"Larry J." <usenet2@DE.LETE.THISljvideo.com> wrote in
news:Xns965C70AA49BEDlarrythefrog@68.6.19.6:


>
> I was in the USMC at the time, stationed near Santa Ana. When I
> drove the car on base, a couple of other officers who had been in
> Japan told me that they had seen that model there, but it had a
> chain drive. Before Honda could export to the US, they had to
> design a more traditional automobile transmission, as the chain
> would not be allowed here.


I wonder how accurate those servicemen were who told you that. What about
all those motorcycles on US roads with chain drive?

How's *this* for Honda automotive chain drive? Those clever little
Japanese!
http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/misc/honda_chains.jpg

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