Project R32 Skyline GTR
After having driven an R32 Skyline GTR on a Drivers Lounge driving tour in Japan, I just had to get my hands on this legend.
The R32 Skyline GT-R Restomod is our flagship project. It represents the pinnacle of JDM engineering, updated for the demands of 2026. Every nut and bolt is a tribute to the car that earned the nickname 'Godzilla'.
It took more than a month of checking USS Tokyo's auction site to find this R32 Skyline GTR (BNR32) through my agent in Japan. There were a few that we were looking at before this one, but those fell through. From the auction sheet, I knew it's not the cleanest example, but it did have the right price tag compared to many others. I'm the type that prefers buying a cheaper car and fix it properly to my specification, as opposed to paying more to buy a clean example only to find out that I "still" have to fix it. And to that end, yes, there are quite a bit of fixing to do.
Here are the pictures of the car on they day of auction.
R32 Skyline GTR - Front
R32 Skyline GTR - Rear
R32 Skyline GTR (BNR32) Auction Sheet
R32 Skyline GTR - Front
So with the bid won, my agent helped take my car to a tuning shop just outside of Tokyo to check what needs to be done. I visited the shop during my visit to Tokyo Auto Salon 2026 to take a look in person, and to discuss about the build plan. As parts are much more readily available (and cheaper) in Japan, I want to make sure it's all done right before it gets shipped out to me in Toronto.
And so, it evolved into a full restomod project for my R32 Skyline GTR. Check below for the reason, the restomod plan, and updates along the way.