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On Sat, 10 Sep 2005 08:26:58 -0400, "TWW" > wrote:
> >"jim beam" > wrote in message ... >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda#Company_history >> >> the civic wan't the first honda automobile sold in the u.s. can someone >> please fix this wikipedia page? >> >I recall seeing a small two cylinder coupe around 1970 or so. At the time I >had a Honda 750 4 cylinder bike -- so I remember doing a double take. The >car I recollect was something you would not take seriously, especially >considering Honda's forte in motorcycles. When I was in Tokyo, Japan from >67-69 Honda produced a very small chain drive sports car -- the S600 and >then S800. They had (I recollect) a liquid cooled dohc 4 cylinder that >revved very high. It was not all that competitive in autocrosses; at the >time I was autocrossing a Sunbeam Tiger (modified). I remember that little gizmo, also. It was remarkable for the very small wheels, probably no more than ten inches if the image in my mind's eye is correct. I saw the thing right as I was getting out of grad school, so around 1971. > Ron |
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