71 Honda found in museum.

neonasty · **Posted:** Tue Aug 17, 2010 2:29 am

Although Its not my car, I thought others might like to see it.

I found it at Portland Vintage car club's museum. Its Located in Victoria, Australia.

Ive never seen one of these before and thought it deserved a pic taken. It looked like it had been driven there, still had the dirt around the tyres.

It had a badge saying Honda 1300 on the side, but that pic didnt work out.

Enjoy.

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degruchy · **Posted:** Thu Aug 19, 2010 3:45 am

Cool! I heard this car was for sale, now I don't have to travel to Portland to see it!

Cheers for posting it.

Duane

benny_blanco · **Posted:** Sat Aug 21, 2010 7:03 am

Nice find!

I remember a grey or silver one of these being for sale a couple of years back, deffinatly and interesting looking car.

Sheeba · **Posted:** Mon Aug 23, 2010 4:57 pm

my first thought was "wow, that body would be ideal for drag racing."
please don't hate me. i can respect the appeal of a totally stock classic, but if i ever got my hands on one, i'd make it wheelstand.

neonasty · **Posted:** Wed Aug 25, 2010 11:48 pm

haha

Glad I could be of service.

It reminded me of a Mazda RX4. Similar lines, and I guess similar age too.

I cant imagine it would be a powerhouse with an aircooled 4 cylinder. Prob low maintamance though. Looks like its ready for rally or autocross.. Those were some chunky tyres on it.

Blackbullet · **Posted:** Thu Aug 26, 2010 11:02 pm

even from that one picture i can make out parts that made it onto the civic. Cool

79cord · **Posted:** Fri Aug 27, 2010 4:11 am

neonasty wrote:

haha

Glad I could be of service.
It reminded me of a Mazda RX4. Similar lines, and I guess similar age too.

I cant imagine it would be a powerhouse with an aircooled 4 cylinder. Prob low maintenance though. Looks like its ready for rally or autocross.. Those were some chunky tyres on it.

116 hp out of 1300cc they WERE a performance car & definitely not low maintenance with 4 carburetors & twin-spot calipers on the coupe '9' performance version, heard comments of them eating clutches when released in Japan too since they were Hondas biggest car yet.
Being front wheel drive they were reputed to be a little understeer oriented when they went rallying though.
There was a good website on them: http://www.honda-1300-coupe.com/index.htm

neonasty · **Posted:** Fri Aug 27, 2010 9:47 pm

Dry sump eh?

quad carbs?

Air cooled?

Sounds a lot like a motorbike engine.

GO honda!

crown69 · **Posted:** Sun Sep 19, 2010 9:18 am

it does make sense, since they were very early in car production and back then lacked experience in car engines, so it is understandable that they put their wealth of experience in bikes into what was then new territory for them

Robb · **Posted:** Fri Oct 22, 2010 7:45 pm

Sven7 · **Posted:** Sun Nov 07, 2010 6:22 pm

Sheeba wrote:

my first thought was "wow, that body would be ideal for drag racing."
please don't hate me. i can respect the appeal of a totally stock classic, but if i ever got my hands on one, i'd make it wheelstand.

RWD conversion eh? :mrgreen:

bonvo · **Posted:** Sun Nov 07, 2010 11:05 pm

a honda i would rock throw a b series in it

KresSlyda180 · **Posted:** Wed Nov 24, 2010 9:08 pm

Yea, it does look like a Mazda RX3... sans the rotary and RWD. It looks like it's a rear driver, by the early 70's Japanese coupe styling cues.

willsmorke · **Posted:** Fri Dec 31, 2010 12:37 am

I seen the 1971 Honda and i also read the information of 1971 Honda. And I am really very Happy after seen this 1971 Honda. It was a awesome Honda Cars.

71 Honda found in museum.

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