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A remarkably clean, dealer-imported example of Nissan's legendary R34 has landed stateside. This 1999 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec is currently up for bid at no reserve on Bring a Trailer, with the price already past $88,888 and several days still remaining on the auction clock. For a generation of enthusiasts who grew up idolizing the Skyline through video games and grainy import magazine spreads, watching a numbers-matching Series I V-Spec change hands on U.S. soil never quite loses its novelty.
Finished in Athlete Silver over gray cloth, this GT-R is one of just 4,194 V-Spec examples built, and one of only 227 finished in this shade during Series I production. Chassis BNR34-004202 wears a digital odometer reading of roughly 138,000 kilometers, or about 86,000 miles, and retains its original right-hand-drive layout, a reminder that these cars were never federalized for sale in America and only became legally importable once they crossed the 25-year threshold.
Motivation comes from the RB26DETT, Nissan's twin-turbocharged 2.6-liter inline-six with individual throttle bodies and a reputation for taking big power with minimal fuss. Output routes through a six-speed manual and Nissan's ATTESA E-TS PRO all-wheel-drive system, backed by an active limited-slip rear differential and Super HICAS four-wheel steering, the electronic chassis tech that made the R34 such a formidable back-road weapon. V-Spec cars like this one also received a firmer suspension tune and sat roughly 20mm lower than the standard GT-R.
The car rides on 18-inch six-spoke forged wheels wrapped in 245/40 Bridgestones, with gold-finished Brembo calipers clamping ventilated discs at each corner. Exterior touches include xenon headlights, a front splitter, an integrated rear diffuser, and a carbon-fiber under-spoiler, while an HKS muffler hints at exhaust work along the way. The selling dealer, a BaT Local Partner based in Miami, reportedly brought the car into the country in 2025 and holds a clean Florida title.
Running the car through Hagerty's valuation tools puts some useful numbers around the moment. Hagerty currently pegs a number-3-condition (Good) 1999 Skyline GT-R V-Spec at $154,000, though that figure has slipped nearly 10 percent over the past year as more grey-market examples continue to land in the States. Hagerty's data also shows an average price closer to $186,000 for a good-condition car with typical equipment, a top recorded sale of $692,500, and a low of just $11,495 for rougher examples, which shows just how wide the spread can be once mileage, modifications, and history enter the equation. Hagerty also logged another R34 V-Spec selling for $357,500 on Bring a Trailer earlier this month, underscoring how quickly a clean, well-documented car can outrun the price guide.
With no reserve attached, this Skyline is a useful gauge of where the R34 market actually sits right now rather than where a seller hopes it will land. It's also a good excuse to keep tabs on Nissan's broader performance lineage on Motorious, including our recent look at a modified 2014 Nissan GT-R Black Edition, our coverage of a long-owned 1990 Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo, and more auction highlights from Bring a Trailer.
