Father of the Skyline

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Father of the Skyline

03-03-2011, 07:46 PM

Shinichiro Sakurai, Father of the Skyline, 1929-2011

http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/2011/01/23/shinichiro-sakurai-father-of-the-skyline-dies-at-81/#more-13852

On January 17, 2011 in the quiet Tokyo suburb of Setagaya, Shinichiro Sakurai, the father of the Nissan Skyline, passed away due to heart failure at the age of 81. Every major newspaper and reporti…

Shinichiro Sakurai 1929-2011 (Father of the Skyline) passed away due to heart failure at the age of 81. This is pretty late news but I just came across this. Maybe others haven't heard the news.

RIP

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03-03-2011, 07:53 PM

thank you Shinichiro for the wonderful master piece you came up with you will always be remembered RIP

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03-03-2011, 08:10 PM

RIP he invented a wonderful machine

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