Author Topic: SOLVED: FW #538: Honda S600 built and driven by Keisim Ishii, 500 km Suzuka 1966  (Read 1240 times)

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Please be so kind and identify this vehicle in all its details
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Re: FW #538
« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2023, 08:35:17 AM »
Experts?

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Re: FW #538
« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2023, 05:43:59 PM »
Professionals?

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Re: FW #538
« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2023, 06:52:37 PM »
Is this a one-off from europe?

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Re: FW #538
« Reply #4 on: September 21, 2023, 04:16:59 AM »
No

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Re: FW #538
« Reply #5 on: September 21, 2023, 09:27:52 PM »
Was it asian?

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Re: FW #538
« Reply #6 on: September 22, 2023, 02:23:15 AM »
Yes

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Re: FW #538
« Reply #7 on: September 22, 2023, 07:25:54 AM »
Was it produced in small numbers,instead of mass-produced?

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Re: FW #538
« Reply #8 on: September 22, 2023, 07:47:25 AM »
I think, this car was an one-off

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Re: FW #538
« Reply #9 on: September 22, 2023, 08:00:48 AM »
So it was a one-off,1970s japan?

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Re: FW #538
« Reply #10 on: September 22, 2023, 08:36:28 AM »
So it was a one-off,1970s japan?
Yes, Japanese one-off, not 1970s

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Re: FW #538
« Reply #11 on: September 22, 2023, 09:21:56 AM »
1960s?

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Re: FW #538
« Reply #12 on: September 22, 2023, 12:18:59 PM »
Yes

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Re: FW #538
« Reply #13 on: September 22, 2023, 01:13:26 PM »
Was it gas-powered?

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Re: FW #538
« Reply #14 on: September 22, 2023, 04:06:17 PM »
Yes, gasoline engined

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Re: FW #538
« Reply #15 on: September 22, 2023, 06:18:14 PM »
Was this the only car the builder did?

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Re: FW #538
« Reply #16 on: September 23, 2023, 04:06:16 AM »
Sorry, I don't know about

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Re: FW #538
« Reply #17 on: September 24, 2023, 09:32:12 AM »
Did the builder base it from another car brand or was it his own design from the start?

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Re: FW #538
« Reply #18 on: September 24, 2023, 09:57:12 AM »
It is based on a serial car

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Re: FW #538
« Reply #19 on: September 25, 2023, 02:47:54 AM »
Honda-based?

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Re: FW #538
« Reply #20 on: September 25, 2023, 10:20:33 AM »
Yes

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Re: FW #538
« Reply #21 on: September 25, 2023, 12:45:44 PM »
Was it based on the honda N600 model?

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Re: FW #538
« Reply #22 on: September 25, 2023, 03:48:59 PM »
Not N600, but..

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Re: FW #538
« Reply #23 on: September 25, 2023, 04:23:09 PM »
N360?

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Re: FW #538
« Reply #24 on: September 25, 2023, 04:56:42 PM »
600 was correct