GTR Registry Turns Nissan’s Factory Microfiche into a Rarity Machine

Why it surfaced

The registry goes beyond a VIN lookup: it breaks cars down by build date, paint, trim, transmission, destination and factory model code, then calculates how rare a chosen specification is. It is an unusually complete example of enthusiast culture turning archival paperwork into a public instrument.

A searchable archive of 1,396,771 Nissan factory records covering Skyline GT-R, Silvia, 180SX, Stagea and 300ZX/Z32 cars from 1987 to 2002.