Surprisingly Honda has dropped a part and renumbered it as a new part for a different vehicle/year. And they do that allot.
Some of it is hardware (bolts and nuts, attaching clips and such). But things like the rearview mirror base is a different number because it is a different color. Some things don't have a number because it was part of an assembly and the part number is attached to a source code for the assembly which is normally at the manufactures level. (These would be the stainless separator in the backup light assembly on the sedan.) (Or the plastic covers on the ends of wires.)
Some early parts manuals for the Sedan (1971) had all the crankshaft bearing rollers in all the 10 sizes. These are still sitting on the shelf. And the transmission blocking rings for the full synchro transmission were used on Honda standard transmissions into the 1990's (you do have to do a bit of filing), but they work.
We could run this into the ground all night, the point is that there are still Honda 600 parts out there, but it will take time to get them. Most are in the hands of Honda 600 owners, some are at the dealers and yet to be discovered. But the parts we need to get our hands on are the ones sitting in the garages of past Honda 600 owners. They have books, new parts and used parts, that are collecting dust. Our goal should be to contact the past owners and get their parts.
One more story before I sign off; While getting into my Coupe in a parking lot a woman came up to me and said her husband had passed away a few years ago and his Honda 600 is still taking up room in the garage, did I want it...... :-} They are out there, we just need to be awake when the opportunity bangs on our door. And driving your Honda 600 really gets them talking.
Bill
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> 2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com [mailto:2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com] > On > Behalf Of > Miles > Sent:
> Saturday, April 28, 2007 11:24
> PM
> To:
> 2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
> Subject:
> [2cylinderhondas] Re: Honda Vintage Warehouse
> Back about 10 years ago Honda collected up all their obsolete stock > and > scrapped it. They got full current market value even if it was > made back > in 1971 they got the 1990's price for it. So if it was a > crank kit that > cost $90.00 in 1971 they got to take a loss of > $600.00 for it. That's > where most of the old stock went.
> Whatever was found later was put in
> this special warehouse like on
> the X-Files in Alpharetta Georgia. It is
> now all in the Vintage
> Warehouse and sometimes as old stock gets found it
> gets put in the
> warehouse. Back around 1994 I would put together want
> lists and ask
> how many were left of each item. This is how I was able to > buy out > all the sedan tail light lenses. Back then they were still only
> $14.75 each. I bought all they had which was only 12 pieces and were
> only the right sides. Left sides for some reason were gone many > years > before.
> I bought every rotor tool they had also, they were cheap, only > $2.88 > each, I bought 30 of them. I was also able to buy Honda S600 and
> S800 parts through my dealer also. I knew that Honda had these parts
> because I owned a copy of the DPPL, the big black book, and would > read > and find the items with the S600 S800 center numbers then order > them.
> There was a guy in southern Calif also who bought up huge stocks of
> parts. He did it intentionally so no one else could have the parts.
> Mike Kefurt of the Honda Car Club in North Hollywood also had a huge
> collection of parts. I saw his stuff and was supposed to buy some of
> it for 10 cents on the dollar, but never got together with him then > he > vanished along with the parts.
> Miles
> --- In
> 2cylinderhondas@ yahoogroups. com
> ,
> Steven Michelsen
> wrote:
> > Frankly,
> Bill Colford gave me the part number. It may be a late-
> 70s civic
> part number - apparently the same style as the 600.
> > -----
> Original Message -----
> > From: "Paige Hunt"
>
> > To: 2cylinderhondas@ yahoogroups. com
> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 9:34 PM
> > Subject: Re: [2cylinderhondas]
> Honda Vintage Warehouse
> > > that's what i would
> say, too--first time i called the honda
> parts line, i
> > > was
> told the mount was obsolete--never gonna make it again, been > out of
> > > stock for years, impossible to get--make one yourself or drill
> through
> > > your perfect mirror assembly like everyone
> else--what made it
> possible is
> > > that steve furnished me with
> the CORRECT part number and told me
> of the
> > > existance of the
> mysterious "vintage" warehouse--next time i
> need a part,
> i'll get the part number from one of these guys (probably steve > or miles)
> > > and attempt to order it mentioning the vintage wharehouse > --- > they probably > > > have a secret password and handshake for > the REALLY special > stuff
> > > Steven Michelsen
> wrote: Can't say. I
> > > learned of the
> existance of a place called the "vintage"
> > > warehouse by an offhand
> remark from a Honda parts person, as
> being the
> > > location where
> they found the mirror mount. I do not know if
> this facility
> is part of Honda itself or a 3rd party. I recommend calling your
> local
> > > Honda dealer and chatting with the parts department,
> and see
> what you can
> > > learn. As far as "what they have", I
> think no one can tell you -
> you just
> > > have to try to order a
> part and see what happens. Generally, I
> would guess
> > > that the
> smaller and less important the part, the more likely
> they will
> > have
> > > it!
> > > ----- Original Message
> -----
> > > From: "John Ph. Graf"
> > > To:
> 2cylinderhondas@ yahoogroups. com
> > Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 5:41 PM
> > > Subject:
> [2cylinderhondas] Honda Vintage Warehouse
> > >> And
> just what else is available from this "Vintage Warehouse?" > How do
> >> we go about finding out?
> Steven Michelsen wrote:
> FINALLY - my Honda dealer came up with the rear-view mirror > mount.
> >>> So the answer is YES, they can get them. They got it from what
> they
> > >>> referred to as the "vintage" warehouse.