1972 Honda Z600
This is one of the first cars I can remember. When I was in grade school, I used to walk home every day past a weird house that had been painted bright blue and was inhabited by people with long hair and dressed in tie dye. The girls didn't wear bras. I walked by that house a lot.
One day, there was a tiny orange car parked in the driveway. Keep in mind that in 1972 the average car was the size of Obama's ego (that's very large, by the way). Seeing a car this small nearly blew my mind. Also, the girls didn't wear bras.
The Z600's were Honda's first attempt to enter the U.S. auto market and were sold here from 1970 to 74. These cars preceded Honda's dealer network and were actually sold through the motorcycle dealers. The "600" in the name comes from the car's 600 cc engines (a whopping 36 cubic inches). The cars were by no means race cars, but they were more than adequate on the freeway with a top speed of 75 mph and they were seriously economical (one auto magazine of the day recorded 136 mpg at 30 mph).
Believe it or not, there's a market for these cars. About a year ago, a nicely restored 1972 Z600 sold for almost $30,000 at the Scottsdale Barrett Jackson auction. Which means I'm not alone. There are two of us.
Another restoration-in-waiting. Stay tuned.
One day, there was a tiny orange car parked in the driveway. Keep in mind that in 1972 the average car was the size of Obama's ego (that's very large, by the way). Seeing a car this small nearly blew my mind. Also, the girls didn't wear bras.
The Z600's were Honda's first attempt to enter the U.S. auto market and were sold here from 1970 to 74. These cars preceded Honda's dealer network and were actually sold through the motorcycle dealers. The "600" in the name comes from the car's 600 cc engines (a whopping 36 cubic inches). The cars were by no means race cars, but they were more than adequate on the freeway with a top speed of 75 mph and they were seriously economical (one auto magazine of the day recorded 136 mpg at 30 mph).
Believe it or not, there's a market for these cars. About a year ago, a nicely restored 1972 Z600 sold for almost $30,000 at the Scottsdale Barrett Jackson auction. Which means I'm not alone. There are two of us.
Another restoration-in-waiting. Stay tuned.
