So after lots of research, hopefully, some of the following can be answered.. where it came from, who made it, why it was used, if it was used officially... Can anyone out there shed more light on this version of the Nismo logo?
What I did find: It was sold at the time of BCNR33 sale and is already out of print, they are extremely rare to find as emblems. So these were most likely sold as a special add-on of some sort that coincided with the sale of the R33 in the early 90's (1993+). Here's a link to the car these were reportedly sold for >
https://www.nissan-global.com/EN/HERITA ... cnr33.html
I also found an original nissan nismo R33 Skyline GT-R Street Parts 1997 catalog that actually features the cursive emblem for sale!! So hopefully this confirms this logo as legitimate and not just some random style made by a random person online. There seem to be 2 versions of the logo that sold for different prices (maybe different material or size? idk I can't read in
Japanese) ¥2,400 ($19.14) & ¥1,900 ($15.15). Prices reflected of those in 1997 when the catalog was released.
I've attached a few photos of the emblem in question and of the OG catalog I dug up. I also found a photo of a GT-R NISMO 400R & engine bay photo (Built for the late-1996 and 1997 model year) that features the emblem on the strut bar if you really zoom in to see it!
Anyways, hope you guys appreciate my leg work here!
