Hello Rick,
Originally it graced the hood of some '82/'83 Nissan/Datsun 280ZX Turbo. About 10 years ago, I cut the hole in my hood bigger and dropped it in my '91 240SX's hood...
Here is the toy in question... I know it isn't very classic, but its mine, its long paid off, and a puts a big stupid grin on my face when I hammer the "loud" pedal...