Prince R380 1966 Viaretro For the 1966 japanese grand prix at fuji speedway, prince entered four r380s, while a trio of newer porsche 906s were also entered. in the end, the r380s took the overall victory, with yoshikazu sunako 's r380 ahead of hideo oishi's second place r380. 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.
1966 Prince R380 I This is the first prototype race car in postwar japan that was developed by prince motors, ltd. to beat porsche, the champion of the second japan grand prix in 1964. Having been narrowly defeated by porsche in the 2nd japan gp (1964), the prince motor co., ltd. went full out to develop japan’s first real racing car. since the 1965 japan gp was cancelled, its debut race was the 3rd japan gp (fuji) in 1966. Sports car racing archives complete archive of prince r380 complete archive. The japanese grand prix returned in 1966, and prince was ready with four r380 examples. those cars captured first and second place, besting even the newly designed trio of porsche 906 models.
1966 Prince R380 Sports car racing archives complete archive of prince r380 complete archive. The japanese grand prix returned in 1966, and prince was ready with four r380 examples. those cars captured first and second place, besting even the newly designed trio of porsche 906 models. Media in category "prince r380" the following 8 files are in this category, out of 8 total. Its long awaited debut came in 1966 at the fuji speedway located in the small town of oyama. this time, the japanese grand prix went ahead, and prince was determined to win, entering four. Prince was absorbed into nissan in 1966, the new parent was delighted to inherit the cars and its team and put to one side a similar racing project in its early planning stages. upon taking over the project nissan modified the cars bodywork to be ‘more flowing’ with vents and ducts also refined. The 1966 race would also be the very last time the r380 would race as a prince. for the 1967 event, it would be known as a nissan r380 (now updated to r380 ii guise). 1967 would not be a kind race for the r380s because a carrera 6 would get the victory, the r380s coming 2nd to 5th.
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