Richards' old GT-R 'Godzilla' suits Nissan as it returns to Bathurst Jim Richards flanked by Michael Caruso and Daniel Gaunt with Godzilla. Picture: Mark Watson Source: DailyTelegraph JIM Richards reached down and pulled the piece of history from his bag. Red, white, and blue, the faint smell of those beer cans turned missiles clung to the age worn fabric. It also stunk of success, domination and a beast called Godzilla. "Jim hadn't pulled the suit out since the '90s," said Nissan driver Michael Caruso of the famous suit worn by Jim Richards when he powered home to win Bathurst in 1992 in a Nissan Skyline. Not that Jim is a big guy, but he had a bit of trouble putting it on because it has been so long. But seriously, seeing Jim in that suit brought back a lot of memories. Thoughts of Godzilla. Godzilla will rise again this weekend, at least in spirit, with Nissan returning to Mount Panorama for the first time with a factory-backed team since Richard's wore that suit. In tribute to the famous win, the one that prompted "Sir Jim" to call the crowd a "pack of arseholes" after they threw beer cans at he and Mark Skaife on the podium, Caruso and his co-driver Daniel Gaunt will wear a replica of the famous suit. "It is a huge privilege to wear this suit," Caruso said. Of eight Nissan drivers, there will be only two wearing it and I am one. It is a big deal for Nissan to return to Bathurst and it is something I have been thinking about since I signed my deal. The brand is legend here with what Jim and Mark did in the Skyline. It is a piece of unforgettable history. To get a chance to try and relief that is really special. Richards Nissan Skyline was a beastly 4WD nicknamed Godzilla. After storming to two consecutive Bathurst titles, the car was deemed too good and kicked out of the sport with a new formula introduced that paved the way for V8 Supercars. Jim Richards (right) and Mark Skaife face a hostile crowd in 1992. Picture: Channel 7 Source: Caruso's new car is nothing like Godzilla, although he won't be able to escape the comparison this week. A Nissan Altima converted into a V8 Supercar, the placid V6 road car come race machine does not have 4WD, turbo, nor the edge over her rivals with control components making up most of the car. "It might not be Godzilla," Caruso said. But I hope we have the same success. I honestly have no idea what would be quicker. I think we have about 600hp in a quad cam V8 where the Nissan was a V6 turbo. The cars are nothing a like and I guess we will find out what is quicker this weekend. Hopefully it is me. A host of Japanese Nissan executives and foreign journalists will fly into Sydney this weekend before being choppered to Bathurst to see the re-birth of a legend. Kelly Brother's Racing will launch a four-car Nissan assault on the famed track and take the battle to Ford, Holden and Mercedes with practice to begin on Friday. Nissan struck gold last month with James Moffat scoring the manufacturer their first win, but asides from that, things have been pretty lean for the new team. "I have been up and down," Caruso said. But we are slowly getting on top of things and hopefully we continue to improve this week.