"fred" <fred@bedrock.rock> wrote in message
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> Tegger <invalid@invalid.inv> wrote in
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>> z <gzuckier@snail-mail.net> wrote in news:0105b3d0-b4b5-418e-a18d-
>> fdc0933e5c0a@s12g2000yqi.googlegroups.com:
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>>> turns out the old Honda s600 little sporty cars had a differential and
>>> half shafts in the rear, but then little sealed chain drives from the
>>> end of the half shaft to the rear wheel on either side. ???? just to
>>> reduce unsprung weight?? only reason i can think of.
>>>
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>> To create an independent rear suspension that also drove the rear
>> wheels. I can only guess Honda used this design because it used
>> technology Honda understood.
>>
> Quite the car from what I've seen. I saw Leno driving his recently on "My
> Classic Car", and the thing sounds like a proper full blown sports car -
> at 30Mph <g>. Lovely engine sound.
I remember the car from my days in Japan circa 1967-69, both the S600 and
the S800. Stratospheric rpms as I recall. I autocrossed a Sunbeam Tiger
(modified) at the time with the Tokyo Sports Car Club, but the S series
Hondas were in a different class than the 4.2 ltr V8 Tiger.