ocean! Says the original owner, some Japanese fella, he loved this car like a baby. Kept it real nice, I guess. 1972 Skyline, though, it’s an old timer now. That’s alright, got a lot to say for somethin’ that stood the test of time.
Then this other fella, he gets the car. Says he fixed it up. Restoration, they call it. Sounds fancy, don’t it? Probably cost him a pretty penny, fixin’ up a 1972 Nissan Skyline. But you gotta do what you gotta do, I suppose, if you love somethin’ that much. That is how it works, I guess.
This 1972 Skyline, it’s a tough old bird. Forty-five years, maybe more! And from Japan, no less! You see some rust, maybe a dent or two. That’s just life, ain’t it? Shows it’s been around, seen some things. Adds character, some folks say. This one is 1972 Nissan Skyline 2000GT, that is what they call it.
They got these books, you know, manuals. For cars! Can you believe it? Tell you everything about the 1972 Skyline, I reckon. How to work it, how to fix it. Everything’s in there, they say. Imagine that, a whole book just for a car. And this is user guides. This 1972 Skyline has it all.
Yokohama, that’s where this other fella found this 1972 Nissan Skyline GT-R Hakosuka. Sounds like a mouthful, don’t it? Heard him sayin’ that name, Hakosuka. Funny name. Anyway, he found it there, and he fixed it all up. Took him a year, he says. A whole year! Musta been a lot of work. But he says it’s one of the best. Best what, you ask? Best 1972 Skyline, I suppose.
Now this here 1972 Skyline, it’s a GT-R. That’s what they call it. GT-R. Sounds fast, don’t it? And they only made a few, this kind. A little over a thousand, they say. That ain’t many, not when you think about the whole world. This 1972 Nissan Skyline GT-R, it’s somethin’ special, I guess. One of 1100, they said. That is not many.
And the engine, they say it’s powerful. 160 hp, whatever that means. And 1,989 cc, don’t ask me. Sounds big, though. Inline six, they call it. Whatever that is. But they say this 1972 Nissan Skyline is the granddaddy of all them fast cars. Godzilla, that’s another name they got for these cars. Like that monster in the movies, I reckon. This 1972 Skyline, though, she’s a beauty in her own way.
So, this 1972 Skyline, it’s a survivor. Been through a lot, seen a lot. But it’s still here, still runnin’. And that’s somethin’, ain’t it? In this world, where everything changes so fast, it’s nice to see somethin’ that lasts. This old 1972 Nissan Skyline, it’s got a story to tell, if you just listen close enough. A story of Japan, and restoration, and folks who love old cars. A story of time, and how it changes things, but how some things, they just keep on goin’.
This 1972 Skyline, yeah, she is somethin’ else. This old car has its own story.
