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The Un-Mini – 1972 Honda AZ600

May 2, 2014

Honda S600 and S800 cars are no longer in the affordable range, if they ever were. Neither are original Minis. But if you look around at alternatives to either of those (and who is really cross-shopping both those cars?) a sort of mash-up of those cars can be found in the Honda N600 and Z600 series of cars. And while they’ve started moving up in price as well, occasionally there’s a deal to be had. It appears today’s car is one of those deals – check out this 1972 Honda AZ600 for sale for $3500 in Anaheim, CA.

1972 Honda AZ600 left front

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Japanese Classics – 1970 Honda N600

February 19, 2014

Having just covered Honda’s mainstream breakthrough (to borrow a term from the music industry), let’s look back at when they were that cool little indie band only your cool friends had heard of. Honda’s first release in the North American market, starting in Hawaii, was the N600, really more of a single than an LP. Running an air-cooled twin that could rev up to 9000rpm, its performance was unheard-of in a car, particularly one of its class. You can find this 1970 Honda N600 for sale for $2950 in La Mesa, CA.

1970 Honda N600 left side

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The Beginning – 1981 Honda Accord

February 12, 2014

Before the Accord, most Honda automobiles were not terribly well-suited to the North American market. Think back to the S600 and S800, the N600 and Z600, the 1300 coupe (not even sold in NA) and even the Civic, which arguably owed a lot of its success to the fuel crisis. The Accord was the beginning of the end for that approach, and the current generation of that car is at the upper limit of the mid-size class. However, for a long time, they were compact and somewhat sporting sedans, and that’s what should draw some interest to this 1981 Honda Accord sedan, for sale for $4500 in Fountain Hills, AZ.

1981 Honda Accord right side

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