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Garaged for more than 30 years after an unfortunate act of vandalism,
this car has only 22,000 miles on it. The tubes in the original bias-ply white wall tires still hold air.
I actualy owe the vandles a bit of thanks. If the car hadn't
been put away years ago it would have long since found itself in a salvage yard. Instead it was nicely preserved.
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As the story goes,
the car was brought to Mexico
by a Honda Motor Company test driver in 1965 for evaluation in the Americas.
When testing was finished the car was sold to the man I eventually bought the car from. That owner relates that the test
driver received a speeding ticket on a trip to Las Vegas. Not bad for
this car with the speed limits of the 1960s. Hot weather testing in Nevada or road trip...
we will never know for sure!
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A total
of 1,800 S600 Coupes were produced during the 1965 and 1966 model years. This car happens to be 1,307 of the 1,519 produced
for 1965.
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The engine is an unknown. However, the crankshaft turns
by hand so that is a positive sign. All the original parts appear to be in the right places. As one would expect from a Honda
engine I'd guess that after some TLC that it will fire right up and run!
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This particular
car has a Japan
market configuration with right-hand drive, kilometers per hour on the speedometer and Celsius on the temperature gauge. The
interior of the Coupe was advertised as roomy compared to the Roadster version.
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Although
the body is in need of repair, the interior is well preserved with the factory installed plastic covers still on the interior
panels.
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