December 23, 2024
Jim's Garage

If you look hard enough, you will see a 1971 Honda CL175 motorcycle, a 1972 Honda N600 sedan, and a 1972 Honda Z600 coupe.

When I received my permit at 15-1/2 (1971), I purchased a Honda CL175 from Menlo Park Cycles in California. When I turned 16 (1972), I traded my CL175 for a N600 Sedan Honda Car at the same motorcycle dealership. I paid $1700 out the door! Remember there were no Honda Car dealerships at this time. To revisit my teen years, I acquired a 1971 Honda CL175 from Facebook Marketplace and the 1972 Honda N600 Sedan from eBay (shipped from St. Louis, MO). The Honda Z600 was just a ‘must have’ purchased from Facebook Marketplace. I plan to restore all 3 and document the series in this blog!

The first blog entry will show the purchase conditions of all 3.

Below is my first Honda