* Back in the early 70's Honda made a very small car powered by a 750CC (?) motorcycle drivetrain. It didn't catch on and was discontinued after a couple of model years. Does anyone know the model name or nomenclature? I wouldn't be surprised if there are still some around.

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they were called a 600 .i knew two guys that had them.and i think one of em still has his.i'll have to check it out.i know they had like 10 inch tires and they are hell to find.

Here you go.

Click on the attached link and look at the engine bay. It would be neat to drop a Hyabusa engine in there. I would hate to have a wreck in one though
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Hell yeah! Here's one on a slightly smaller chassis. Talk about power to weight ratio!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Xv76qiJFJg

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OMG is that thing wicked! I would have a blast with that thing. Although I'd probably end up killing myself in the process.

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i loved those cars....dubbed the rollerskate.

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I had one, back in the early 80's. A Honda N600 - mine was a "sedan", with a dinky rear seat. The coupe was tinier still.

Engine was air-cooled, and 650CC. I always heard it was a motorcycle engine, and based strictly on looks that makes sense.

The thing was actually pretty fun. Faster than a VW bug, but certainly no powerhouse. They had a nasty habit of chewing up some rubber component in the upper end - a timing chain tensioner, if memory serves. That's what finally did mine in.

I used to love to mess with this Corvette driving pr!ck at the junior college I was attending at the time. The parking lot close to class always filled up early, and the dork would park sideways, taking up two spaces. But the N600 could fit anywhere...I took great delight, in parking 2" off his driver's side door, in the "half spot" he left.

The tables were turned when cruising to Berkeley to score some....uh, stuff. I learned quickly to take a companion along...more often than not, I'd return to the car to have it sitting sideways in a parking spot, with no chance of moving the thing under it's own power. Two young guys could lift the rear of the car up, to get it pointing in the right direction again.

Ahh...memories.

I had forgotten all about those things! Nice flashback.

Here is one on ebay (handyman special) http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/11-1971-HONDA-600-COUPE_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ28193QQihZ022QQitemZ350012276717QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW#la-image-1

(there are a few interesting cars offered by that outfit...that Saab is unusual)

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I had a 71 model 600 that I managed to keep running for about 6 years. Sold it in 1980 or so. Pretty neat little cars...front disk brakes, rack & pinion steering, mcpherson strut front suspension...

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* N600. That sounds familiar. I think the orange/butterscotch color, in the side-view photo, was the most common (popular) color.
* I don't think we're that far away from $5 fuel in the US. Gasoline was more than $6 a gallon in Europe years ago. And with China and India ramping up their industry and consumer demand, it's hard to see where fuel price will level off now. A little "toy" car that gets 50-70mpg is beginning to sound reasonable, particularly if it's a temporary remedy until new fuel and manufacturing technologies get settled. If someone could do a carbon fiber, E-Class size, electric car with a new-technology battery for under $20K, he would probably take over the number one spot from Microsoft (or is it Exxon).
* That handyman special on eBay looks like it needs a magician, not a handyman. By the time you'd fixed that up, you could have bought a new Smart Car from Mercedes. You know how those rehabs go. Once you get started, you can't just leave it alone and drive it with problems. I hear Mercedes is going to base-price the Smart Car around $12K, when they're introduced this year (or next?).

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* R Leo, under your avatar, which looks like a photo of a bulldozer, you write "erhaltene Planierraupe?". I'm trying to figure out what that means. A "Planierraupe" is a bulldozer but "erhaltene" means received or awarded. And that doesn't make much sense. Was this dozer a gift? Help me with my German.

The 600's are neat little cars, I wouldn't mind darting around town in one if I could find one in decent shape. My one car garage could be a 3 car if I started my micro collection . First on my list is an Austin Mini, though. 600 or a Subaru 260 next. A Messerschmitt or Isetta are a bit further down the line as they tend to command a little more for nice examples. But I digress.

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What was the gas mileage on those? Anybody know?

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