I got this email response from a guy in Long Beach, CA who restores Honda
Roadsters...
Very interesting...
I guess I won't be getting one anytime soon...
Greg Glass
66 1600
Burbank, CA
SocalROC
> ----------
> From: Frank [SMTP:franks50@gte.net]
> Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2000 11:50 PM
> To: Greg Glass
> Subject: Re: S800
>
> Dear Mr. Glass,
>
> Unlike the Datsun roadsters (of which several thousand were sold in So Cal
> alone), a guess estimate of Honda S-Series in North America in the late
> 70's
> was 350 autos, of these 90% were S600.
>
> In the mid 80's when the dollar was weak to the yen most of the cars that
> were basket cases or unrestored were snached up by Japanese brokers, who
> were paying $ 3500 to 6000 for anything that would roll !
>
> And so less than 30 (?) nice S-800 are in the USA ( I know most of the
> owners and chassis numbers). At this point everybody knows that a solid
> runner / looker will fetch $ 20 + K on the Japanese market, not to say
> that
> all the autos in the USA are worth this !
>
> Last year I was offered a nice S800 LHD with broken crank, the seller
> wanted
> $ 8500, I offered $ 7500, the auto was in the midwest and had a little
> typical rust. Seller sold it to a German collector for $ 9,500
>
> Happy hunting,
>
> Frank
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Greg Glass" <GGlass@SIMITAR.com>
> To: "'Frank '" <franks50@gte.net>
> Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2000 8:32 PM
> Subject: RE: S800
>
>
> > We'd like to look at anything in the $5K or under category...realizing
> that
> > these will NOT be restored at this price.
> >
> > Greg Glass
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Frank
> > To: Greg Glass
> > Sent: 3/11/00 12:02 AM
> > Subject: Re: S800
> >
> > Dear Mr. Glass,
> >
> > Acknowledge your e-mail. Depends on what you define as " reasonably
> > priced "
> > ?
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Frank
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Greg Glass" <GGlass@SIMITAR.com>
> > To: <franks50@gte.net>
> > Cc: <jim.bunte@homestore.com>
> > Sent: Friday, March 10, 2000 3:33 PM
> > Subject: S800
> >
> >
> > > Frank -
> > > My name is Greg Glass. I live up in Burbank.
> > > My friend Jim Bunte and I both own 60s Datsun Roadsters. We are very
> > > interested in find an S800 as well, although we're not sure if it's in
> > our
> > > price range relative to what Datsuns cost.
> > >
> > > If you know of any reasonably priced S800 cars in Southern California,
> > > please email us...we'd love to go see them.
> > >
> > > Thanks...
> > >
> > > Greg Glass
> > > Burbank, CA
> > >
> >
>
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