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Cult of Gt-R: A True Story of Crime, Obsession and the World's Most Coveted Car
This is the tale of the world's most coveted car. Nissan produced three versions of the hallowed Skyline GT-R sports car, the 'Holy Trinity' Skylines that became a cultural phenomenon. The problem was, they were illegal in the U.S.
This is the story of the people who wanted it anyway. It's the story of the people who evaded authorities and tangled with regulators. It's a story about video games and anime, The Fast and the Furious, and the dark origins of U.S.-Japan relations.
In the follow-up to his critically acclaimed debut Slow Car Fast in 2019, author Ryan ZumMallen parses through this complicated world to go inside the GT-R community -- both in the U.S. and Japan. Informed by his experiences behind the wheel, and deep in courthouse basements, Cult of GT-R moves as briskly as the street racers who pushed the Skyline to its limit... and beyond.
This is the story of the people who wanted it anyway. It's the story of the people who evaded authorities and tangled with regulators. It's a story about video games and anime, The Fast and the Furious, and the dark origins of U.S.-Japan relations.
In the follow-up to his critically acclaimed debut Slow Car Fast in 2019, author Ryan ZumMallen parses through this complicated world to go inside the GT-R community -- both in the U.S. and Japan. Informed by his experiences behind the wheel, and deep in courthouse basements, Cult of GT-R moves as briskly as the street racers who pushed the Skyline to its limit... and beyond.
Book Details
- Publisher: Carrara Media
- Publish Date: Nov 6th, 2023
- Pages: 288
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 9.00in - 6.00in - 0.60in - 0.85lb
- EAN: 9798987424513
- Categories: • Automotive - History• Motor Sports - Automobile Racing• Industries - Automobile Industry
About the Author
Zummallen, Ryan: - Ryan ZumMallen is an automotive journalist and the founder of Carrara Media, which publishes books for modern car enthusiasts. After multi-year stints as a Senior Writer for Edmunds.com and Trucks.com, he wrote and published two nonfiction books: Slow Car Fast (2019) on Millennial car culture, and Cult of GT-R (2023) on the history and controversy of the Nissan Skyline GT-R. He lives in Long Beach, Calif., with his wife and daughter.
Praise for this book
"Cult of GT-R is more than a book about a supercar, it's a lens on the Japanese culture that spawned this performance icon and the passion of the enthusiasts who aspire to one day drive and perhaps own one. Toss in the intrigue of lengths that the scrupulous and unscrupulous have gone to import vintage GT-Rs to the U.S. and you have an entertaining automotive yarn." Matt DeLorenzo, former editor of Road & Track and Autoweek.