NISSAN SKYLINE R31

With the prices of our go-to Holden, Ford and Valiants of just about any vintage rising by the minute, it pays to look at the left of field examples if you’re hunting for a classic on a modest budget.

A perfect example of this is the locally built R31 Nissan Skyline. Despite winning Magazine’s (now known as Magazine) Car of the Year Award on debut in 1986, the R31 was often referred to as the smaller, boxier and uglier cousin to the VL Commodore, with which it shared the same 3.0-litre Nissan