Got a "new" S, and it's not an S2000
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Got a "new" S, and it's not an S2000
Well, I recently bought a 1964 Honda S600 Convertible, so I thought I'd share some pictures with everyone.
Here she is (pics aren't the best, but you get the idea):
It's almost a turn-key car, the engine fires right up, all 4 carbs are smooth reacting to the throttle, it revs strong, but I can't drive it just yet until I get the wheel cylinders, and clutch and brake master cylinders rebuilt.
Cosmetically, body wise, the car is almost perfect. Not a single dent on the 41 year old sheet metal anywhere. There is just one spot on the rear quarter panel where the paint chipped; and it's missing a few emblems. The hardtop obviously needs some work, but other than that, the car is almost spotless.
An interested fact about this car: it's the oldest "known" Honda S600 in the United States according to the VIN number (it's within the first 100 produced in 1964). It's got the original glass-covers for the headlights (roughly 1000 cars ever came from the factory with this option), and it retains it's original number's matching engine.
That's all for now, just thought I'd share this with everyone, I'm having the paint work on the rear quarter done and the hardtop done, as well as having the seats reupholstered. I should have some better pics of the car in a few weeks/months after all that is done.
Here she is (pics aren't the best, but you get the idea):
It's almost a turn-key car, the engine fires right up, all 4 carbs are smooth reacting to the throttle, it revs strong, but I can't drive it just yet until I get the wheel cylinders, and clutch and brake master cylinders rebuilt.
Cosmetically, body wise, the car is almost perfect. Not a single dent on the 41 year old sheet metal anywhere. There is just one spot on the rear quarter panel where the paint chipped; and it's missing a few emblems. The hardtop obviously needs some work, but other than that, the car is almost spotless.
An interested fact about this car: it's the oldest "known" Honda S600 in the United States according to the VIN number (it's within the first 100 produced in 1964). It's got the original glass-covers for the headlights (roughly 1000 cars ever came from the factory with this option), and it retains it's original number's matching engine.
That's all for now, just thought I'd share this with everyone, I'm having the paint work on the rear quarter done and the hardtop done, as well as having the seats reupholstered. I should have some better pics of the car in a few weeks/months after all that is done.
Nice find.!