Nissan

The Pike Factory's retro convertible, sold by lottery in Japan in 1991 and now a fixture of the import scene.

The Skyline name dropped, the mission kept: a hand-built twin-turbo V6 and a rear transaxle that embarrassed supercars at a third of the price.

The JDM legend: race-bred Skylines from the Hakosuka's S20 to the R34's RB26, none of them officially sold in the US when new.

The formula Nissan has re-run since 1970: long hood, six cylinders up front, two seats, and a price regular people could reach.