Description[]
The Nissan 300ZX GTS was a grand touring racing car intended to compete in endurance racing. Essentially a racing version of the Z32 300ZX, the 300ZX GTS shared virtually nothing with its road going counterpart apart from some logos and the rear taillights. Built by Clayton Cunningham Racing of El Segundo, California, the 300ZX GTS featured carbon fiber body panels on a chrome moly tubeframe chassis; it is powered by an aluminum-forged version of the 3.0L VG30DETT used in the road-going 300ZX making some 800 horsepower, mated to a Hewland VGC 5-speed manual. The car competed for seven seasons from 1989 to 1995, winning the 1992 and 1994 IMSA GT Championships; the cars were so dominant that IMSA banned the twin-turbo V6s for 1995, forcing Clayton Cunningham Racing to switch their cars to using V8s. Following an accident involving driver Steve Millen, the program was canceled; some of the chassis would later race in Japan in the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship. Seven chassis were built in total.
The base of the casting reads 1994 Nissan 300ZX GTS. This casting was loosely derived from the Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo casting originally designed by Dmitriy Shakhmatov.
Versions[]
The '94 Nissan 300ZX GTS has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:
| Col # | Year | Series | Color | Tampo | Base Color / Type |
Window Color | Interior Color | Wheel Type | Toy # | Country | Notes | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Car Culture: Team Transport #73 |
Red | Detailed headlights and taillights, blue accents, "GT S1", "75", "NISSAN Z" on sides, Yokohama, BBS logos on fenders, Nissan windshield banner | Black / Metal |
Clear | Black | CPRREURO | HRV44 | Thailand | Packaged with Euro Hauler Base code(s): T37 |
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| 2025 | Car Culture: Silhouettes 3/5 |
Calsonic Blue | Detailed headlights and taillights, Nissan wordmark, "GT S1", "25" on sides, NISMO, BBS logos on fenders, "HOTWHEELS RACING", "Z NISSAN", "25" on hood | Black / Metal |
Clear | Black | RR5SPM | JBK61 | Thailand | Named Nissan 300ZX Base code(s): |
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