One to Buy: 1 of 19 2021 Nissan R35 GT-R50 by Italdesign
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Owing to the vast cost associated with small production runs of special bodied motor cars, coachbuilders have usually decided to focus on super high end products from the most prestigious European manufacturers in order to ensure sufficient customers for their creations.
However, owing to the explosion of interest in both classic and modern Japanese performance cars over the last two decades, a new market has emerged for wickedly expensive custom creations using vehicles from the Land of the Rising Sun.
Just such a collaboration was announced in June 2018 when Italdesign teamed up with Nissan to produce a coachbuilt R35 GT-R in celebration of the 50th anniversary since the PGC-10’s debut in 1968 which was also the same year that Giorgetto Giugiaro established his renowned styling house.
Just 19 examples of the resultant GTR-50 were built by Italdesign, one of which is currently on the market with the Legendary Motorcar Company in Halton Hills, Ontario.
Configured in Liquid Silver Metallic with Nismo red accents and the optional hydraulic rear spoiler, this particular example is number 11 of the 19 unit run and remains in brand new condition having covered only delivery mileage.
In addition to the remarkable Italdesign body and interior, these GT-R50s came with an array of mechanical enhancements, perhaps the most notable of which was a comprehensively uprated 710bhp twin turbo V6 hand-built by Nismo. Such an intoxicating mix of elements will surely mean these unusual machines will come to be regarded among the most sought after Japanese super sports cars of their era.
