This is my Autech gti-r
Where is the nismo plate found? i would be very surprised if this does not have one??
The Nismo plate is on the firewall.
Afaik we have only seen 2 of them - "005" from the one in Canada a few years ago (which has it glued in a weird spot - possibly as a result of major repair),
and the "020" one which Megamodz stripped and now Thomas in Switzerland owns (or did about a year ago at least - which had it riveted to the right of the VIN plate).
Note that the
Nismo "Complete Car" GTI-R and the
Autech "Prepared" GTI-Rs are
different beasts.
The Nismo GTI-R was a pre-defined list of parts on an RB model for a set price (¥3.14m, or ¥3.275m with an extra options), and came with the individually numbered plate on the firewall and a Nismo badge under the GTI-R badge on the back.
The Autech ones had no special plate, just the Autech sticker on the back. As can be seen in their
history list, they were not a full "Autech Version" as such (unlike the GTR and Cefiro of the same era), but rather just RBs with various Nismo options installed from the factory (most likely as ordered by the customer at the time).
We know that there were
at least 60 Autech ones (up to 05/94 - thanks to Gary's awesome counting efforts - they show up in FAST with a special note).
We know there were
only 21 Nismo ones (authenticity of below confirmed through message headers - the VINs do not appear in FAST).
From: NISMO-PRODUCTS, SALES
Date: 19 October 2010
To: Thomas Schrepfer
RE: NISMO Information
Dear Mr. Schrepfer,
Thank you for your reply.
Unfortunately, we cannot say it is genuine #20 GTI-R.
Chassis No. you informed us is not recorded as one for GTI-R.
21 units of NISMO GTI-R were produced, but no spare parts are existing anymore.
We hope this information will be a help of you.
Thank you for your support to NISMO.
Best regards,
Nissan Motorsports International
Overseas Sales Group