This is the first prototype race car in postwar Japan that was developed by Prince Motors, Ltd. to beat Porsche, the champion of the 2nd Japan Grand Prix in 1964. The chief engineer was Shin-ichiroSakurai (1929 -2011) who was famous for engineering Skyline generations.

The Prince R380 is a racing car built in 1965 by Prince Motor Company to compete in the Japanese Grand Prix. Following the merger of Prince Motor Company and Nissan Motors in 1966, the R380 was modified into the Nissan R380-II (also known as R380 Mk.II).

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There were high expectations riding on the R380, which had beaten its old rival Porsche in the 3rd Japan GP. And this time, with FIA approval, it set new world records in the 7 prescribed events (50km, 50 miles, 100km, 100 miles, 200km, 200 miles, 1 hour). International speed records set by Prince R380 (Oct. 6, 1965)

1965 Nissan R380 specs, performance data, engine specifications, pictures, updated August 2024.

2016年9月8日 · With his sights set on a rematch, Sakurai-san went on to develop and build a dedicated competition machine, the Sanpamaru, or R380. The R stood for “Racing” and the 380 came from the fact that it was Prince’s 38th project. The R380 chassis was based on a reinforced Brabham BT8 design imported from England.

2018年10月3日 · With a now more powerful 220 HP GR-8, Nissan dubbed this iteration the R380-II, and entered four of them in the 1967 Japanese GP. This time however, Porsche wasn’t playing around and was ready ...

プロトタイプレーシングカーとして誕生したr380は、レースでの華々しい活躍だけでなく、当時の国際スピード記録にもチャレンジしています。 初回の挑戦は、日本グランプリが中止になった1965 (昭和40)年の10月。

The prototype race car R380 challenged not only races but also the international speed records. Its first challenge was done in August 1965. R380-AI recorded better time than the international records in 4 categories, but the records were certified only as domestic records because JARI (at Yatabe, Ibaraki) courses were not authorized by FIA.

1967 Nissan R380 II: The R380 set new speed records in 1965 and 1967. First, on October 6/14, 1965, the R380-I established 5 world records. Then, on October 8,1967, this commemorative car - Type II (modified type II) - set no fewer than 7 international records (50km, 50 miles, 100km, 100 miles, 200km, 200 miles, 1 hour) on a course in Yatabe ...