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Vamos: Pop Quiz!
Ok, pop quiz! Name me a Honda convertible. 9000rpm redline. 4 seats. Mid engined. Ok, those of you who said S2000, go wash your mouth out with Mobil 1 right now*. Those of you who said NSX-Targa can do the … Continue reading
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High Mile Club
If you’ve got a classic that’s been on the road for a while, some car companies want to hear from you. Honda recently launched its Mile Makers Club, which welcomes any dream-powered machines above 100,000 miles. Strangely, the near-million mile … Continue reading
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Group A Division 1: Racing the Shopping Trolleys
A few weeks ago, we had an article on Group 5 racing (here). And while that era gave us some wonderfully flamboyant racing cars, everyone could agree that Group 5 didn’t quite achieve its goals. It had originally been intended … Continue reading
25 Years of US Built Hondas
More anniversaries! Twenty-five years ago this day, the first Japanese branded car built on US soil rolled off the conveyor belts wearing the license plate “USA 001.” Although Honda had been cranking out motorcycles in America since 1979, that gray … Continue reading
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More Retro at the ToMoShow
By the time you read this, the Tokyo Motor Show will be in full swing, with concepts revealed by the minute. Unfortunately, our Cressida can’t drive on water (yet?) so we’ll have to admire the festivities from afar. That said, … Continue reading
Honda S2000 Type-S Debuts
Last Month we posted on a the Honda S2000 Type-S, which looked suspiciously like the US-market Honda S2000 CR that was unveiled in New York. Now the production version of the Type-S has gone on sale, and there are a … Continue reading
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Let's Go Sailing, Road Sailing
The new and improved Honda Fit was recently unveiled to the public in Japan, and apparently the Friends of Asimo have resurrected the RS moniker for the new hatch. You know what that means – it’s time to go “Road … Continue reading
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S800: Small Wonders
One of the magazines we religiously collect is Thorougbred and Classic Cars. Probably the oldest classic car magazine, it often throws up a fantastic article or comparison that you wouldn’t have expected. One of them is this one, which pits … Continue reading
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Honda CR-X Redux?
The wackiest showcase of concept cars on Earth, the Tokyo Motor Show, is about drop. Sure, the big gala at Makuhari Messe is a great chance for Japanese automakers to express, in automotive form, technology, sustainability or speed. But let’s … Continue reading
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Paint It, Black
One of the things we love about vintage Japanese cars (although this tends to apply to all vintage cars) is the wild colors that adorned their sheetmetal. In contrast, everything on the road today is “champagne” or some hue between … Continue reading
Z ACTion: Fastest Honda Z600?
After seeing the carbon fiber Honda Z600 that wowed the JCCS crowd over the weekend, we wondered – out loud and to the dismay/puzzlement of other post office patrons waiting in line with us – what is the fastest Honda … Continue reading
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Brian Baker in the New York Times
You may remember Brian Baker from an article we did on his Honda T500F. One of the most passionate enthusiasts we’ve had the pleasure of meeting, Brian Baker was the first person to come to mind when Richard Chang of … Continue reading
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Honda 1300 Coupe 9 on eBay
Does anyone want to give us 6,600 bucks? In return, you’ll have our eternal gratitude and free rides in one of the rarest nostalgics ever to set rubber on this continent – a 1971 Honda 1300 Coupe 9 Deluxe. Another … Continue reading
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The More Things Change…
If there’s one thing I always get a massive kick out of while out and about, it’s seeing a new car alongside one of its ancestors. A Z33 gliding respectably next to an S30, a new Corolla passing by one … Continue reading
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Truth in Advertising, but Beauty Too?
Someone at JC Penny loves nostalgics. We think. It’s been said that if something happens once it’s an accident, twice and it’s a coincidence, three times and it’s a full-blown trend. Well, we first noticed this JC Penny’s Father’s Day … Continue reading
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Sweet S Meet
Brian Baker of Formula H Motorworks recently hosted his annual Labor Day weekend gathering of classic Hondas at his shop and was kind enough to send us some pictures. The green Accord hatchback (far right) was purchased in Minnesota with … Continue reading
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More S in S2000
Automakers often resurrect famous model names from their past to inject some excitement into their lineups. Sadly, this often has the unintended effect of diluting the legacy of the original and spotlighting how glaringly unlike its namesake the current car … Continue reading
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Say it LOUD: Red Megaphone
Auto Otaku recently stumbled across a bunch of videos by Japanese restorer Red Megaphone, and has thrown a few of them up on his blog. Presumably these are some videos intended to show off the cars to potential buyers. The … Continue reading
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That’ll Fiat Nicely
Australian auto site Autospeed.com have put together a tight article on an even tighter example of the Honda S600, powered in this case by a Fiat 1600 motor out of the 124. A strange choice, but even looking at it, … Continue reading
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B16-Powered 1980 Civic
Oh man! When I decided earlier in the year that I wanted to return to full-time study, there was one part of being a student that had somehow slipped my mind—homework! Urgh. So therein lies the reason and the apology … Continue reading
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