One of Gran Turismo’s Rarest Supras Is Real, and It’s Headed to Auction

[Jordan]

This is the discussion thread for an article on GTPlanet:

One of Gran Turismo’s Rarest Supras Is Real, and It’s Headed to Auction​

 

[kjb]

That's a really cool story! I thoroughly enjoyed it. 8 never knew there was a US Spec model I hope whoever buys it enjoys it

 

[Imbissbrunto]

I've always thought the original TRD bodykit was by far the best choice for the A80 Supra. Improves the car's looks so much without looking overly flashy.

 

[McLaren]

Definitely the highest valued Supra I've ever seen. Curious if it'll hit the bottom estimate; Broad Arrow has been hit/miss on some of their Japanese offerings.

 

[Dave A]

It's a cool car, not worth close to that price IMO though. Even if it was fully original but in mint condition, I wouldn't say it's worth close to that, let alone when it's been aftermarket modified.

Ultimately, as nice a car as the TRD 3000GT is, it's still just a wide bodied Supra with a factory body kit. I fail to see how that's worth approx. £300k more than a standard Supra of that generation.

There only has to be one person willing to pay it though.

 

[GranTorino91]

What an amazing car! Yamauchi, please bring it back

 

[CommanderBond]

Whats that saying.... "if I won the lottery I wouldn't tell anyone, but there would be signs"

 

[GranTurNismo]

It's a cool car, not worth close to that price IMO though. Even if it was fully original but in mint condition, I wouldn't say it's worth close to that, let alone when it's been aftermarket modified.

Ultimately, as nice a car as the TRD 3000GT is, it's still just a wide bodied Supra with a factory body kit. I fail to see how that's worth approx. £300k more than a standard Supra of that generation.

There only has to be one person willing to pay it though.

If you think that's a ridiculous price, just wait until you hear that NISMO 400Rs have ben selling for $1 million, or slightly more, over the last few years:

Just Like That, the 1996 Nissan Skyline 400R Is a $1M Car

But for well-off fans of JDM cars, it'll be worth the price.

www.thedrive.com

 

[Dave A]

If you think that's a ridiculous price, just wait until you hear that NISMO 400Rs have ben selling for $1 million, or slightly more, over the last few years:

Just Like That, the 1996 Nissan Skyline 400R Is a $1M Car

But for well-off fans of JDM cars, it'll be worth the price.

www.thedrive.com

At least the changes to the NISMO 400R are more substantial. It's still a huge premium to pay over a regular GT-R, but the 400R is a lot more than a body kit.

 

[McLaren]

It's a cool car, not worth close to that price IMO though. Even if it was fully original but in mint condition, I wouldn't say it's worth close to that, let alone when it's been aftermarket modified.

Ultimately, as nice a car as the TRD 3000GT is, it's still just a wide bodied Supra with a factory body kit. I fail to see how that's worth approx. £300k more than a standard Supra of that generation.

There only has to be one person willing to pay it though.

I think it has to do with the fact that in the US, Supras are now full-fledged 6-figure cars on their own, provided they're bone-stock, turbo manuals. This car without the TRD work, already fits that bill as a $100-150,000 car since it's listed as a "top-of-the-line RZ with manual & Aero Top" & 32,000 miles. TRD accessories in the states have also been expensive to get for years. Combine that with this being a factory-built & recognized, limited edition (plus the only US-model) & I can see where we are approaching a $500,000+ estimation.

However, I do agree that it's probably a tad high. Japanese cars are doing well, but not all of them are as successful as the $1,000,000+ NSX-R NA2 (which was actually achieved on your side of the pond).

If you think that's a ridiculous price, just wait until you hear that NISMO 400Rs have ben selling for $1 million, or slightly more, over the last few years:

Just Like That, the 1996 Nissan Skyline 400R Is a $1M Car

But for well-off fans of JDM cars, it'll be worth the price.

www.thedrive.com

This is another car that's sort of falling back to earth, coinciding with Dave's outlook.

When the first 400R came over, there was instantly IG posts claiming it was worth $2 million. That valuation was found to be a number someone just threw out there. In reality, they're barely on the cusp of $1 million. Top Rank, the dealer listed in that article, has even tried to argue it's because they're not being auctioned through the "proper" auction houses & that Sotheby's did not do a good job selling 1 example that went for $995,000 (Est. was $900,000-$1.1 million; the reality is Top Rank is essentially the sole supplier of these GTRs in the US, so they clearly want these cars to sell for as much as possible in the auction market to justify their own prices. They didn't acknowledge that the same auction had plenty of cars come up short unless they were the SP3, F40 LM, & Ralph Lauren F50).

The issue is that even when Broad Arrow has sold these special Skylines with Top Rank on hand, they still come up short (the R34 CRS is another model that has been est. at $800,000-$1,000,000 yet a brand new one hammered for $700,000 last year). An additional example off the top of my head, is 400R #3677 that sold for $885,000 that was another indication of where these cars sit in the US market.

 

[evldave333]

Captivating article, love the Supra's lines many fun hours with it on Sega Rally as well as GT.

 

[Dave A]

Captivating article, love the Supra's lines many fun hours with it on Sega Rally as well as GT.

That was probably the Celica you're thinking of in SEGA Rally. Great fun that game though.

 

[evldave333]

That was probably the Celica you're thinking of in SEGA Rally. Great fun that game though.

lol probably right was a wake n bake post