<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xzz32iPqJS0&hl ... ram><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xzz32iPqJS0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Japanese Nostalgic Car wrote:Whoa. We were at SevenStock (and its celebration of Mazda’s victories at the 24 Hours of Daytona) today when we heard the news. Actor/salad dressing mogul/race car driver Paul Newman passed away last night after a long bout with cancer. In the 70s and early 80s, he raced Datsuns in the SCCA Trans-Am and IMSA series, and has competed in everything from the Baja 1000 to the 24 Hours of Daytona. He became so close to the Nissan brand that he even starred in a series of commercials for them and had a limited edition R30 Skyline named after him. We are deeply saddened by this loss. As a tribute, here are some of Newman’s Skyline commercials from Japan.
Special Edition R30 Skyline
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Paul Newman makes it to the winner's circle in the new 280zx in 1979
Paul at Limerock in 2005
Paul's Z31
Paul ready to climb into the Ford Crawford Daytona Prototype for the '05 Rolex endurance race at the Daytona International Speedway
