The first kaido racer in the USA?

Recently discovered in Pennsylvania by the Instagram user @all_vehicle is not one, but two rotting Nissan Skyline C211.

Abandoned vintage blue and white car with Japanese license plate in a field during autumn, surrounded by bare trees.

The first Skyline features Speed Star Racing MKII wheels, a Hakosuka Skyline wing, and an Okinawa Y plate.

Abandoned vintage car with blue stripes sits in overgrown field. Japanese word セルシオ (Celsior) on door panel.
Vintage Nissan Skyline in an overgrown field with three individuals inspecting it. They appear to discuss or assess the car.
Interior of a weathered vintage car with torn seats and an old Japanese stereo, showcasing signs of significant wear and age.
Rear view of an old and moss-covered Nissan Skyline 2000 GT-EX with a blue spoiler in a forested area.
A dusty Japanese license plate with numbers 59-22-84 seen through a car's rear window, showing the kanji 沖 (Okinawa).
Close-up of a muddy car wheel with a blue and white rim, surrounded by dry leaves and branches.
Abandoned vintage car with blue racing stripes sitting in an overgrown field on a cloudy day.
Abandoned red classic Japanese car in a grassy field with trees in the background.

The second Skyline features a hood scoop, vented fenders, fiberglass body kit, a kamome (seagull) wing (カモメウイング), Datsun 620 badge and a flower shift knob. It also has a mismatch set of wheels, one being a fin type on Bridgestone Eager SF-330, and the other being Longchamp XR-4.

Vintage red Japanese coupe abandoned in a forest clearing, surrounded by dry foliage and leafless trees.
Abandoned vintage red and black Nissan Skyline car with Japanese license plate in overgrown field.
Abandoned car interior with a worn-out steering wheel and cluttered dashboard, featuring a sticker reading PEACE SPORTS PROMOTION.
Close-up of a rusty black Nissan Skyline with Okinawa license plate 57-96-92. Text SKYLINE visible on car.
Close-up of a moss-covered Datsun car grille and emblem with dried leaves.
Close-up of Nissan Skyline GT badge on a black and red car. The GT badge is worn. High-performance sports car.
Close-up of an old car wheel with an overgrown tire and rusty spokes, surrounded by grass and twigs.
Two images of a classic red Toyota Celica, the top one abandoned in a field, the bottom one restored and parked by a house.

The instagram account tracks cars around the Ohio and Pennsylvania area. He claims the guy used these as hill climb cars while serving in Japan, and then brought them back to the US with him in the 1990s. He also claims that the owner has no plans on selling them. His property also claims to contain over 100 cars on it as well.

Based off the styling and parts on this car, this might be the first kaido racer in the USA in the 1990s. The possibility of another one being imported before this might be slim. But the fact these cars existed in America since the ’90s and we are just hearing about it, anything is possible.

Abandoned red and black Nissan Skyline with Japanese license plate in a field of tall grass, trees in the background.
A person with blonde hair and blue eyes sitting in a vehicle, looking at the camera with a serious expression.

2 Comments

  1. Chris Brandt
    on February 13, 2024 at 6:32 am •Reply

    I just stumbled on this page. To my surprise I see these Skylines. I was stationed on Okinawa from 1986 to 1988 and was there at the right time to be a part of that early Japanese culture….but the wrong time that we to play illegally. I have a large album of cars I took pictures of. I actually have two pics of the black and red Skyline on your page, back in its glory days. So sad to see these treasures sitting in a field rotting away. My buddy Tony brought a silver and black Skyline back to Jacksonville, NC in 1987. If a serviceman was stationed two years or more…the government would ship your vehicle overseas for FREE! If ya wanna chat more let me know!

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