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Honda S500
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Manufacturer:	Honda
Production:	1963–1964
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Successor:	Honda S600
Class:	Sports car
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The S500 was the first production car from Honda, following the T360 truck into production by four months. It was a follow-on to the S360 roadster which, though developed for sale in 1962, was never produced for sale. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with List of cars. ... Honda Motor Co. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... The Honda S600 Roadster The Honda S600 is an automobile manufactured by Honda. ... Car classification is a somewhat subjective subject, as many vehicles fall between classes or even outside all of them. ... Honda NSX sports car A sports car is a type of automobile designed for sporting performance. ... 1923 Ford Model T roadster 1950 Jaguar XK120 roadster This article is about the roadster car body style. ... An automobile platform is a shared set of components common to a number of different automobiles. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Internal combustion engine. ... The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ... In mechanics, a transmission or gearbox is the gear and/or hydraulic system that transmits mechanical power from a prime mover (which can be an engine or electric motor), to some form of useful output device. ... Curb weight or kerb weight is the total weight of an automobile with standard equipment, oil, lubricants, coolant, a full tank of fuel and not loaded with either passengers or cargo. ... In both road and rail vehicles, the wheelbase is the distance between the center of the front and rear wheels. ... Fuel efficiency, sometimes also referred to as fuel economy and commonly gas mileage in the United States, is a numeric measure often used to describe the amount of fuel consumed with regard to the distance travelled in a transportation vehicle, such as an automobile. ... A small variety of cars, the most popular kind of automobile. ... Honda Motor Co. ...

Like the S360, the S500 used a high-tech engine developed from Honda's motorcycle expertise. It was a dual overhead cam straight-4 with four carburettors and a 9500 rpm redline. Originally intended to displace 492 cc, the production version was 531 cc and produced 44 hp (33 kW) at 8000 rpm. Weighing just 1500 lb (680 kg), the tiny S500 could hit 80 mph (129 km/h). Imme R 100,Germany, 1948/1949 A 125 cc motorcycle, the Italian-manufactured Cagiva Planet. ... A double overhead cam (also called a dual overhead cam, DOHC, or twincam) engine is a type of internal combustion engine where the camshafts that operate the intake and exhaust valves are mounted above the cylinders, and where there are separate camshafts for inlet and exhaust valves. ... The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ... The carburetor (or carburettor, carb for short) is a device which mixes air and fuel for an internal_combustion engine. ...

The S500 used a 4-speed manual transmission with chain drive at the rear wheels. A four-wheel independent suspension was also novel, with torsion bars in front and diagonal coilover shock absorbers at the rear. This is an article about manual transmission in general; for guidance on how to drive with a manual transmission, see Manual transmission driving technique. ... Roller chain and sprocket Mack AC delivery truck at the Petersen Automotive Museum with chain drive visible Chain drive was a popular power transmission system from the earliest days of the automobile. ... An Independent Suspension is an automobile suspension system that allows the wheels on an axle to move independent of each other. ... A torsion spring is a ribbon, bar, or coil that reacts against twisting motion. ... A coilover is an automobile adjustable suspension device. ... A shock absorber in United States parlance (sometimes damper in British use) is a mechanical device designed to smooth out or damp a sudden shock impulse and dissipate kinetic energy. ...

The car was priced at $1,275 in 1963. A fiberglass hardtop was also available. 1,363 S500s were produced from October 1963 through September 1964. A hardtop is a term for a rigid, rather than canvas, automobile roof. ...

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Honda S500 1963 - 1964. ThisOldHonda.org. URL accessed on March 2, 2006.

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