NL600 had a true motorcycle engine and, as you described, "Looked like a
shoebox". We got another model as well, Z600 (?) had a rear window like a
divers mask. I like the NL600 best. More classic looking.
S800, S600, S500 had the most fantastically designed engines. Works of art.
Aluminum split block, rollerbearing crank, Sleeved cylinders, four side
draft carbs.
That fellow in Long Beach (?) told me he chases down any reports of S car
sightings, He'll pay over 10 grand for a hulk. No matter if the car is for
sale or not, he gets a car or a customer.
----- Original Message -----
From: datsunmike <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
To: Ronnie Day <ronday@home.com>; Roadster List
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 7:41 PM
Subject: Re: Ebay - 1 owner, 30000 mile Honda S600 Conv (OT)
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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