Research GT-HD Pre Release footage

[GT Electro]

For various reasons including the preservation of some information relating to GTHD, including images and videos relating to the period between 2005 and 2007, I create this discussion.

Specifically, information relating to the "Vision Gran Turismo" project (not to be confused with concept cars), GTHD 1920x1080p, GTHD Premium and Classic and GTHD Concept.

Avoid sharing screenshots already present on the dedicated page in The Cutting Room Floor (https://tcrf.net/Prerelease:Gran_Turismo_HD_Concept) to clog up messages with images already present.

 

[GT Electro]

スクリーンショット - グランツーリスモ HD - グランツーリスモ・ドットコム

here you can find the link to the original website to understand the origin of the images shared by GranTurismo, the images present have all been found but not certain which I am currently looking for which are called:

sp_banner.png
premium.png
classic.png

the first is the section banner, the other 2 are most likely the old gthd logos

if you have them, post them, they can currently be defined as lost media

 

[GT Electro]

Well... after 4 months of researching images, videos and information about GTHD, today I concluded to put what I wanted to put on The Cutting Room Floor page and I'm satisfied with it

I hope it will help anyone who wants to know something about it to have a convenient place to have everything

There is talk of 180 images in this regard plus video trailers in chronological order, verified by research on the remains of the official Gran Turismo website available at web.archive.org

Here you can find the link to the page: https://tcrf.net/Prerelease:Gran_Turismo_HD_Concept

 

[GT Electro]

While I was looking for information on GTHD I found an old post a few weeks ago that talked about the new Le Mans track in GTHD

For those who don't know there is only 1 video on YouTube where this GTHD build appears, but with this little post I was easily able to find its precise date and location thanks to the remains of the official Gran Turismo web page, it is dated 12 June 2007 and checking the news at large is the latest news shared on GTHD and then moving on to the first presentation of GT5 Prologue
I leave below the link of both the video and the web.archive for the GT website

The images I leave below come from the web page and I think they are the only ones existing, the fourth is taken from the video and is the only scene where you can see the main menu of the special version

https://web.archive.org/web/20070614182738/http://www.gran-turismo.com/jp/news/d823.html#5592

 

[GT Electro]

While looking for information on the Le Mans Build I noticed that this is the last ever released version of GTHD Concept before it moved on to GT5 Prologue

Consequently, for each video on GTHD there is a dedicated GT web page, but where are those of the Nissan Xanavi Z?
This here for those who have no idea what I'm talking about:

Doing extensive research from the release of the demo up to the date of the Le Mans build I found the news from Nissan, I leave you below all the links for the various information which I will summarize below


The Nissan Xanavi Z has been used 3 times with most likely the same build:

The first time in the 2007 Nissan Motorsports Exhibition, held in Yokohama from March 10 to March 11.

The second occasion was at the Geneva International Auto Show from March 8 to 18, created for the Nissan stand.

And the last one almost in the same period as the previous one was at the Super GT "SUZUKA GT 300km" at a special stand at the opening race, March 17-18.

Here you can find all the information about each event:
htts://web.archive.org/web/20070316080932/http://www.gran-turismo.com/jp/news/dp538.html
The next two are dedicated only to the Nissan event:
https://web.archive.org/web/20070309140758/http://www.gran-turismo.com/jp/news/d532.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20070314235320/http://www.gran-turismo.com/jp/news/d535.html


Obviously I'm looking like crazy for images about it but apparently they are very rare to find and the only one I've found so far from the official website is this one

link from web.archivie:
https://web.archive.org/web/20070324150605/http://www.gran-turismo.com/jp/news/d538i3522.html

If you have anything, SHARE IT. To date there are no images of it and this can be considered lost media

 

[GT Electro]

While looking for information on the Le Mans Build I noticed that this is the last ever released version of GTHD Concept before it moved on to GT5 Prologue

Consequently, for each video on GTHD there is a dedicated GT web page, but where are those of the Nissan Xanavi Z?
This here for those who have no idea what I'm talking about:

Doing extensive research from the release of the demo up to the date of the Le Mans build I found the news from Nissan, I leave you below all the links for the various information which I will summarize below


The Nissan Xanavi Z has been used 3 times with most likely the same build:

The first time in the 2007 Nissan Motorsports Exhibition, held in Yokohama from March 10 to March 11.

The second occasion was at the Geneva International Auto Show from March 8 to 18, created for the Nissan stand.

And the last one almost in the same period as the previous one was at the Super GT "SUZUKA GT 300km" at a special stand at the opening race, March 17-18.

Here you can find all the information about each event:
htts://web.archive.org/web/20070316080932/http://www.gran-turismo.com/jp/news/dp538.html
The next two are dedicated only to the Nissan event:
https://web.archive.org/web/20070309140758/http://www.gran-turismo.com/jp/news/d532.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20070314235320/http://www.gran-turismo.com/jp/news/d535.html


Obviously I'm looking like crazy for images about it but apparently they are very rare to find and the only one I've found so far from the official website is this one

View attachment 1385402
link from web.archivie:
https://web.archive.org/web/20070324150605/http://www.gran-turismo.com/jp/news/d538i3522.html

If you have anything, SHARE IT. To date there are no images of it and this can be considered lost media

I found a photo and as usual, I discovered how deep the rabbit hole goes.

Apparently Fuji is among the usable tracks in the Build used at the Nissan Motorsports Exhibition!

[UPDATE]
By some twist of fate, apparently this used one is GT4 not GTHD...
Apparently they used the GTHD kiosks for some obscure reason.