<p>EP303</p><p>Inside a Stunning Private Nissan GT-R Collection | R32, R33, R34, Veilside RX-7 & More w/ Jake Johnson | Hard Parking Podcast</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode Jhae Pfenning steps inside Jake Johnson’s incredible private collection in the Phoenix area. Jake walks us through his journey from a green 1991 Foxbody Mustang GT (that he still owns!) to building one of the cleanest Nissan Skyline GT-R lineups in the country: an R32, black R33, legendary blue GReddy R33 demo car, ultra-rare yellow R34 V-Spec, and a 2021.5 GT-R NISMO Special Edition in Stealth Gray.We also dive into his triple Cobra R Mustang set, Shelby GT350R Heritage, restored 300ZX, ’94 Supra, Veilside Fortune RX-7 project straight out of Tokyo Drift, and even his ex-press 2005 Acura NSX. Jake shares stories of street racing in the San Fernando Valley, buying cars sight-unseen from Japan, and the full-restoration rabbit hole that keeps every car in concours-level condition. PLUS – Jake gives a shout-out to the massive Code R GT-R event happening right now at The Warehouse in Phoenix (Nov 22–29) with daily events and Larry Chen appearing on the 29th. </p><p><br><strong>Chapters</strong></p><p>01:39 – Code R GT-R event at The Warehouse (Nov 22-29) + Larry Chen appearance</p><p>02:35 – How Jake got into cars (Tom Nelson, street racing, green Foxbody Mustang)</p><p>05:03 – First car: 1991 green Mustang GT (still owns it!)</p><p>08:52 – The 300ZX that smoked him & the Stillen GTZ look</p><p>11:17 – How the GT-R obsession actually started</p><p>17:52 – The Cobra R trilogy (’93, ’95, 2000R)</p><p>21:09 – Buying Skylines sight-unseen from Japan</p><p>22:31 – The legendary GReddy blue R33 demo car</p><p>26:57 – The ultra-rare Stealth Gray 2021.5 GT-R NISMO Special Edition</p><p>28:13 – Buying tips for imported Skylines (rust, clusters, documentation)</p><p>36:41 – Yellow R34 V-Spec rarity explained</p><p>40:52 – Veilside Fortune RX-7 project (Tokyo Drift vibes)</p><p>43:50 – How Jake finally scored his 2005 Acura NSX press car</p><p><br></p><p>Main Show Sponsors:Right Honda: https://righthonda.com/Right Toyota: https://www.righttoyota.com/Arcus Foundry: https://arcusfoundry.comAutocannon Official Gear: https://shop.autocannon.com/</p><p>Contact Hard Parking with Jhae Pfenning: </p><p>email: [email protected] </p><p>Website: www.Hardparking.com</p><p>Patreon: www.patreon.com/hardparkingpodcast/</p><p>Instagram: instagram.com/hardparkingpod/</p><p>YouTube: https://youtube.com/@HardParking</p>
