05-07-2012, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by ZMan8
Haha it's a true story. At the time it was the best street car to come out of Japan so the world fittingly attached the name Godzilla (monster from japan) and since r33-r35 are still amazing performers the name has stuck.
 Mr. Kenchan
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It was actually an Australian car mag that gave it that nickname because it won 29/29 of the Japan touring car Group A races in 1989.
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