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S800S800 (1966–1970)

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MAKER: HONDA
YEARS: 1966–1970
CODE: S800 (1966–1970)
TYPE: SPORTS CAR / CLASSIC
ORIGIN: JAPAN

01 — Overview

Shown at the 1965 Tokyo Motor Show, the S800 was Honda's first car to reach 100 mph. Early cars kept chain drive to the rear wheels; 11,536 were built before production ended in 1970.

02 — Historical context

Historicalcontext.

01
Introduced at the 1965 Tokyo Motor Show, the S800 replaced the S600 as Honda's image car.
Source: Honda S800 — Wikipedia (English)
02
Its 791 cc engine made it Honda's first 100 mph (160 km/h) automobile.
Source: Honda S800 — Wikipedia (English)
03
Early cars used chain drive to the rear wheels; Honda later switched to a conventional driveshaft and live rear axle.
Source: Honda S800 — Wikipedia (English)
04
Production ended in May 1970 with 11,536 built; Honda did not build another S roadster until the S2000.
Source: Honda S800 — Wikipedia (English)

03 — Engineering

Technicalspecifications.

Manufacturer: Honda
Production: 1966 – 1970-05
Body styles: 2-door roadster / 2-door coupé
Layout: Front-engine, rear-wheel drive
Engine: Inline-4 · 791 cc · Naturally aspirated70 hp @ 8,000 rpmNote: As stated by English Wikipedia; gross/net not specified
Transmission: 4-speed manual
Length × width × height: 3,335 × 1,400 × 1,215 mm
Wheelbase: 2,000 mm
Curb weight: 782 kg
Units built: 11,536

Figures follow the sources listed below. Values vary by market, variant and year; anything we could not verify is omitted. Power is shown in the unit the source used (PS / hp / kW).

04 — Generations in the archive

05 — Motorsport

Ontrack.

Competition cars differ from the road car; the specifications above describe the road car.

At the 1968 12 Hours of Suzuka, the No. 25 S800 of Racing Service Center finished 3rd overall and 1st in the GT-1 class.
Source: Honda S800 — Wikipedia (English)

06 — Gallery

07 — On film