Ron,
They made 2 different 600 coupes I believe. One based on the S600 and the
other based on a car that looked like a shoe in the early 70s. I remember
laughing while looking at one when they were new. The latter ones were sold
in the US the former were not.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ronnie Day" <ronday@home.com>
To: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>; "Roadster List"
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 10:19 PM
Subject: Re: Ebay - 1 owner, 30000 mile Honda S600 Conv (OT)
> >datsunmike
>
> > They also made a coupe too but I think it would be too claustrophobic
for
> > me. My 66 makes me claustrophobic, I couldn't imagine being in a much
> > smaller car.
>
> Friends of ours in Hawaii had a 600 Sedan and another couple had a 600
> Coupe. At least the bodies were completely different, but I think the
drive
> trains may have been the same. The Sedan was somewhat modified and raced
> regularly, both autocross and what passed for road racing in Hawaii in the
> mid '70s.
>
> The Coupe belonged to friends in the Datsun Owners Club of Hawaii, Inc.
> (DOCHI), and they loaned it to us for several weeks between the time we
> shipped our (original) '71 510 4 door and '73 610 Wagon back to the
Mainland
> and when we left. Looked a bit like a bright yellow jelly bean. With a
fair
> sized hatch and a split fold down rear seat, it really could hold quite a
> bit, and it ran well as long it was driven solo. With all four of us in it
> (even though the boys were just 4 and 2), it barely made up the highway to
> the Wilson Tunnel.
>
> The gear shift (4-speed) came out from the bottom edge of the dash and was
> fairly crisp. All in all, a nice car, although snug as Mike mentioned. It
> sure saved our bacon, not to mention a ton in rental costs. Our friends
> eventually shipped it to LA, drove to Florida for a convention and then
blew
> the motor in Oklahoma on the return trip. They sold it there and flew back
> to the Islands.
>
> I wouldn't mind having one for my new commute, 13 miles to D/T Fort Worth.
> While I wouldn't want to commute to anywhere in the Dallas area in a semi
> setup 510, I'm reconsidering for this commute when it's not too hot. Heck,
I
> may just use it as an excuse to get another 2000. It's all good freeway
> except the last 10 blocks or so and I park on a reserved lot half a block
> from the office.
>
> FWIW,
> Ron
>
> Ronnie Day
> ronday@home.com
> Dallas/Ft. Worth
> '71 510 2-dr (Prepared Class Autocrosser)
> '73 510 2-dr (Street Toy)
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