Do something right the first time and there’s no need to do it over: It’s a philosophy that has served Honda well. In fact, when Honda decided to add automobiles to their lineup in the early 1960s, they skipped over four-door people-movers and other boring options and went right for the enthusiast’s jugular. The result was a remarkable little sports …
Great article about a very cool car. I own a LHD ‘66 S600 roadster, and I was reading the story looking for errors, and didn’t find any - you got it right. Photos convinced me I need those narrow whitewalls!
I prefer the S800 which had a driveshaft rather than chain drive. It also had 70 bhp. I prefer the coupe version, although getting in and out would be a slow painful operation if you were a 'mature' owner.
In reply to wspohn :
All the S cars have a driveshaft. I have owned 18 S, 1 s500, 14 s600, 3 s800 including first year s800 which was Chain drive. The chains are in the rear end trailing arms which creates the IRS. I drove a '66 s600 daily for 3 years, AS285-9285, which was my first S. I am 6'2" so on the convertible my head is above the windshield. I actually prefer s800 coupe, easier to enter than my current Toyota GT86 or my '61 Morgan.
In reply to wspohn :
The S800 is rarer and more expensive, but yes, in concept anyway, I agree.
I was personally blessed to drive Jay's S600. What a hoot. Feels like you are going 100 mph and you look down at the speedometer and realzie you are doing about 55 mph.
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