Doug,
I may even have the photos of Honda S600 & 800s that raced at Mid-Ohio in the
60s and 70s. I think one was still racing in the early 80s. They were cute and
though not winners, were competitive. They must be out there.
This does remind me that a few years ago, I considered building a H Mod from a
Berkeley shell and running gear, by mating it with a Coventry Climax 750cc FWM
and running the power through a rear mounted Fiat 600 transaxle. I still think
it would be neat, but I need another project like I need a hole in my head. I
reasoned that all parts were pre 1960 it might have been accepted by a group I
would have cared to race with. I'm sure it'd clear HSR, but then you could run
against all the hoards of 356's.
Roger
>>> <S800Racer@aol.com> 07/10/01 02:08PM >>>
In a message dated 7/10/01 9:40:40 AM, mcobine@earthlink.net writes:
<< It doesn't have to be a Roger Penske car or a works car or a famous
winner.
There were lots and lots of club racers, that ran weekends, that are real
race cars. And I doubt that buying an old MGB production car from the '60s
or '70s would break the bank any more than the one you built.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=593202841
Go look at this one and tell me you built yours for less than a $1000. >>
This does not appear to be a very good example. The ad material seems to
indicate that this car does NOT have any racing history.
Furthermore, while someone might be able to find MGBs and Spridgets that
do have race history, where would I find an available Honda S800 with period
history at a reasonable price? The race history requirement would wipe outt
he entire population of Honda S800s vintage racing in the U.S. (mine and one
on the west coast that is being readied for vintage.) I don't think it isg
ood for vintage racing to eliminate rare and unusual production cars basedo
n lack of period race history.
Doug Meis
'67 Honda S800
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