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OK so I thought I owned a 2000 model "bayside blue" GT-T coupe.

I checked out this site http://english.auto.vl.ru/catalog/nissan/skyline/

This lists all the different models ever made on a timeline.

It says the only cars made in January 2000 were rare NON TURBO GT-V. It just so happens that unlike the GT-T's made before and after this special edition r34, this GT-V came out in “bayside blue”, a colour that was and is reserved for R34 GTR's.

So what model is my car?

It is turbo and inside looks like a series one GT-T. Yet was made at the time of the special edition GT-V and has its special optional colour.

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It says the only cars made in January 2000 were rare NON TURBO GT-V.
Thats wrong. The 'GT-V' non-turbo versions were made from August 2000 to May 2001.
It just so happens that unlike the GT-T's made before and after this special edition r34, this GT-V came out in “bayside blue”, a colour that was and is reserved for R34 GTR's.

So what model is my car?

It is turbo and inside looks like a series one GT-T. Yet was made at the time of the special edition GT-V and has its special optional colour.

Aparently, the 'Bayside Blue' option was such a strong selling point for the GT-V model, that Nissan decided to make the color available for all the R34 models, and even the Stagea at the time. But you say your car was made in *January* 2000? Hmmm... maybe your cars has been resprayed? Whats the paint code on the built plate in the engine bay? Are there any signs that the car could've been resprayed?

You could even have a model that was sold to an employee who had the special color applied as a one off (only to have it released as a stock color lol)... but thats a long shot, and not worthy of increasing the 'selling price' if you know what I mean :)

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OK so I thought I owned a 2000 model "bayside blue" GT-T coupe.

I checked out this site http://english.auto.vl.ru/catalog/nissan/skyline/

This lists all the different models ever made on a timeline.

It says the only cars made in January 2000 were rare NON TURBO GT-V. It just so happens that unlike the GT-T's made before and after this special edition r34, this GT-V came out in “bayside blue”, a colour that was and is reserved for R34 GTR's.

So what model is my car?

It is turbo and inside looks like a series one GT-T. Yet was made at the time of the special edition GT-V and has its special optional colour.

Ok, ok... I've solved it.

Common knowledge has it that the R34 GT-V Series 1 was available in Bayside Blue as a 'special color edition' as of January 2000. What people don't know is that the Series 1 GT-T *could also be ordered* with Bayside Blue from January 2000 but wasn't advertised as strongly as the GT-V (had to sell more 25GT's at the time hence the GT-V variant? I don't know). The Bayside blue color was also available for the Stagea... now this color is extremely rare on a Stagea.

The Series 2 R34 Skylines could all be ordered with Bayside Blue, somewhat decreasing it's unique status. Your car is an ordinary R34 25GT Turbo but with a funky color... :)

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OK so I thought I owned a 2000 model "bayside blue" GT-T coupe.

I checked out this site http://english.auto.vl.ru/catalog/nissan/skyline/

This lists all the different models ever made on a timeline.

It says the only cars made in January 2000 were rare NON TURBO GT-V. It just so happens that unlike the GT-T's made before and after this special edition r34, this GT-V came out in “bayside blue”, a colour that was and is reserved for R34 GTR's.

So what model is my car?  

It is turbo and inside looks like a series one GT-T. Yet was made at the time of the special edition GT-V and has its special optional colour.

wouldnt you be pissed if it was a number job and your car became a nissan gtt bitsa(bita this and a bita that)

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