1972 Honda N600 - Small Simple Cool

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1972 Honda N600 - Small Simple Cool - It's NOT A MINI

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1972 Honda N600 - Small Simple Cool - It's NOT A MINI
In 1967 - Honda Sent 50 N600 to US for endurance testing. They were to all be crushed after driving for 20k miles however, 4 are still in existence today and we’ll include a link to the restoration of serial number 1 above. - • Small Car, Big Dreams:...
The N600 was introduced to the US in 1969 as a 1970 model. It was the first Honda to be Officially exported to the US. The N600 was the first Honda vehicles assembled outside of Japan with production in Taiwan
Its engine can rev to 9,000 rpm
Its capable of providing 36.3 miles per gallon economy
It has a top speed of 81 mph
It has a 0-60 time of 19 seconds and it weighs roughly 1100 lbs
It also has a plastic boot lid for weight savings
Thanks to Daymon for sharing his awesome 1972 Honda N600 with us!
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@stevenscott5264 8 ай бұрын

I bought one new from Anderson's Honda in Pontiac Michigan in 1971 for 1455.00 out the door ! My first new car , it would do 83 mph flat out and had an auxillary pull rope starter under the hood ! I put 52,000 miles on it and the fenders rusted off it ! I loved that car !

@TwoGuysandaRide 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing and for watching!

@KingOFuh 3 ай бұрын

In 1982, I bought a 1972 Honda 600 Coupe. Avocado green, a beautiful finish. It had repeated electrical issues, but it was the most fun of any car I have ever driven. Just like a go-kart, with even 45mph seeming like you are going a lot faster. A friend of mine called it "the lawnmower" because of its 2-cylinder engine.

@TwoGuysandaRide 3 ай бұрын

Go-kart for sure!

@patrickfanelli Жыл бұрын

Very cool car ! I remember when my Dad bought this car brand new in 1972 !! We used to fit the whole family of 6 in it! My mom and dad and little brother in my moms lap in the front and my 2 sisters and I in the back! We were all little kids then. People would always laugh when they saw all of us getting out of the car at the store etc. We had this car until 1992 here in Homestead, FL until Hurricane Andrew wiped out the town. Even after that it was still in the drive way with the windows all smashed . It was a great fun car ! Good memories!

@TwoGuysandaRide Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for sharing and thanks for watching

@pedrold 2 жыл бұрын

I am portuguese and the N600 model was my first car in 1972. Always excelent. I sold it three years later with about 85,000 Km, when I decide to go to Brazil after the comunist movements arose in Portugal in 1975. As I couldn't take it with me I had to sell it but I was very sad because I loved it very much.!

@TwoGuysandaRide 2 жыл бұрын

Thats an awesome story. Thanks for sharing and thanks for watching!

@boba.4316 3 жыл бұрын

LOL. I've got one of these. Been sitting in my shed since the mid 80's. Maybe time to drag it out. Was running when parked. interesting video.

@TwoGuysandaRide 3 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome. Thanks for watching

@originalblackplate 3 жыл бұрын

Very knowledgeable owner and a great custodian for it! I’ve owned mine for 40 years! I hope he has many happy miles.

@TwoGuysandaRide 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! That’s awesome. Thanks for sharing and thanks for watching!

@martinloney6322 2 жыл бұрын

That’s incredible. I loved mine.

@600miles 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Scott ! What's shakin? I got real booster seals, I can rebuild your booster now ;-)

@DSC800 11 ай бұрын

Great find! My dad bought this car dirt cheap for my mom to learn how to drive, back in '75 or '76. He also had to rebuild the engine and paint it. For the engine pull he just threw a rope and pully over the rafters and for paint he used a brush, bright yellow no less. The next car my mom got was a Ford Pinto which I wouldn't call a step up. Those were the days.

@TwoGuysandaRide 11 ай бұрын

Awesome. Thanks for sharing

@Wilburnator 10 ай бұрын

Such a cool little car.

@TwoGuysandaRide 10 ай бұрын

Yes it is, thanks for watching!

@FrankieNin Жыл бұрын

I bought a Honda N600 back in 1971 when I was stationed in San Bernardino Ca at Norton Air Force base mine was more like Cherry Red in color and I loved it.

@TwoGuysandaRide Жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks for sharing and thanks for watching

@larryhoey9250 10 ай бұрын

I had a sedan and coupe new sadly I sold them in '78.. big mistake.. yes. and fun to drive !

@donb8888 6 ай бұрын

This was also my first car in HS. Dad bought it used and original. We got it running well and I drove it all around Abilene, TX about 1975. I graduated in 1978, believe it was like a 1969 model. Went to my sister when I bought my car. Would go 60 mph with ease always got about 55 mpg. Fastest I ever had it was 75 mph, driving by myself about 5 feet behind a semi trucks back bumper draft. The dash and whole car shook like crazy 😂. Stupid highschool boy, but what memories.😊 Oh, in the HS parking lot the guys would put it up over the curb on the walkway. I could lift and push it by myself front side and then back side of the walkway and back into the parking lot. Gravel parking lot, the others would do donuts in the rear wheel cars. In second gear I could do a huge donut around all their cars. For a tight donut I'd use reverse, front wheel drive equals small donut. 😂

@TwoGuysandaRide 6 ай бұрын

mmmmm donuts! Thanks for sharing!

@jadeloupin837 Ай бұрын

My dad rented one of these for a day so I could learn to use a clutch. I loved that goofy shifter. Dad thought it was klutzy. Off on a slight tangent - the owner mentioned that the fan belt makes a 90 degree turn, and he has never seen that before. I lived in England in the early 80's, and had a Peugeot 304 wagon with a fan belt that made a 90 degree turn. The engine was transverse, and the fan sat right behind the radiator where it would be on the front of a longitudinal engine. There were two extra pulleys to bend the belt.

@TwoGuysandaRide Ай бұрын

Awesome thanks for sharing. The Chevy Corvair also had a fan belt with a 90 degree turn.

@richardarthur4784 2 жыл бұрын

My first car as a young man in Australia. Our country also got the "base" model N360. Don't take this as authoritative advice, but my Honda mechanic told me to take the fan belt off during the winter. An extra 1/2hp of so. I always imagined it made a difference! Great to see one driving around. Great to see a young man appreciating it and looking after it.

@TwoGuysandaRide 2 жыл бұрын

Great story, thanks for sharing!

@Notoproject2025 2 жыл бұрын

I seen one of these at a car show Saturday. Yellow. I'm not tall but felt like I was standing next to it 😆

@TwoGuysandaRide 2 жыл бұрын

It’s pretty small but cute and fun to drive.

@dlittlester Күн бұрын

A workmate had one back then. At the time I lived in a place that had very cold winters. We went everywhere in that little car. It would do 70mph all day, and the heater worked really well. I seem to remember his model did not have synchros.

@TwoGuysandaRide 22 сағат бұрын

It seems like a pretty fun little car. Thanks for sharing

@kymmilburn4895 3 жыл бұрын

I just bought one of these and I'm so excited! Thanks for the video. Didn't realize there were only 500 or so left in the US.

@TwoGuysandaRide 3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations. It’s a cool rate car. Enjoy! Thanks for watching

@davidhelfrich5657 26 күн бұрын

The n600 was my 1st car. Was in El Paso Tx, @1 mile up, so power was way down and HOT. It was 1973 and junior in high school, the car stood out. A few times found the N600 turned sideways. I'd just picked up the rear end and straightened it out. Funniest was when football players picked up back end and told me to gun it. I told them they didn't want me to do that but they insisted. Guess they needed a lesson about front wheel drive. Best was with the oil embargo going on, getting 4x to 5x the gas mileage of regular cars of those days was good.

@TwoGuysandaRide 26 күн бұрын

LOL...thanks for sharing!

@JR-bj3uf 3 жыл бұрын

Of all the cars I have ever owned the Honda 600 Sedan and the Honda 600 Coupe have to be my all time favorites. They were fun, innovative and surprisingly roomy.

@TwoGuysandaRide 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Thanks for sharing

@1stanich 8 ай бұрын

I had a Honda 600 sedan. I learned how to work on them as a mechanic. I could drop an engine in :45 minutes flat. I even stocked more parts than the Honda dealer in Oklahoma City

@TwoGuysandaRide 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@thomasritchie7151 3 жыл бұрын

First saw these at Guy Martin Olds in Woodland Hills, CA when my dad and I were out looking at cars. Could not believe how tiny they were.

@TwoGuysandaRide 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, nice! Thanks for sharing. Yeah, they are very small. Just think, they replaced it with a “bigger” car...the original Civic. Thanks for watching

@kangkukang4513 3 жыл бұрын

and can we bring it head to head to '62 mini cooper? they both looks so similar by glimpse..

@sf10231016 9 ай бұрын

I remember a Honda globe😂when I was a young person around the 70’s.

@TwoGuysandaRide 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@Hitech82 7 ай бұрын

I had one in high school. 1979. It was a great little car..it would catch second gear

@TwoGuysandaRide 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing and for watching!

@SgtSnazzerino 2 жыл бұрын

I love you two guys look absolutely massive next to the little N600..it made me laugh lol

@TwoGuysandaRide 2 жыл бұрын

It is a very small car. Thanks for watching

@joekurtz8303 2 жыл бұрын

Our local pizza shop had a few of these for delivery. The rear window had the oversize rubber molding Cousimanos 🍕 Pizza- South Gate CA.

@TwoGuysandaRide 2 жыл бұрын

That’s a pretty cool delivery car. Thanks for sharing and thanks for watching

@jeroendesterke9739 2 жыл бұрын

My brother got one in 1969 and one in 1972. Great cars.

@TwoGuysandaRide 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, these are too cool! Thanks for watching

@waterlover 3 жыл бұрын

I have two of them , makes me want to pull it out and get them running

@TwoGuysandaRide 3 жыл бұрын

That’s cool, wow 2? Awesome. Thanks for watching

@zf5167 2 жыл бұрын

So cool! I once worked for Honda new Zealand and worked on some real nice cars But this is so awesome! Do more Honda’s!

@TwoGuysandaRide 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks and yes, this one is awesome! Thanks for watching

@jessekolb8489 3 жыл бұрын

It's an amazing little car

@TwoGuysandaRide 3 жыл бұрын

It’s cool to look back to see Honda’s fist US imported car and to realize how far they’ve come. Thanks for watching

@jessekolb8489 3 жыл бұрын

@@TwoGuysandaRide no problem Damon's one of my staff at the group home I live in so I see it once in awhile

@TwoGuysandaRide 3 жыл бұрын

Jesse Kolb he’s a cool guy with a cool car

@marcielynn4886 Жыл бұрын

Loved mine pulled wheelies in reverse.

@TwoGuysandaRide Жыл бұрын

Sweet!! Thanks for watching and for sharing!

@thomasmoje5926 Жыл бұрын

I remember the Honda N600 sedans and Z600 coupes the Z600 intrigued me when I was shopping for my very first brand new car in 1972. I thought it was the coolest looking little car..it had the nickname of 'TV' or 'aquarium window' in deference to the appearance of the rear window with that thick surround frame around the rear window. Then the original 1973 Honda Civic hit the U.S. market with twice the engine displacement of the 600 series I read all the reviews in car magazines at the time, went for a test drive in one and that was that..my first brand new car. I still miss that little Honda Civic hatchback fast forward to now I recently purchased a used 2017 Honda Fit primarily because of it's great fuel mileage economy and amazing amount of interior room but also because it's the closest I can come in a modern car to that 1973 Civic I had. Still think those N600 and Z600's are cool though.

@TwoGuysandaRide Жыл бұрын

Cool story, thanks for sharing and thanks for watching!

@MajesticShells 2 жыл бұрын

$2400 is a smoking deal! Give me two for that price! I bought mine in 2020 for $4650.

@TwoGuysandaRide 2 жыл бұрын

I’d pay $4600 for one! These are rare and so cool!

@dw3897 3 жыл бұрын

Corvair's had a 90 degree turn in the belt that drove the cooling fan mounted on top of the engine. Love these little Honda's, seriously considered buying on in 1972. The local Pontiac dealer in Bedford Ohio sold them.

@TwoGuysandaRide 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I told him about the Corvairs belt off camera. He’s young so I’m sure he’s never seen the engine bay of a Corvair. Thanks for watching

@jamesbrown3352 3 жыл бұрын

Jay Honda in Bedford, OH still has one (AZ600) on display.

@dw3897 3 жыл бұрын

@@jamesbrown3352 In 1971 it was called Jay Pontiac. I worked a summer at the Alamo Apartments Hotel, on Broadway near Rockside. The owner was Stan Mizel who I believe was also owner of Jay Pontiac.

@andyhamilton8940 2 жыл бұрын

Cool! I love those. FYI...Corvairs have a fan belt that twists 90 degrees also.

@TwoGuysandaRide 2 жыл бұрын

Yes they do, I see you know your car trivia! Thanks for watching

@timm9631 3 жыл бұрын

My N600 was built the same month!

@TwoGuysandaRide 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome thanks for watching!

@KingOFuh 3 ай бұрын

There are some ways I could believe he paid $2400 for this car, or even $4800. 1) the people who sold it were totally unaware of its value or 2) they just decided to honor an anonymous young man with a medium sized win of the lottery. In the USA, this car should sell for close to $20,000.

@TwoGuysandaRide 3 ай бұрын

He definitely got the deal of a lifetime.

@gustavoavina3136 3 ай бұрын

If you are interested on one a few hours ago I met a guy that has one for sale in gardena California for $5000. Needs lots of work. I have video

@amelierenoncule 11 ай бұрын

Some years past, while residing in Paris (France ), mes amis, a BF owned one of those motorcars.Although I did pilote it about, I didn't much like the shifter placement.

@TwoGuysandaRide 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@wardmoore6874 11 ай бұрын

College ride. Great Handling gas mileage in 1983. Fun!!

@TwoGuysandaRide 11 ай бұрын

Right on!

@600miles 2 жыл бұрын

Your Honda 600 has a 1971 brake booster on it, may be registered as a '72 but was actually made 9/71. There's more than 500 cars, people like me won't give up our serial numbers :-)

@TwoGuysandaRide 2 жыл бұрын

Cool information! Thanks for watching

@donaldcarlson-dr8tw 27 күн бұрын

I bought one of these new out the door 1400 or so dollars and it was a great little car in the snow with the front wheel drive ! I hit a great dane that ran in front of me going 35 or 40 and the dog kept running but went up on 2 wheels for maybe 50 ft ,got it stopped and that dog was going like hell thru a field ,looked for him and never found him hope he made it I think I just grazed him as it happened on a corner didnt do any damage to the car but I had to change my pants!

@TwoGuysandaRide 27 күн бұрын

lol…wow… a Great Dane….usually you hear about a deer and not a dog! Thanks for sharing!

@franksolack7339 3 жыл бұрын

i saw the first fleet delivery driving by late one evening ,stoped had to have one on the spot , 1972 . price ? $1500.00didn't have cash on me, gave my cash in my pocket ,financed it for 6 months. neve had aproblem best car i've ever owned. i installed MINI MANIA racing part +accesorieswheels tires rcacy paint dealer taught me how to replace drive belts. love that car & i have owned over 80 cars of every type & cost .people would ask if it was a MINI , i,d say it was a honda car at that time ahonda was amotorcycle. still love that honda car......i have tons of great & funny stoies about this car..frank......

@TwoGuysandaRide 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, awesome story! How long did you keep it and I’m sure you wish you still owned it. Thanks for sharing and thanks for watching

@elsheldon9576 8 ай бұрын

i have one and i created honda hospital in 1977 so cal to ohio since 79

@TwoGuysandaRide 8 ай бұрын

That’s awesome, thanks for watching!

@trevorwhitham6742 2 жыл бұрын

The Japanese mini

@TwoGuysandaRide 2 жыл бұрын

True. Thanks for watching

@gennadysharov8 2 жыл бұрын

Very pretty car🥰

@TwoGuysandaRide 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🤗

@user-hy8xh8wo1w 2 ай бұрын

600cc2気筒トルクあって楽しい走りでしょうね。👍

@TwoGuysandaRide 2 ай бұрын

It is thanks for watching!

@mirbegg1346 2 жыл бұрын

We had this car.

@TwoGuysandaRide 2 жыл бұрын

I’d love to own one! Thanks for watching

@gilday5405 Жыл бұрын

They laughed then but most modern car engines are designed a lot like this now.

@TwoGuysandaRide Жыл бұрын

True

@harrisjordan7492 Жыл бұрын

It looks like a mix of a classic mini and a fiat 126 in my opinion.

@TwoGuysandaRide Жыл бұрын

I can see that. Thanks for watching

@jgcruisers Жыл бұрын

cool car, there is one for sale for 450 for parts. complete car

@TwoGuysandaRide Жыл бұрын

Very Cool!

@quintonharvey1501 2 жыл бұрын

Just seen a 68 for sale in little Rock Arkansas

@TwoGuysandaRide 2 жыл бұрын

Sweet! I’d buy it

@franciscocampos3687 Жыл бұрын

I wonder how much these cars actually cost. If someone knows please let me know.

@TwoGuysandaRide Жыл бұрын

He bought his used for $4500. Not sure if the original cost from Honda

@TwoGuysandaRide Жыл бұрын

He bought his used for $4500. Not sure if the original cost from Honda. Thanks for watching

@armadilllo Жыл бұрын

@@TwoGuysandaRide he paid $2,400

@daymonleech4657 Жыл бұрын

1499 I wanna say

@franciscocampos3687 Жыл бұрын

I love this car. I would like to have one of those.

@robertlodonnell1869 3 жыл бұрын

I would love to have one of these...I almost bought one when I lived in Ventura,CA, in 1983. But it needed more work than I was able to do even though I had my HONDA CB400SS apart and I know that I could have fixed the n600 easily. All that I could find wrong with the little car was that 3rd gear wasn't working and the engine/transmission case needed to be split open to get to the gear. I wish that I had one tthose little cars now.

@robertlodonnell1869 3 жыл бұрын

When the car in this video was made in September 1971, I was just going back to Hi School in my junior class and I was driving my 1967 Cougar..,wow, I feel SO OLD!

@TwoGuysandaRide 3 жыл бұрын

Hey, we’re right there with you on the age issue. Yeah, these are cool little cars and it’s fun to see a young guy bought it. Thanks for watching

@TwoGuysandaRide 3 жыл бұрын

So cool

@elsheldon9576 8 ай бұрын

sadly one day in so cal 1979 my job was to call 2 n see who would give us the most to remove the dead ones from our bellflower dealership no mechs but me knew how to work on m n no one wanted them i still have mine norm reeves honda

@TwoGuysandaRide 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing, that’s cool that you still have yours. Thanks for watching!

@elsheldon9576 8 ай бұрын

i probably forgot more @ those than anyone in the world i started with honda in 73 with the civics but even in ohio some of those where still @ i saw one at a solon ohio car show last yr mine will beout next yr had to deal with fuel tank issue as it sat for ten years in a trailer......you know 1 of the shoemakers kids id like to send you a pick of my el ca honda how got an email ill try @@TwoGuysandaRide

@gilday5405 Жыл бұрын

Same as 450 motorcycle engine that could easily rev 10,000rpms. They use roller bearings for mains.

@TwoGuysandaRide Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@alkennedy1124 Жыл бұрын

I just picked up a Orange color 600 honda too it came with an extra engine and frame and rear axle and gas tank and some kind of guard and some spare shock tower it it your old one ,,, I wonder if my car is this car thanks BigAl California let me know thanks praise Jesus Christ grace amen 🙏

@TwoGuysandaRide Жыл бұрын

He still owes his but certainly hold on to yours as they didnt make very many in the first place. Thanks for watching

@daymonleech4657 Жыл бұрын

I still own mine 👍🏼💪🏼

@jamesbrown3352 3 жыл бұрын

Cool video !!!

@TwoGuysandaRide 3 жыл бұрын

It’s a really cool car too. Thanks for watching

@matdddd 3 жыл бұрын

That's a good price

@TwoGuysandaRide 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, he got a great deal on a very limited run class. Thanks for watching

@marcielynn4886 Жыл бұрын

Used the silver wing moter.

@TwoGuysandaRide Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@daltonallmon3736 Жыл бұрын

4 my foot I got 2 of them

@TwoGuysandaRide Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@jamesdelap4085 9 ай бұрын

My first car. Except it was white.

@TwoGuysandaRide 9 ай бұрын

Awesome first car!

@JxT1957 10 ай бұрын

is this a 2 cylinder motor? the car looks bigger than a smart car

@TwoGuysandaRide 10 ай бұрын

It’s a derivative of a Honda Motorcycle engine

@annawhitis4251 11 ай бұрын

The automatic only came in the 600 sedan , not the Z Coupe , it only came in four speed manual. Look at Jay Leno's video on the Z Honda coupe. Kevin Phoenix

@TwoGuysandaRide 11 ай бұрын