THE SKYLINE - 25th Anniversary (1984) Autographed by Shinichiro Sakurai 桜井 眞一郎

A rare piece of history that any Skyline enthusiast would be proud to own

• A special piece of Skyline history signed by Mr. Shinichiro Sakurai; The head Designer, Engineer, and Founder of the "SKYLINE" model from inception, overseeing every Skyline model until his death in 2011.  
• Published 1983 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the first Skyline (1957)
• Good condition, Japanese + some English 217 Pages (mostly photos) comes with matching commemorative Desk Ornament

This commemorative Photo book was published in 1983 by KODANSHA(39 years ago, coinciding with the the R30 facelift) to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Skyline. It contains a huge collection of photos documenting the racing heritage and development history by each successive generation, as well as various stories, specs, articles and other info of interest.(217 pages written in Japanese with English title pages, book is in good used condition, but please check the photos).

It is Autographed in metallic silver marker by the late Shinichiro Sakurai - The original designer and head engineer of the Skyline; he was involved with the Skyline brand from the car's inception, to well into the 2000s. (Basically the god father of the GTR)

This is the only signed copy on the market.

This set also comes with the matching "SKYLINE" 25th anniversary Desk Ornament/Paper Weight. It is made of a hard resin, is a decent weight and is 15cm long. It is in good condition but there is some fine peeling and scuffs. (please check the photos)

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Approx size : Book - 26.5x26cm, Emblem - 15cm long weight : ~1.5 kg