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Old Mar 26, 2004 | 02:48 PM
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I was on Bearss Ave at 2:30 and I was beside a car I havent seen. It stuck me because it was a right hand drive car. I got closer and it was a light blue Nissan Skyline 300GT with a blue Michigan manufacturer plate (It said Manufacturer Plate on the bottom where the county would be). I thought there wasnt any in the US? It was a new car also......
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Old Mar 26, 2004 | 03:02 PM
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Did it look like a Inifiniti G35 Coupe?

Probably just a test mule.

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Old Mar 26, 2004 | 03:08 PM
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Whats the infinity look like? Ill check.....
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Old Mar 26, 2004 | 03:11 PM
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It looked very similar. I couldnt pay too much attention because of traffic and I drive a truck with a trailor (so all eyes are on the road).
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Old Mar 26, 2004 | 03:23 PM
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a guy i work with said hes seen a white one also...interesting
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Old Mar 26, 2004 | 03:24 PM
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what did the tail lights look like? were they the two rounded ones? Supposedly we'll def. be having the next skyline gtr in the states by 2007 according to one of nissan's head honchos.

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Old Mar 26, 2004 | 03:30 PM
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Originally posted by GSRBoy
what did the tail lights look like? were they the two rounded ones? Supposedly we'll def. be having the next skyline gtr in the states by 2007 according to one of nissan's head honchos.

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It looked like this: http://www.tiscali.co.uk/motoring/ro...est_414_1.html

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Old Mar 26, 2004 | 03:33 PM
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Heres some good pics I just found...

The 300GT

http://press.nissan-global.com/NEW_S...otographs.html
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Old Mar 26, 2004 | 03:39 PM
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They dont look like a sports car more like a family sedan.
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Old Mar 26, 2004 | 03:48 PM
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yeah...it was probably a test mule.....the test mule's are all over. Audi/VW testing is actually based in Tampa, and there is a Skidpad in Jax where they test ABS systems (forget the name).

other than that, probably nothing special.

And as to the "GT-R" comment above. I promise you the 2007 GT-R will not look like the current model skyline. Do a search for a recent post labeled "2007 Skyline" for more details.

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