I forgot to mention that Muffler Tech on Florin Road in Sacramento, CA
has the non-swimming mask Honda 600 that they are trying to shoe-horn a
rear engine MR2 drivetrain into. It's about six inches wider than the
stock rear wheels, and last time I saw it (when they were doing the
exhaust on my Roadster) they were just doing trial fits (or misfits).
--- Ronnie Day <ronday@home.com> wrote:
> >datsunmike
>
> > They also made a coupe too but I think it would be too
> claustrophobic for
> > me. My 66 makes me claustrophobic, I couldn't imagine being in a
> much
> > smaller car.
>
> Friends of ours in Hawaii had a 600 Sedan and another couple had a
> 600
> Coupe. At least the bodies were completely different, but I think the
> drive
> trains may have been the same. The Sedan was somewhat modified and
> raced
> regularly, both autocross and what passed for road racing in Hawaii
> in the
> mid '70s.
>
> The Coupe belonged to friends in the Datsun Owners Club of Hawaii,
> Inc.
> (DOCHI), and they loaned it to us for several weeks between the time
> we
> shipped our (original) '71 510 4 door and '73 610 Wagon back to the
> Mainland
> and when we left. Looked a bit like a bright yellow jelly bean. With
> a fair
> sized hatch and a split fold down rear seat, it really could hold
> quite a
> bit, and it ran well as long it was driven solo. With all four of us
> in it
> (even though the boys were just 4 and 2), it barely made up the
> highway to
> the Wilson Tunnel.
>
> The gear shift (4-speed) came out from the bottom edge of the dash
> and was
> fairly crisp. All in all, a nice car, although snug as Mike
> mentioned. It
> sure saved our bacon, not to mention a ton in rental costs. Our
> friends
> eventually shipped it to LA, drove to Florida for a convention and
> then blew
> the motor in Oklahoma on the return trip. They sold it there and flew
> back
> to the Islands.
>
> I wouldn't mind having one for my new commute, 13 miles to D/T Fort
> Worth.
> While I wouldn't want to commute to anywhere in the Dallas area in a
> semi
> setup 510, I'm reconsidering for this commute when it's not too hot.
> Heck, I
> may just use it as an excuse to get another 2000. It's all good
> freeway
> except the last 10 blocks or so and I park on a reserved lot half a
> block
> from the office.
>
> FWIW,
> Ron
>
> Ronnie Day
> ronday@home.com
> Dallas/Ft. Worth
> '71 510 2-dr (Prepared Class Autocrosser)
> '73 510 2-dr (Street Toy)
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