Fw: [2cylinderhondas] Z on ebay...popo????

[william colford]

Greg;     Regular attrition equates to a loss of around 5% per year leaving 1.6% remaining (any condition) after 30 years.  If a little over 45000 Honda 600's were registered in the USA, that would say 1600 are still out there.   I was putting the total at around 1500 with less than 300 in any kind of running condition.  This is based on survival ratings of all cars and is the normal trend.  Since this car had very little value for so many years fewer are left and fewer of these are running.  The greater collect-ability the greater survivor rating.   A book by Robert Wieder and George Hall "the Great American Convertible" (Doubleday/Dolphin 1977) probably makes the best case for "how much gold is left in them thar Hills?" question.  And, their picture of surviving ragtops was based on model year registration, collect-ability and when the particular vehicle was produced and when Americana decided to start collecting great cars.  Since the hobby didn't get off to any wide spread enthusiasm until the late 60's early 70's (this is when restoration changed from a paint job to body off nut and bolt restorations) the Honda was still viewed as an  import and collectable vehicles were from the 30's and 40's.  But as Robert and George said; " (Note-Bear in mind that these statistics could be as misleading as a bookie's tax return.  Readers who feel this is the case are invited to take these or any raw statistics and apply whatever formulae and interpretations appeal to them, to come up with a different figure.  Your informed guess is probably as good as ours.)         And this is the point Greg, no one really knows how many are out there.  But, basing my figures on a 10 year search has given me an indication of what is left,  and there are not many left.   Bill        

----- Original Message ----- From: gregsikes@... To: 2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 6:07 PM Subject: Re: [2cylinderhondas] Z on ebay...popo????
Bill, Do you have any idea on the number of sedans remaining?   Greg

william colford wrote: Steven;     That's my page, and I will stand by the statement that there "may be only a few hundred still in running condition" not 2 hundred remaining.  But in collecting chassis, engine and dates of manufacture for over 10 years, I still do not have 2 hundred Coupes listed in any condition.   Do you have some numbers to share?   Bill         ----- Original Message ----- From: stevenm@... To: 2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 8:30 AM Subject: Re: [2cylinderhondas] Z on ebay...popo????
Maybe he read this page... http://zcoupe.freeyellow.com/page2.html   ----- Original Message ----- From: StangGuy67@... To: anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com ; 2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 11:12 AM Subject: [2cylinderhondas] Z on ebay...popo????
Interesting Z on ebay...but the claim of only 200 left?? What club does he belong to???

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2437312250

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