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September 12 2020

Demonstrably Terrific; 1952 Willys Jeep Honda N600

DailyTurismo Antique Custom, Honda, Jeep, N600, Willys 10

This next car gave me a real shock. It is the ultimate DT; Double Take; Daily Turismo; Delirium Tremens; Devil’s Tailgate; Doomsday Turkeybaster, Dunkin Tourniquet; Deepfake Talisman; Deft Turk; Decent Torque; Don’t Tighten; Dandy Toxicity; Dumb Tangent; Double Tonsil; Diametrically Tearse; Dilapidated Transom; Dancing Terrapin; Demonically Turmeric; Digital Turpentine; Demonstrably Terrible…no…Demonstrably Terrific…yesss…that’s the one I’m looking for. I knew I’d get there in the end. Find this 1952 Willys Honda N600 offered for $3,500 in Grandview, TX via forkbook marketpork. Tip from PB.

June 11 2018

Big Wheels Speed: 1972 Honda N600

DailyTurismo Uncategorized Honda, Japanese, Motorcycle Power, N600 5

This next car is one of those vehicles that when you drive, you might think there is something wrong with the engine….so you pop the hood…and discover that it appears to not have an engine. But if you just imagine you are driving the world’s heaviest motorcycle…it sorta works. Find this 1972 Honda N600 offered for […]

June 21 2017

Lil Camper: 1972 Honda Pickup

DailyTurismo Uncategorized Honda, Micro-Car, N600, Pickup 7

The Honda N600 was introduced for the 1970 model year as the first Honda vehicle to be officially imported into the USA. The little Honda was available as a coupe or wagon and had a 600cc engine that could revv to 9000 rpm, but it was never available as a camper..until now. Find this 1972 Honda […]

August 4 2016

Plain Vanilla Wrapper: 1970 Honda N600

DailyTurismo Uncategorized Honda, Japanese, N600, survivor 9

By Adam — Some dreams start small. Some dreams continue to stay small for quite some time before they take flight. The saying goes “Big things come in little packages” and for quite a while small was the only size that came from Japan. In the early 70’s if you drove something small, or from […]

July 20 2016

1971 Honda N600

DailyTurismo Uncategorized Honda, N600 3

Few buyers in the early 1970s wanted a small fuel efficient car…until gas prices shot up, and the Japanese invasion began. If you are in the Shriners and tired of rollin in a Nash Metro in local parades, perhaps you might be interested in this 1971 Honda N600 for sale for $1000 in Leadville, CO. […]

December 11 2015

ElNorimono: 1971 Honda N600 Pickup

DailyTurismo Uncategorized El Camino, El Caminoization, Honda, N600, Pickup 5

The Japanese N600 was the export version of the N360 kei car, a lightweight deathtrap city car designed to meet Japan’s Keijidosha (light cars) regulations which gave buyers a significant tax break, and easier license/registration requirements. Today’s example has been morphed into a custom El Camino style pickup and it looks wicked. Find this 1971 […]

October 16 2015

Chain Smoker: 1972 Honda N600 Custom

DailyTurismo Uncategorized Custom, Fast, Honda, Minicar, Motorcycle Power, N600, Orbital Velocity 3

The Honda N600 is a diminutive front drive subcompact, essentially a larger engined version of a Japanese Kei Car built for export to places where a 360cc engine simply wasn’t acceptable. It was still a slow little car, and has the dubious honor of being the first Honda car ever imported to the US market, […]

February 15 2015

5k: Monster & Mini: 1972 Honda N600 4X4

DailyTurismo Uncategorized 4X4, Honda, N600, Samurai, Suzuki 3

Launched in 1970, the N600 was the first Honda to ever be officially imported to the USA. It was Kei car in size, but it used a larger watercooled engine that gave it slightly better performance than you might expect from its outward appearance. The only thing Honda didn’t do was create a 4X4 offroad […]

October 7 2013

5k: Wash Away Paint: 1971 Honda N600

DailyTurismo Uncategorized Honda, N600 4

The Honda N600 is a small front drive subcompact, essentially a larger engined version of a Japanese Kei Car built for export to places where a 360cc engine wasn’t salable. The N600 has the unique status of being the first Honda car ever imported to the US market, making it the grandpappy to scores of […]

January 23 2013

At Auction: Microcar Madness!! Entire fleet of museum quality microcars for sale.

DailyTurismo Uncategorized At Auction, Autobianchi, Berkeley, BMW, Bond Bug, Honda, Isetta, Mazda, Microcar, N600, Panoramica 3

The Daily Turismo doesn’t cover many cars sold at automobile auctions, as they tend to cater to the rich/shameless and good deals are about a rare as talent in a Hollywood movie. Barrett-Jackson, Mecum, et cetera have done more to ruin the fun that regular folks have had with muscle cars by putting them into […]

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