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It's accepted knowledge that Nissan guards its Zama collection in Japan closely. by Audi uk

It's accepted knowledge that Nissan guards its Zama collection in Japan closely.

at Sat, 26 Apr 2008 09:28:07 +0000 by Audi uk
It's accepted knowledge that Nissan guards its Zama collection in Japan closely. Some say it employs a secret ninja squad trained to reach into an errant digital camera, rip out its CCD chip and show it to it before it dies. But a few enterprising Nissan fans did manage to score a tour of the warehouse, which holds acres of cars from Nissan's storied past. Possibly the crown jewel in the collection is the road-going R390 GT. It's a one of a kind homologation attempt based on the company's R390 GT1 entry in the 1997 24 Hours of Le Mans. The R390s were powered by a 3.5-liter aluminum-block V8, designated VRH35L, producing 641 horsepower. As legend has it, only one streetable R390 was built, and it resides in Zama, protected by a force field that can only be turned off for 30 seconds at a time, once per each month that has an R in it. That's why Nissan offers a searchable online database of the Zama collection (R390GT1). [R390 GT1: Nissan Heritage collection. [Lots more photos via TwinTurbo.net] galleryPost('nissanzamar390', 8, 'Nissan R390 in Zama Collection');