Tag Archives: S500/S600/S800

VIDEO: How the Honda S-Series made its debut to the world

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Ricky Silverio

The Honda S-Series sports car — a lineage that consists of the S660, S2000, S800, S600 and S500 — is legendary today, but how did it make its first appearance to the world? After all, Honda is one of the few automakers … Continue reading →

Posted in Video | Tagged honda, s500, S500/S600/S800 | 2 Comments

VIDEO: The Honda Collection Hall takes a Prelude, F1 racers, and a ton of bikes out for a spin

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Ben Hsu

It’s been a while since we checked in with the Honda Collection Hall and its regular exercising of vehicles in its massive collection. The museum much pride in the fact that, unlike many automotive galleries out there, everything in its care … Continue reading →

Posted in Video | Tagged CB72, cb750, Dream 50, honda, honda collection hall, life, prelude, S500/S600/S800, SuperCub | 4 Comments

EVENTS: Kiryu Classic Car Festival, Part 02 — The Parade

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Ricky Silverio

By any standard the Kiryu Classic Car Festival is a memorable and diverse gathering of kyusha with no shortage of charm. Even better, however, is that after the car show part of the event concluded, the cars go for a parade through the streets … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged a20, b120, b310, barikan, bluebird, Bluebird 410/411, butaketsu, c10, c130, c230, Caren, celica, cervo, civic, Civic EG, contessa, corolla, corolla levin, corona, corona mark II, daruma, datsun 320, fairlady roadster, fairlady z, fronte, gloria, Hakosuka, hino, honda, honda z, kgc10, Kiryu Classic Car Festival, laurel, mark II, minica, Minica 70, mitsubishi, nissan, prince, s30 z, S500/S600/S800, sanitora, skyline, subaru, subaru 360, sunny, sunny truck, suzuki, te27, Vespa, wagons | 11 Comments

EVENTS: 2016 Kiryu Classic Car Festival, Part 01

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Ricky Silverio

The Kiryu Classic Car Festival holds a special place in the history of JNC. Back in 2006, long before any other English-language sites were interested in kyusha, it was the first show we covered in Japan. That also happened to be the first time … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 117, 1600gt, 2000gt, 410/411, 510, bluebird, c10, c110, c210, cedric, Citroen, contessa, corolla, corolla levin, cosmo sport, crown pickup, csp311, daihatsu, datsun, Dino, e30, Fairlady Z432, fto, gloria, Hakosuka, hijet, hino, honda, honda z, isuzu, kei, kenmeri, Kiryu Classic Car Festival, lancer celeste, Lancia, life, mazda, midget, nissan, prince, publica, repu, s30 z, s40, s50, S500/S600/S800, silvia, skyline, Snow Crawler, sports 800, subaru, subaru 1000, subaru 360, te27, tn360, toyota, wagons | 18 Comments

GRAND TOURING: Mazda Hakone Turnpike and Izu Skyline

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Skorj

While living in Tokyo has many problems, finding a place to go for a drive is not one of them. There are countless skylines, touge, and turnpikes, all challenging and spectacular roads within a short distance of the capital. For this … Continue reading →

Posted in Grand Touring | Tagged Ebina PA, fd3s, gt-r, honda, Izu Skyline, JSDF, mazda, Mazda Hakone Turnpike, Mega Cruiser, nissan, porsche 911, r35, rx-7, S500/S600/S800, touge, toyota | 10 Comments

MOTORSPORT: Dome recreates Honda S-based Macransa and Karasu to celebrate 50th anniversary

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Ricky Silverio

You might know Dome from its wild 1978 Zero concept car, but the firm dates back to 1965. Recently, Dome celebrated its 50th anniversary by recreating two of its very first cars. Based off of 1960s Honda S-Series roadsters, the Karasu … Continue reading →

Posted in motorsport | Tagged dome, honda, Karasu, macransa, Minoru Hayashi, S500/S600/S800, tojiro ukiya, Zero | 3 Comments

GRAND TOURING: Lake Okutama Getaway

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Skorj

In the far western outskirts of Tokyo, Okutama-ko (Lake Okutama) has been a popular weekend destination for many years. The scenic touge on the north and south sides of the lake provide a popular destination for weekend motorcyclists and kyuusha drivers … Continue reading →

Posted in Grand Touring | Tagged 117, a20, ae86, c10, cedric, celica, csp311, fairlady roadster, fairlady z, Grand Touring, Hakosuka, honda, isuzu, Okutama-ku, S500/S600/S800, silvia, skyline, sports 800, sprinter trueno, subaru 360, touge, toyota, yotahachi, z31 | 23 Comments

VIDEO: Motorcycle-powered hot rod Honda S600

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Dan Hsu

Talk about a dream touge build. Back in 2007, my brother from the same mother Ben and I were freezing our arses off in a drafty Nagasaki apartment dreaming about insane Japanese hot rods that we wanted to build. None was nuttier than … Continue reading →

Posted in Video | Tagged honda, jay leno, S500/S600/S800, Video | 12 Comments

SPOTLIGHT: Fastest “car” at the Tokyo Bayside Classic Cup

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Skorj

What’s mid-engined, twin-cam, hits 11,000rpm, and laps Sodeguara Forest Raceway faster than most things that were on the track at the recent Tokyo Bayside Classic Cup season closer?

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged honda, S500/S600/S800, Sodeguara Forest Raceway, t360, Tokyo Bayside Classic Cup | 11 Comments