ralper

Serial One. The first Honda brought to America.

Morris

Watched the whole thing. Unbelievable. What a talent.

skunkworks

Tim Mings is a Honda restorer extraordinaire. I would love to see this restoration.

S1997

Thanks Rob, for posting this video! I wonder if Mings also restores S600s.

ralper

I could be wrong but I don't think that the S600 was ever brought directly into the United States. I believe those few that made it here came by way of Canada. My guess is that Tim Mings probably wouldn't be able to accumulate the cars or the parts to restore S600s.

coop

Jim and I have a friend who now has a S600 he wants to restore and at least to me, he can’t fit in the car, John is 6’4”.

i don’t remember ever seeing one of these, my first real dealing with a Honda was a girlfriend’s CVCC Honda

S2KRAY

I had a 79 CVCC. Fun car.

Popeye

Awesome ; thanks for sharing

dlq04

Thanks Rob. That was great and a nice reminder of what I found so fascinating when I got into Honda's history after buying the S2000. I don't know if I've mentioned this before but I put together an entire book on the S2000 and its history. Just because I wanted to. Here's the intro followed by the index:

DLQ S2000 SPECS & TIPS BOOK.docx TABLE OF CONTENTS "Do Not Imitate." The mandate of Soichiro Honda. Honda S2000 Sports Car Porsche performance for the price of a Honda AP1= 2000-2003 Honda S2000 They quit making S2000's in 2003, after that they are S2200's without the badge. AP2= 2004-2009 Honda S2000 They quit making S2000's altogether in 2009, after that they are collector cars. GENERAL INFORMATION 5 Assembly plants 8 Monthly Output & Profitability 10 Limited Production 11 First Model Year 13 Last Model Year 15 Tech Tips -Warranty 19 Extended Warranty Prices: 19 Extended Warranty Transfers: 19 Technical Service Bulletins (TSB) explained: 19 Secret Warranty: 19 Warranty Coverage When Honda Fluids Are Not Used: 19 Loaner Cars: 22 Recall vs Update: 22 Factory Service Manual: 22 Part Numbers & Honda’s Numbering System: 22 Contacts at Honda as of 2006: 22 Honda Dealerships showing S2000 Support 24 Tech Tips - Winter Storage 25 Tech Tips - Car Care 29 Tuning the S2000 30 GENERAL STUFF WHEN DRIVING 31 ENGINE 35 Tech Tips - Oil Related Items 49 Tech Tips - Engine 59 DRIVETRAIN 65 Tech Tips -Transmission 67 Tech Tips - Clutch 71 Tech Tips - Differential / Rear Axle / Rear End 74 WHEELS AND TIRES 77 Tech Tip - Tires 80 BRAKES 84 CHASSIS, SUSPENSION, & STEERING 85 Tech Tips - Suspension & Steering 93 SAFETY & INTERIOR 95 Tech Tips - Interior 99 BODY & TOP 101 Tech Tips - Body & Top 107 ELECTRICAL 111 Tech Tips - Electrical 113 MEASUREMENTS 115 CAPACITIES 116 LUBRICANTS 117 MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS 118 QUALITY 119 TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS (TSB) 121 PERFORMANCE 136 DESIGN 141 RAVES 142 S2000's MANY AWARDS 146 PRO DRIVERS & S2000 150 HANDLING 152 IMPROVEMENTS & CHANGES OVER THE YEARS 155 DIFFERENCES AROUND THE WORLD 171 MISCELLANEOUS 175 S2000 vs ROADSTER COMPETITION 176 PERSONAL THOUGHTS 181 SALES DATA 184 TRACING S2000 RACING SUCCESS IN THE USA 192 SCCA Solo II Autocross 192 SCCA Touring 2 (T2) Track Racing 195 Cannonball One Lap of America 201 Bonneville Salts Flat 203 HONDA’S AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENTS 205 Honda Motor Company Overview 205 Five Key Employees 205 Soichiro Honda: The man behind a legend 206 Sees first car - 1912 206 Birth & early life 206 Drawn to things mechanical 206 Early mechanics - 1922 207 Own repair shop - 1928 207 Alcoholism 207 Race driver & near fatal wreck - 1936 207 WW II years 207 Depression years 207 Conquering shame takes work 208 Honda Motor Co beginnings - 1948 208 12x18' Shack: 208 Management 208 Roadblocks to overcome 208 Early risks 208 The virtues of poverty 209 Getting more for less 209 Motorcycle Sales, 1950-70s: 209 Honda’s successful strategy: 209 Company obstacles 209 The S-series - 1962: 209 F1 efforts & rewards - 1964: 210 CVCC engine: 210 Civic & Accord: 210 Supreme Adviser - 1973 210 Prelude & NSX: 210 Reality vs. the myth 211 Locating in the US 211 Balancing standardization & innovation 211 VETC - 1989: 211 Motorcycle racing championships - 1980s & 1990s: 211 NSX Racing & Peter Cunningham: 211 Honda enjoyed life: 212 Humble 212 Racing is in our blood 212 The end: 212 Honda Motors Future 212 New President & CEO for 2003 214 Stay Solo 214 2004 216 New HMC Chairman and new AHM CEO for 2004 217 New American Honda top exec 218 Honda's boss speaks out: The thoughts of President Fukui, October 2007 218 Inside Honda’s Brain, March 2008 219 CART Racing 223 Success & Withdrawal from CART Racing 223 IRL Racing 223 Honda NSX Dropped Sept 2005, V10 successor planned 226 Honda in ALMS? 226 SSM CONCEPT CAR 227 THE HONDA S-SERIES (S360, S500, S600 AND S800) 230 END 234